RERI to start collecting signatures for referendum on waters
The Serbian parliament has approved controversial changes to the Water Law, introducing no-bid agreements for the lease of public waterside land despite opposition from non-governmental organizations.
EU’s climate-neutrality bills unveiled – ban on diesel and petrol cars, carbon border tax on imports
The European Commission adopted a package of 12 draft laws in order to achieve net GHG emissions reductions by at least 55% by 2030.
Plastic Free July: How much plastic waste is dumped into the ocean?
While the US is the world’s biggest generator of plastic waste, India is responsible for dumping the largest amounts of plastics into the ocean.
Slovenians win battle for drinking water in referendum
In the referendum on drinking water, 86.6 percent of citizens voted against the changes of the water act adopted by the parliament.
European Parliament wants fossil fuel subsidies phased out by 2025
Members of the European Parliament said that all environmentally harmful subsidies should be phased out by 2027.
124,000 sign petition against lithium mine as Rio Tinto mulls project Jadar 2
Even though people around Serbia are increasingly protesting Rio Tinto’s plan to open a jadarite mine, the British-Australian miner is in talks with the government on expanding the project.
Coal power stations in Western Balkans emit twice as much SO2 as EU plants
The Western Balkans’ 18 coal-fired power plants released twice as much sulfur dioxide in 2019 as all 221 such facilities in the EU.
Serbia’s Water Law amendments in urgent procedure; NGOs demand withdrawal
RERI, backed by 36 organizations, calls for the proposed changes to the Water Law to be scrapped due to the exclusion of the public, claiming it legalizes corruption