Environment
Serbia’s NECP on public review until September 5
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
18 August 2022 - The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
Mihajlović: Lithium mine in Serbia would be digitalized, with no liquid waste
16 August 2022 - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović claims the lithium mine in Jadar would be completely digitalized and without sulfuric acid fumes or liquid waste
7-month shutdown of TPP Pljevlja planned for 2024 as part of ecological reconstruction
16 August 2022 - TPP Pljevlja's ecological reconstruction will not require a temporary shutdown in 2023, but a 7-month stoppage is planned for 2024
Scientists warn rainwater is unsafe to drink
11 August 2022 - The levels of so-called forever chemicals in rainwater exceed the most stringent standards developed by health and environmental agencies
Activists warn Jadar project abandonment is a farce, investor does not give up on planned activities while waiting for new government
10 August 2022 - Rio Tinto said it intends to complete the internal feasibility study for its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, citing "previous commitments"
2021 municipal waste report: Croatia continues progress but targets still unreachable
04 August 2022 - The country continued to make progress in almost all important sectors of waste management, but it was not enough to achieve the set goals
Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
04 August 2022 - The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion
Island of Tilos – zero waste gem in Aegean Sea
04 August 2022 - The island of Tilos in the Aegean Sea is implementing a waste management program that...
First green bonds issued in Croatia
02 August 2022 - The strategic partners in the green bond issue are Erste&Steiermärkische Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Seven-day deadline for Serbia’s new MPs to verify petition against lithium
01 August 2022 - The Serbian parliament has seven days to verify the people's initiative to ban lithium and boron excavation, environmentalists said
CEE Bankwatch: Southeast Europe hydropower investment risks are high and rising
28 July 2022 - Greenfield large hydropower investments across southeast Europe face major risks and low realisation rates, according to a new report by CEE Bankwatch and partner organisations.
Belgrade airport commissions solar power plant
19 July 2022 - The facility consists of nearly 3,000 photovoltaic panels spread over a plateau of 15,900 square meters
Hazardous industrial waste – export is expensive, but landfilling costs even more
19 July 2022 - In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” we discuss the flow of industrial waste, primarily hazardous waste,
Bulgarian cement plant gets EU grant for innovative carbon capture, storage project
18 July 2022 - Devnya Cement got a EUR 190 million grant from the EU for the first full-chain carbon capture and storage project in the Balkans
Green for Growth Fund achieves record expansion in 2021
12 July 2022 - GGF recorded its strongest ever net growth in its outstanding portfolio, with EUR 1.3 billion in green loans to over 42,000 end borrowers