Environment

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Vučić: Major energy projects to commence; new Government of Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium project

21 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented a development program for the period until the Specialized Expo 2027 exhibition in Belgrade

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Serbia’s EPS to start trial of flue gas desulphurization facility at TPP TENT A by April

19 January 2024 - The facility at the TENT A thermal power plant has also started to produce gypsum, a byproduct of the process

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City of Zagreb presents new waste management system

19 January 2024 - Environmentalists from Zelena akcija welcomed the effort to close Jakuševec, but they urged against producing fuel from waste, to be burned

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Vučić asks Rio Tinto to improve its lithium mining project in Serbia

18 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said Rio Tinto has to offer "the cleanest solution" to be allowed to resume its lithium mining project

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Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change 

12 January 2024 - Kosovo* failed to include all the 2030 Energy Community climate and energy targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective in its new law

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US finds vast lithium reserves in Salton Sea geothermal reservoir

09 January 2024 - Geothermal waters in the Salton Sea area in California contain 3.4 million tons of lithium, enough for over 375 million EV batteries

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Scientific expedition exploring presence of microplastics in Antarctica

08 January 2024 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent its first expedition to study the presence of microplastics in Antarctica

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Standing Committee of Berne Convention asks North Macedonia to ban small HPPs in protected areas

27 December 2023 - The committee has asked the government to prohibit all harmful infrastructure projects in the protected areas

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Croatian Parliament votes in Damir Habijan as minister of economy, sustainable development

22 December 2023 - New Croatian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Damir Habijan has little time before the general election

Bulgarian fishers oppose draft offshore wind power law

Bulgarian fishers oppose draft offshore wind power law

18 December 2023 - A group of legislators proposed a law to enable offshore wind power turbines to be built in the northern part of Bulgaria's Black Sea waters

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EU to set up strategic deals with third countries to mine critical raw materials including lithium

13 December 2023 - The Critical Raw Materials Act enables the EU to source strategic minerals including lithium through deals with friendly third countries

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Vulcan opens Europe’s first fully domestic lithium production plant in Germany

30 November 2023 - Lithium extraction from salt water has a much lower environmental impact than projects at salt deserts and mines

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Here’s how Southeastern European countries rank in sustainable competitiveness

18 November 2023 - Scandinavian countries are ranked the highest in GSCI, but even they have a long way to go to becoming truly sustainable and competitive

Rio Tinto files nine lawsuits against Serbia

Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia

15 November 2023 - Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project

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CBAM transitional period: What it means for exporters to EU and how they can meet requirements

15 November 2023 - To get a better picture of what lies ahead for exporters to the EU, we have talked to lawyers and energy experts

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North Macedonian NGO warns new law is set to allow power plants on fertile land

09 November 2023 - Eko-svest opposes changing the Law on Agricultural Land in North Macedonia to allow power plants on fertile land

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