Montenegro setting up Eco Fund, opening of chapter 27 expected by end-2018
Montenegro has opened 31 out of 35 chapters of EU membership talks so far, while the opening of the most demanding and expensive one, chapter 27, is expected by the end of 2018. Meeting obligations under the environment chapter will require EUR 1.4 billion in investments by 2035, and the Eco Fund is expected to […]
Balkan Green Foundation looking to recruit Program Manager for Program Philanthropy for Green Ideas
Balkan Green Foundation is recruiting for the position of Program Manager for the Program Philanthropy for Green Ideas, to be based in Priština in Kosovo*. The Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to oversee, coordinate, and administer all aspects of the Program Philanthropy for Green Ideas in the Western Balkans, including planning, organizing, leading, managing program […]
Belgrade landfill operator to apply to get biogas plant into feed-in tariff system
Once it gets the construction permit under the EUR 330 million public-private partnership (PPP) project to remediate the Vinča landfill, Suez Vinča Operator will apply to sell the output of a 3 MW biogas plant under the feed-in tariff system, according to Marko Milačić, managing director of the firm, 100% owned by France’s Suez Groupe. […]
Europe’s 1st automotive renewables PPA bolsters corporate drive to fight climate change
Even as climate change deniers hold some of the world’s top political offices and corporate posts, responsible business is taking tangible steps to fight climate change. Mercedes-Benz recently announced Europe’s first automotive Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a 45 MW Polish wind farm to power its manufacturing facility in the nearby town of Jawor, with […]
Biomyc develops biodegradable packaging solution to substitute polystyrene, protect oceans from pollution
The Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS), a type of plastic, is widely used in the packaging industry. This non-biodegradable material has short usage cycles and a very low recycling rate, which makes it one of the most pervasive pollutants on Earth, especially in oceans. Bulgarian startup Biomyc, a finalist of this year’s clim@ competition for startups […]
World Cleanup Day to be organized in 194 municipalities in Serbia
Millions of volunteers around the world will unite on September 15 to clean up roads, parks, beaches, forests, and riversides, with the aim of not only moving towards better waste handling, but also raising awareness both locally and globally about the severity of the situation. World Cleanup Day is a civic action empowered by technology […]
Funds secured for wastewater collection, treatment project in Zenica
An agreement on a EUR 4.75 million donation from the Swiss government marks the final step in securing EUR 19.2 million for the wastewater collection and treatment project in the City of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Agreements on the donation from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and cooperation with German development […]
Croatian Energy Market Operator to become part of Croatian Transmission System Operator
The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) will be part of the Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS), while the Croatian Environment and Nature Agency will become part of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. This is the outcome of the Croatian government’s decision on the reduction of the number of state agencies, institutes, funds, companies, […]