Environment
Serbia adopts Low Carbon Development Strategy
07 June 2023 - The most expensive scenario for the country is to ignore the costs related to climate change, the document said
CAN Europe: Western Balkans took little to no action in preparing NECPs
05 June 2023 - In 2021, the obligation to adopt NECPs was postponed until 2024 at the latest while the deadline for delivering drafts is June 30, 2023
36th International Congress on Process Industry – Processing ’23. to be held on June 1-2 in Serbia
24 May 2023 - The two-day event will be held in Šabac, where domestic and foreign experts will present 65 papers classified into 11 thematic groups
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske plans to burn waste in its Gacko coal plant
17 May 2023 - The power utility is planning a pilot project for burning up to 1,200 tons of waste per day together with coal in the Gacko facility
Urban construction waste – potential game changer for CBAM-affected industries in Serbia
16 May 2023 - When the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) takes effect, it will mark a new stage in Serbia’s energy transition, shifting the attention from phasing out a single resource, coal, to the costs that will be borne by a part of the Serbian economy much larger than the electricity sector alone
Montenegro to use carbon credit revenue to subsidize solar panel installation
09 May 2023 - Montenegro raised some EUR 9.26 million in an auction of emission allowances for 2022
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
Air pollution responsible for 1,200 children’s deaths in Europe
25 April 2023 - The level of key air pollutants in many European countries remains above the World Health Organization's health-based guidelines
Homeowners in Serbian city of Niš install solar power plant on their three buildings
18 April 2023 - A homeowner community in three apartment buildings in Niš installed rooftop photovoltaic panels, becoming the first prosumer in its category
Earth Day 2023: Invest in Our Planet with climate literacy, global cleanup
17 April 2023 - A series of both virtual events and gatherings are being held as part of the first-ever Earth Week, culminating on Earth Day, April 22
Forever chemical threatens female decreased fertility
14 April 2023 - New research show that higher exposures PFAS chemicals, also known as the forever chemicals, are associated with decreased fertility in women
Apply for Youth Climate Fellowship Program by April 30
13 April 2023 - The program, implemented by Das Progressive Zentrum, specifically targets Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Western Balkans
Government of Serbia to replace polluting heating boilers
08 April 2023 - Serbia intends to replace coal- and heating oil–fired boilers and furnaces in all public institutions with cleaner solutions, where possible
Over 500,000 signatures against Rio Tinto’s proposed lithium mine in Serbia
07 April 2023 - Activists from Arizona, Madagascar, Serbia and the UK protested in London against Rio Tinto's Jadar project in Serbia during the company's annual meeting
Bauwerk to install cogeneration facility fueled by residues from parquet production
06 April 2023 - The cogeneration plant will be located in the town of Đurđevac in Croatia's north, close to the border with Hungary
Đedović: Serbia to promote energy storage with changes to renewables law
30 March 2023 - To avoid a delay in connecting their renewable power plant, investors will need to add batteries, according to the renewables bill