EU adopts rules for CBAM transitional phase starting on October 1
Importers of electricity, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, iron, and steel to the EU will be charged a carbon border tax from 2026
Grants approved for world’s largest carbon removal projects
The US gave a green light for up to USD 1.2 billion in grants for two carbon DAC and storage hubs planned in Louisiana and Texas
Post of Serbia introduces first electric vehicles
By the end of the month, the postal company will start using 31 electric delivery vans for its services in the center of Novi Sad
EU blocks wastewater treatment project in Kosovo* due to sanctions
The European Union suspended grants and investments in wastewater treatment systems in Kosovo* as part of sanctions against the government
Germany halts four projects in Republic of Srpska in BiH
Germany has decided to halt four infrastructure projects in the Republic of Srpska, worth a total of EUR 105 million
Hidroelectrica’s Danube Delta wind park project angers environmentalists
Hidroelectrica is working on a wind farm project worth over EUR 650 million in a protected area in the Danube Delta, with the government's support
Greek trade unions, activists fight off privatization of two biggest water supply firms
After a long struggle against privatization, water supply and sewage firms in Athens and Thessaloniki are back under direct state control
Earth Overshoot Day 2023 – humanity’s biocapacity consumption turns unsustainable
Earth Overshoot Day for 2023 falls on August 2. It is when humanity's consumption of natural resources and services turns unsustainable for the rest of the year.