Von der Leyen targets 55% greenhouse gas emissions cut in EU by 2030
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen officially lifted the European Union’s 2030 emissions reduction target to 55%. Earlier, the relevant committee in the European Parliament demanded 60%. The EU is preparing an economic recovery package for the Western Balkans. Europe will become a climate-neutral continent by 2050, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
Bulgaria to add 2.65 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
In its draft Sustainable Energy Development Strategy until 2030 with a 2050 horizon, Bulgaria doesn’t envisage the shutdown of its coal power plants. The government said efforts would be made in green energy, innovation, energy efficiency, nuclear sources and gas to ensure energy security. Within the decarbonization push, Bulgaria revealed a goal of installing 2.65 […]
Environmentalists demand from EU to tackle Chinese firms’ violations
Eight organizations urged the EU to do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies. They said the authorities in Brussels and European governments have to tell the most populous nation to stop building new coal power plants in the 27-member bloc and accession countries and to make it respect the law. China’s President Xi […]
Energy transition in BiH: burden or chance for development
Experts Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Igor Kalaba called for reform and the beginning of the energy transition away from coal in BiH. The new analysis indicates the process would be the most cost effective if started right away. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) must begin the energy transition process in earnest as soon as possible […]
Ten lessons learned from the pandemic crisis to be applied in combating climate change
Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert at ProCredit bank What are the similarities and differences between the pandemic and climate crisis and why is the latter underrated? Although there are numerous similarities between these two types of crisis, they are fundamentally different. Still, there are several lessons we could learn and apply […]
Excessive air pollution recorded today in Bor
The smelter of China’s Zijin halted operations today due to excessive air pollution as the city of Bor, which normally has poor air quality, was covered by smoke from a waste landfill fire. Smoke covered the city of Bor today, making it difficult to breathe, Ist Media reported. The local measuring station run by the […]
At least 1,000 projects are ‘shovel-ready’ for EU green recovery
EY identified more than 2,000 green development projects in the EU which could be funded from the central budget and it also highlighted one thousand that are already prepared for implementation. Romania, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia are in the lead in Southeastern Europe in different categories in green recovery investments. While the European Union is […]
Excessive air pollution registered in 14 Serbian cities in 2019
Last year the air was excessively polluted in 14 cities in Serbia, compared to just ten cities in 2018. Air pollution was recorded in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Bor, Pančevo, Smederevo, Kosjerić, Užice, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Zaječar, Požarevac, Subotica, and Beočin. The annual report on the state of air quality in Serbia, prepared by the Environmental […]
