Serbia’s climate talks – on the way to Paris
The conference ‘Dialogue on Climate Change in Serbia: Climate-smart Partnerships Ahead of Paris COP21’ was held in Belgrade on October 5 and October 6. The event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the co-operation of the Embassy of the Republic of France in […]
Oil belongs in the soil, environmentalists say
Friends of the Earth (FoE) Cyprus organised an event in Nicosia to highlight the upcoming Climate Summit in Paris by symbolically burying fossil fuels and saying: ‘Oil must be kept in the soil’, Cyprus Mail reported. Members of the public who took part wrote down solutions and actions to tackle climate change, and build a […]
Environmental groups call for protection of Sutjeska
At a press conference held at hotel Bosna in Banja Luka, representatives of environmental organizations called on the Government of the Republic of Srpska to meaningfully protect Sutjeska National Park, threatened by planned hydropower plants. On September 15th, representatives of Friends of the Earth Europe –Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland, Centar za […]
Waste processing plant inaugurated near Sofia
A mechanical-biological treatment facility with a capacity of 410,000 tonnes of mixed waste per year was launched in the village of Yana in the Kremikovtsi administrative district of Bulgaria’s capital, Focus Information Agency reported. The project was carried out with the financial support of national Operational Programme Environment 2007–2013 and a EUR 33 million loan […]
Paperwork sought for extention of planned solar park in Kostolac
Serbian state-owned energy utility EPS has invited bids for the preparation of the investment and technical paperwork to obtain the necessary permits for the construction of a solar park near the central town of Kostolac. The drafting of the paperwork and subsequent permitting should create all the necessary conditions to raise the installed capacity of […]
Landfill, cogeneration PPP opens qualifications stage
The city of Belgrade published an invitation for qualifications recognition in a public–private partnership (PPP) for services of treatment and disposal of residual municipal solid waste. Applications must be submitted by October 15 to the Secretariat for Environmental Protection, the contracting authority. The decision on the recognition of the qualifications shall be made within 25 days. The […]
Small hydropower concessions coming up in Montenegro
Investors can apply for the construction of small hydropower plants in two locations in Montenegro. The Ministry of Economy is receiving applications for concession awards to exploit water streams. The public call is for the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) on the rivers of Bukovica, in Šavnik municipality in central Montenegro, and Štitarička, in […]
Earth’s energy imbalance and climate change
By Vladimir Đurđević, Institute of Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, vdj@ff.bg.ac.rs Planet Earth is in energy imbalance. More energy is coming into the system than leaving it. It is a fact that can be measured, thanks to the many observations of the state of the climate system that we have today. Natural quasi-equilibrium state […]
