Environment
Western Balkans coal plants emit 2.5 times more SO2 than entire EU
07 September 2021 - Almost 12,000 people died from 2018 to 2020 because of breaches of pollution ceilings in coal-fired thermal power plants in the Western Balkans.
Plasma waste gasification project in North Macedonia is getting strategic investment status
06 September 2021 - A plasma gasification plant worth EUR 327 million will handle most of the municipal waste in North Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said
People versus poisoners – thousands in Belgrade protest for clean air
05 September 2021 - More than five thousand people gathered in the second protest in Belgrade for harmless air, to warn of severe air pollution in the country
Greece to establish company for transforming coal land property
03 September 2021 - The government in Athens is preparing a bill for a just development transition of its coal regions as the use of the harmful fossil fuel is being phased out
Citizens against construction of waste incinerator in Sisak
02 September 2021 - Zelena akcija and initiative "Siščani nisu smetlišćani!" have asked the Croatian government to stop the project.
North Macedonia’s incentives for small hydropower plants are not in line with EU rules
02 September 2021 - The main reason for their construction are state incentives which are not in line with the rules of the EU, according to the analysis.
Locals, activists say coal plant Ugljevik 3 study is clearly incomplete
01 September 2021 - Locals and environmentalists said the draft environmental study for Ugljevik 3 coal project is incomplete and that it doesn't reveal the real potential damage
Syrian oil spill threatens Cyprus, Turkey
01 September 2021 - A giant patch of oil from a leak in a Syrian energy complex is currently moving away from Cyprus as the wind changed direction
CO2 tops EUR 60 for first time
30 August 2021 - Carbon permits reached almost EUR 61 per ton in the EU as power producers are struggling to obtain gas from Russia and wind has weakened
European Greens’ Waitz: Serbia is suffering from environmental crimes
25 August 2021 - European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia
Bulgarians protest to keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas
25 August 2021 - Citizens protested throughout Bulgaria against the government's proposal to scrap the ban on the construction of hydropower plants in protected areas
Mining town of Bor suffering from strongest SO2 air pollution in Serbia
24 August 2021 - Bor has Serbia's highest number of breaches this year of the limit for the presence of SO2 in the air. In the last incident, the cloud covered the whole town.
London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution
23 August 2021 - London City Hall acknowledged the danger from polluted air for schoolchildren and said it would bring its quality within WHO's limits by 2030
Swedish HYBRIT technology launches industry’s first fossil-free steel
19 August 2021 - Within the HYBRIT project, SSAB has manufactured the first fossil-free steel in the world and delivered it to Volvo Group.
EU coal consumption decreased by two thirds in last 30 years
18 August 2021 - In 2020, the EU consumed 63% and 64% less hard coal and brown coal, respectively, than in 1990, according to Eurostat's data.
EU countries fail to minimize pollution from large combustion plants
18 August 2021 - EEB warns of a massive financial and health bill as big industrial units that use lignite stretched rules from the Industrial Emissions Directive