Serbian Environmental Protection Agency receives automatic air quality measuring station from CRH Serbia
The Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has received an automatic air quality monitoring station from cement producer CRH Serbia in order to constantly monitor this key environmental indicator air quality in Popovac in the municipality of Paraćin. SEPA and CRH Serbia have recently signed an agreement on establishing cooperation concerning air protection sector. The station enables […]
First public presentation of Cadastre of Mining Waste project held in Raška
The first public presentation of the Cadastre of Mining Waste (VIDEO) project was held in the town of Raška today. The representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and members of the project team presented the project methodology, results achieved so far, and the steps to be implemented as part of the project until […]
EUR 5.8 million project seeks to prove feasibility of electric car-sharing in smaller urban areas
Greenhouse gases (GHG) from road transport have grown by more than 20% between 1990 and 2010 and now account for a fifth of all CO2 released in the EU, contributing significantly to climate change. Cars also impact air pollution, noise levels, and congestion in urban areas. Car-sharing is one solution to the problem, and the […]
Slovenia plans emergency removal of piled up packaging waste, tomb candles
Slovenia’s Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning has drafted a bill aimed at tackling the problem of piled up packaging waste and tomb candles at waste management utilities by creating a legal basis for the state to cover the costs of their emergency removal, an intervention that will soak nearly EUR 4 million, local […]
Proposals sought to develop innovative financing mechanism to improve energy efficiency in public buildings
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued a request for proposals for the delivery of developed models for an innovative financing mechanism for the implementation of the Low-Carbon Urban Development Concept (LCUD) under the Catalyzing Environmental Finance for LUCD project. Due to a long period of neglect and under-investment, […]
Public presentation of Cadastre of Mining Waste project to be held on October 24
A public presentation of the Cadastre of Mining Waste project will be organized on October 24 in Raška in southwestern Serbia. The three-year project is implemented by the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy with the financial support of the EU. The Cadastre of Mining Waste project is aimed at further developing and improving the […]
Sofia to deploy 15 electric buses in 2019 as it secures EUR 7.35 million loan from EBRD, GESF
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF) have approved a EUR 7.35 million loan to Sofia Electrical Transport Company (SETC) for the first phase of the modernization of Sofia’s bus fleet through the acquisition of up to 15 low-floor electric buses with fast-charging technology and six charging […]
SEPA report: Excessive air pollution registered in Belgrade, other Serbian cities in 2017
The Serbian capital Belgrade had excessive air pollution throughout the 2010-2017 period, except in 2014, mostly due to particulate matter PM10, but also due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions, according to the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency’s (SEPA) 2017 Annual Report on the Environment. PM10, defined as inhalable particles with diameters generally 10 micrometers and smaller, […]