Environment
Đedović: Energy sector reforms are priority, lithium production to be examined
04 November 2022 - Dubravka Đedović has visited the Kolubara mining basin to get first-hand information on coal production
Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia
02 November 2022 - Julia Poliscanova from Transport & Environment wrote recommendations on how to avoid challenges for the European car industry including potential protests like the ones in Serbia
Energy Community opens case against BiH for refusing to close two coal plant units
31 October 2022 - The same procedure was initiated in April 2021 against Montenegro with regard to the operation of the Pljevlja power plant
Green left MP Ćuta says entire Serbia to be blocked if Rio Tinto continues its lithium project
28 October 2022 - Green left lawmaker Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta said Serbia sold its resources to foreigners and called for revolt against mining projects
European Commission proposes stricter rules on air, water pollutants
27 October 2022 - The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
Europeans step up with personal action against air pollution – Eurobarometer survey
26 October 2022 - The Eurobarometer survey on Air Quality was conducted in all 27 European Union's countries in March and April
Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine
25 October 2022 - A wind farm in Germany is being taken down to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine and maintain the security of electricity supply.
Energy transition for SMEs – Tuzla-based meat company Menprom leads the way in smart green planning
17 October 2022 - The story of the energy transition of meat company Menprom from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which we present as part the series Green champions of the energy transition in the Western Balkans, is an example of good practice and a beacon of smart energy management
Professor Ristić: Extracting lithium and boron from jadarite requires 1.100 tons of concentrated sulfuric acid per day
14 October 2022 - Jadarite is a unique mineral, but it is the worst kind, according to Professor and Vice-rector at the University of Belgrade Ratko Ristić
Pula wins world’s first Friend of the Sea Sustainable City Award
13 October 2022 - The efforts of the Croatian city of Pula to preserve its marine environment and species have been recognized by the Friend of the Sea project
Professors from University of Belgrade debate Rio Tinto’s project on RTS
12 October 2022 - More than two years after protests began, Serbia's public broadcaster RTS aired the first academic debate on the project, which the government stopped nine months ago
Concessions revoked for seven small hydropower plants on Shar Mountains
06 October 2022 - North Macedonia scrapped the concessions for a group of small hydroelectric units in the newly proclaimed Shar Mountains national park
Sustainable Nexus solutions for Drin river basin
05 October 2022 - In a new Nexus Assessment, GWP-Med and UNECE point to tools that can reconcile rival interests over the use of natural resources for energy, agriculture and water use in the Drin river basin
Tender for desulphurization unit in Tuzla coal plant open until November 15
04 October 2022 - State-owned power utility EPBiH announced a tender for a flue gas desulphurization facility for unit 6 in TPP Tuzla
City of Niš in Serbia to develop Energy Transition Roadmap until 2050
26 September 2022 - The local team in charge of the project is seeking an experienced consultant to support the work, the deadline for offers is October 4
EU wastes more food than it imports
26 September 2022 - At a time when 33 million citizens of the European Union cannot afford enough meals,...