Balkan countries count on offshore platforms, LNG to replace Russian gas
Southeastern European countries are cutting red tape for offshore gas, offering incentives and looking at LNG as an alternative to Russian gas
Mexico bans private companies from lithium mining
Mexico plans to set up a state-owned company which will have exclusive rights to mine one of the world’s most sought-after minerals.
Environmentalists block construction of Komarnica hydroelectric plant
The Komarnica HPP project was halted as environmentalists filed a complaint with the Secretariat of the Bern Convention
Sweden introduces imported good’s emissions in country’s climate targets
Swedish lawmakers backed the proposal to include CO2 emissions from the production and transport of imported goods in climate targets
How a young Serbian farmer became a hero of revolt against lithium mining
Dragan Simović is well known in Serbia for his authentic appearance and speech, but most of all for his fight against lithium mining
Environmentalists oppose Greece’s plan to accelerate fossil gas exploration, extraction
Greece is speeding up exploration activities with the aim to exploit potential oil and gas reserves and build infrastructure
Two Slovenian municipalities are first European zero waste certified cities
Certification means that the towns are already performing much better than required by European targets
EU greenlights Bulgaria’s recovery, resilience plan
The EU is about to formally adopt a EUR 6.3 billion grant package for Bulgaria as the European Commission finally endorsed its recovery and resilience plan