Call issued for climate change projects to be funded by Green Climate Fund
Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), has invited all interested parties to submit project ideas for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change at the national level whose implementation requires funds from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The deadline for submitting climate […]
Serbia introduces energy efficiency fee on gas, electricity, fuel
From July, consumers in Serbia will start to pay an energy efficiency fee through electricity and gas bills, and also when buying oil derivatives. The fee is RSD 0.015 (EUR 0.000127) per kWh and RSD 0.15 (EUR 0.00127) per cubic meter of natural gas and per liter of gasoline, local media reported. The fee was introduced […]
Sarajevo begins process to tackle transport pollution and traffic jams
On July 8, the Canton of Sarajevo invited over 40 stakeholders to a workshop to develop a common vision for Sarajevo’s first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and answer the question: What do we want our city to look like in 2030? The City of Sarajevo and the Canton of Sarajevo are partners in the […]
Applications invited from instructors for Circular Economy Academy for SMEs
The Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) in cooperation with CirEkon, and with the support of the EIT Climate-KIC, is organizing the second Circular Economy Academy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgrade. The organizers have invited applications from experienced domestic and international instructors for the Circular Economy Academy. The deadline for submitting applications for […]
Miodrag Čanović remains Chairman of CEDIS Board of Directors
Miodrag Čanović will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors of Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO) Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem (CEDIS). Čanović has been chairman of CEDIS’ Board since 2016. At its first session, the new CEDIS Board of Directors decided to appoint Miodrag Čanović as Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEDIS said on its […]
Complaint submitted to EnC against North Macedonia over small hydropower plants
Environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network have filed a complaint to the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat over North Macedonia’s redesigned renewable energy incentives scheme which they say is unfairly favoring small hydropower plants (SHPPs). As of February, North Macedonia’s renewable energy incentives system subjects solar photovoltaic (PV) producers and most wind producers, but not […]
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under the slogan “Our rivers – No DAMage!” in July over hydropower projects threatening to leave local populations without homes, arable lands, drinking water, and irrigation supply, or the landscape they have enjoyed for generations. The protests against hydropower plants (HPPs) […]
ENTSO-E gets new leadership team
A newly elected team of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) will be led by Herve Laffaye, Deputy CEO of RTE (Reseau de Transport d’Electricite), the French transmission system operator (TSO). The new ENTSO-E leadership team took office on June 28. Laffaye is President of the ENTSO-E Assembly while the Vice-President […]
