EIB to ditch fossil fuel projects from 2021
The European Investment Bank intends to stop funding fossil fuel projects from 2021, according to the draft of the EU bank’s new energy lending policy. In the document, titled EIB energy lending policy – Supporting the energy transformation, the bank said that its activities would shift away from fossil fuel projects and focus on four […]
Brave Women of Kruščica win EuroNatur Award for averting construction of 2 SHPPs
The Brave Women of Kruščica have won the EuroNatur Award for 2019 for their 500-day action that prevented the construction of two small hydropower plants (HPPs) in the village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For more than 500 days and nights, a group of women from the village of Kruščica blocked a bridge crossing the river […]
Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting the energy portfolio in the next European Commission, HotNews.ro reported. The candidates for European energy commissioner are Kadri Simson from Estonia, Virginijus Sinkevicius, Linas Linkevicius or Saulius Skvernelis from Latvia, Luminita Odobescu from Romania, Krzysztof Szczerski from Poland, and Janez […]
Green for Growth Fund helps kids from Serbia compete in Canada
After Balkan Green Energy News appealed in early April for financial assistance to help kids from Serbia travel to Canada, its partner, the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), helped make this possible. The nine elementary and high school students from Belgrade had already made remarkable success in a global essay competition on achieving UN Sustainable […]
EU refers Bulgaria to court for high values of SO2 caused by coal-fired power plants
The European Commission has decided to refer Bulgaria and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU over poor air quality. The reason in Bulgaria’s case is failing to respect the limit values of sulfur dioxide (SO2). This decision is part of reinforced action by the European Commission (EC) to engage with EU Member […]
Ulcinj Salina declared protected area – ecosystem services seen as way forward
Environmental activists and bird lovers around the world are celebrating an important victory in Montenegro. Ulcinj Salina has been declared a protected area by the local municipality and proposed by the Government for the inclusion on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Efforts now will include restarting salt production and regulating other ecosystem services […]
Public consultation on Belgrade waste incinerator, landfill confirms public mistrust over dearth of information
A public consultation on two environmental impact studies conducted for the Belgrade waste management project – specifically an energy-to-waste facility to incinerate municipal waste and use landfill gas and a new landfill to be built in the Serbian capital’s suburb of Vinča – has shown that there is still a lack of information concerning the […]
Limassol announces two projects to encourage recycling, composting
The Limassol municipality, which has very low recycling rates, has announced two new projects to encourage recycling and composting, Mayor Nicos Nicolaides has announced, the media in Cyprus reported. One of the two projects is Benefit As you Save (BAS), a pilot project aimed at addressing the very low recycling rates in Limassol, where an […]