Environment
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
No more permits for small hydropower plants in Federation of BiH
11 July 2022 - The Federation of BiH banned permitting for small hydropower plants of up to 10 MW in capacity, but activists say the struggle is not over
Jadar Declaration unites activists in global resistance against lithium mining
10 July 2022 - The Jadar Declaration opens the way for an international solidarity network for environmental protection and against lithium mining
Plastic Bag Free Day, Plastic Free July – not all responsibility is on consumers
03 July 2022 - Recent studies revealed that microplastic pollution is taking on new forms and shapes that threaten human health
Fossil fuels returned as top energy source in EU power generation in 2021
01 July 2022 - Among renewable sources, the biggest increase in 2021 was seen in electricity produced from solar energy, 13%,
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
ProCredit Bank Kosovo – a driver of green finance and energy transition in the country
24 June 2022 - Author: Eriola Bibolli, General Manager, ProCredit Bank Kosova It is a well-known fact that climate...
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters
17 June 2022 - Over 400 organizations demand that the five biggest plastic polluters commit to transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems
Bern Convention’s Bureau closely monitors possible relaunch of Jadar project in Serbia
16 June 2022 - European and Serbian NGOs have filed a complaint against Serbia under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Environmentalists denounce Coca-Cola’s water promo event: you cannot party in nature protection areas
14 June 2022 - A marketing event for the Rosa Homolje bottled water brand in the protected nature site Rajko's Cave has prompted fierce criticism
Packaging waste – how citizens pay for businesses’ irresponsibility
13 June 2022 - In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” Balkan Green Energy News discuss the packaging waste management system with Violeta Belanović Kokir, Kristina Cvejanov, and Dragana Katić
E-Grus may seek coinvestor for its Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
10 June 2022 - Savaprojekt's subsidiary E-Grus will probably look for a coinvestor when it advances the Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
Lithium salts could be declared health hazard in EU
09 June 2022 - A major lithium producer threatened to close its plant in Germany if the European Union declares the material dangerous to human health
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
08 June 2022 - The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
Serbia invests billions of euros in wastewater treatment
08 June 2022 - The latest agreements and earlier loans amount to EUR 4 billion in investments in wastewater treatment and utility infrastructure.