Environment
Sarajevo to develop green mobility as part of group of European cities
22 February 2024 - Together with Madrid, Dresden, Ioannina, Trenčín, Espoo and Gdańsk, the capital of BiH strives to reduce pollution and improve citizens' health
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović
Pivotal project aiming to reshape energy landscape in Serbia was finalized successfully
15 February 2024 - The IPA financed project "Further Development of Energy Planning Capacities" has served as an example of collaboration among all the energy sector stakeholders in the country for methodological strategic planning
First calcium battery that could provide more sustainable alternative to lithium
14 February 2024 - The scientists claim they have developed the first calcium-based battery that can charge and discharge 700 times at room temperature
Sarajevo draws up strategy to cut household heating emissions by 90%
12 February 2024 - The Sarajevo Canton government has prepared a strategy for limiting the use of coal and other solid fuels for the period 2023-2033
Prozor-Rama is only BiH municipality that sorts all collected waste
06 February 2024 - Of all processed waste, 60% is reused. The local authority says the rest can only be incinerated, to produce energy.
Red light for lithium in Brčko District of BiH – mayor
02 February 2024 - Lithium exploration and potential mining of lithium has long been a major issue in neighboring Serbia and now it is gaining importance in BiH
Holcim selects Miljan Gutović as its next CEO
01 February 2024 - Holcim said its Head of the Region Europe and Operational Excellence Miljan Gutović would replace CEO Jan Jenisch on May 1
Serbia spends most of green bond proceeds in transport, water, wastewater sectors
27 January 2024 - Serbia has allocated all the funds from its first green bond issue, according to the final report. The transport sector accounted for 36.7%.
Croatia intends to build its first waste incinerator in Dalmatia
26 January 2024 - Croatia plans to install its first waste incineration facility within the Bikarac waste management center, located in the Šibenik-Knin County
Oliver Avramoski appointed as new director of IUCN ECARO
23 January 2024 - The Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) of IUCN has appointed Oliver Avramoski as its new director
Three local authorities in Serbia considering waste-to-energy project
22 January 2024 - Representatives of local authorities in Kraljevo, Vrnjačka Banja, and Trstenik attended a presentation of waste-to-energy solutions
EU agrees to eliminate almost all emissions from trucks, buses by 2040
22 January 2024 - The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a deal on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles
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
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
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