Environment
RES Foundation conference: Coal phaseout unavoidable in transition to net zero emissions, clean air
01 December 2021 - The RES Foundation is holding its second second annual conference in Serbia on how to win the Balkan air pollution dodgeball
Geothermal-rich California could cover US lithium demand
01 December 2021 - The Salton Sea in the southern part of California can supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year, an amount exceeding the current annual consumption of the US
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future beyond coal/carbon
01 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! Is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans...
Massive protests in Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium mining ambition, pollution
29 November 2021 - Lithium mining projects, pollution and environmental protection issues are igniting large protests almost every day in Serbia
Germany’s new ruling coalition aims to phase out coal in nine years
25 November 2021 - The cabinet led by Olaf Scholz will phase out coal "ideally" by 2030, compared to the current 2038 deadline, the coalition deal reveals
EUKI offers funding for climate action projects – here are the conditions
25 November 2021 - Nonprofits can apply for up to EUR 1 million from the European Climate Initative (EUKI) with transformative cross-border projects
Kopač: Western Balkans need to introduce CO2 tax by 2025
23 November 2021 - The decarbonization roadmap will be discussed at the meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community in Belgrade on November 30
Amazon deforestation rate in Brazil highest since 2006
21 November 2021 - A new government report shows a 22% increase in the deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon
Përparim Rama’s green agenda helped him win Prishtina mayoral election
18 November 2021 - Outsider Përparim Rama disrupted the political scene in Kosovo* by winning the Prishtina mayoral election with an environmentalist platform
Eight municipalities of Kosovo* to introduce district heating
16 November 2021 - New EU grant will finance feasibility study to introduce renewable energy-based district heating in Kosovo.
City of Sofia loses court case over high levels of air pollution
15 November 2021 - The Sofia City Court ruled the local authority is responsible for excessive levels of particulate matter in the city's air
ProCredit rolls out application for its EV charging stations in Southeast Europe
12 November 2021 - ProCredit's application to locate EVs is available to drivers free of charge.
Sofia wastewater plant expands biogas production unit
07 November 2021 - The new digester at Sofiyska voda's wastewater treatment plant, worth EUR 3.1 million, increased its biogas production capacity by 25%
Financing for new coal power plants coming to end
06 November 2021 - 99 percent of internationally available development finance IS committed to reducing or ending coal finance support
Serbia prepares its first air protection program
04 November 2021 - Serbia has prepared a draft air protection program for the period 2022-2030 with an action plan for addressing air pollution
Croatia announces at COP26 that it would stop using coal in 2033 or sooner
03 November 2021 - Croatia will lower carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 and abandon coal use by 2033 at the latest, PM Andrej Plenković said at the COP26