EU moves to strengthen ‘right to repair’ in bid to reduce waste, cut GHG emissions
Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, TV screens, and lighting should be easier to repair from April 2021 under the EU’s proposed new Ecodesign package strengthening the ‘right to repair’. Under the proposed new ‘right to repair’ rules, spare parts for the five popular consumer products should be available for at least 7 to 10 years, while […]
Balkan region maintaining record high air pollution, doesn’t tackle main sources
Author: Vlatka Matković Puljić, Senior Policy Officer, Health and Energy, Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL) Yet another year, this winter, air pollution hits countries in the Balkan region hard – most of them for many consecutive days struggle with air pollution that is unhealthy to breathe. New World Health Organization (WHO) data[1] shows that Macedonia […]
BiH one step closer to developing Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) organized a two-day Workshop on Development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) in Sarajevo. The event took place from 5 to 6 February, 2019 in Hotel Europe. The workshop brought together more than 80 participants, among them members of the Working […]
Applications invited for Social Innovation Tournament 2019
The EIB Institute has invited the submission of proposals from social entrepreneurs working on education, health, environment, circular economy, employment, inclusion, and aging to take part in the Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) and win six cash prizes of up to EUR 50,000 and various other benefits. The deadline for the submission of proposals is March […]
Albania freezes new hydropower projects on environmental concerns
Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new hydropower plants (HPPs) and launch an investigation into 182 licenses issued to build 440 HPPs. The announcement follows a meeting with residents of Gramsh, who are protesting against the construction of two HPPs on the Devoll river. The plants are […]
EU said to be considering carbon tax for Western Balkans
The EU is said to be considering the introduction of a carbon tax for the countries of the Western Balkans, David Žarković, head of open market trade at public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has said, adding that this could be lead to a major electricity price hike. All those who emit CO2 in the EU […]
Ulcinj Salina – a “birds’ airport”
Author: Jovana Janjušević, Executive Director, Center for Protection and Research of Birds (CZIP) In an attempt to explain, to both domestic and international audience, the significance of Ulcinj Salina, we have tried describing its importance for birds in terms familiar to ordinary people. We compared bird counts produced for scientific purposes with official airport passenger […]
Organic food ad features Belgrade as a city it could be
Earlier this week the world’s most polluted major city according to AirVisual’s rankings, Belgrade was recently featured as a green city in German supermarket chain Penny’s viral organic food ad. The virtual greenery transformed even New Belgrade’s brutalism into a fairytale environment for a healthy lifestyle and an overall good mood. In the ad, Nena, […]