ITM Group from Serbia plans to build small hydropower plants
Serbian businessman Toplica Spasojević hinted ITM Group would upgrade the partnership with hydropower equipment maker Andritz Hydro and build units of 5 MW, 10 MW and 12 MW with its turbines. He claimed ambitious investment is in the pipeline and pointed to opportunities in the water and wastewater sector as well. ITM Group has brushed […]
BiH warns Croatia against storing nuclear waste from Krško at border
An environmental impact study is underway after Croatia gave the green light to a special fund to use a former barracks near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina for the disposal of nuclear waste from the Krško nuclear power plant. Both the government in Sarajevo and the Republic of Srpska entity protest against the decision. […]
Most read in March: Air quality jumps amid coronavirus lockdowns, CMS on renewables during pandemic, EBRD funding RES projects in district heating
The coronavirus has spread and it changed society everywhere in the world. But it came with a benefit: a sharp drop in air pollution levels above cities and industrialized areas. The story was our readers’ favorite choice last month. A piece authored by Ivan Gazdić and Igor Đorđević, attorneys-at-law from CMS, was one of the […]
TENDERING: Study on calculating 2030 energy, climate targets for Energy Community
The European Commission has launched a tendering procedure for a study aimed at extending the EU’s modelling capacities to the contracting parties for calculating 2030 energy and climate targets (energy efficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas emissions). The call will remain open until May 20. The study will develop a data gathering and modelling capacity […]
Unplanned experiment reveals traffic’s real share in air pollution in Serbia
Author: Bojan Simišić, CEO @ Whale Shark Studio and EKO straža activist It’s not exactly news that Serbia has succumbed to a large extent to pollution. Pollution was perhaps the main topic this winter. One of the things that helped spreading awarness is the report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution for 2019, […]
EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft joint statement after a virtual summit. Prime ministers and presidents of EU countries urged officials on all levels to integrate sustainability measures in efforts to heal the economy from the damage amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The European Union must integrate […]
European recycling markets reel from coronavirus
Author: Mark Victory, Senior Editor, ICIS Concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets sharply escalated last week following the adoption of further containment measures across the continent. Sources are particularly worried about limited volumes entering collection systems, logistic disruptions, potential downstream demand losses in non-packaging sectors, buyers abandoning […]
Environmental risks are biggest threat to world economy
Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert Climate change, intensive resource use and other environmental risks are the greatest threat to the global economy. The expansion of epidemics is also the consequence of jeopardizing the environment. The decisions that will be made this year will have a crucial role in the establishment of […]