Environment
Mladen Bojanić in charge of energy in new Government of Montenegro, Ratko Mitrović gets environment portfolio
04 December 2020 - Minister of Ecology and Spatial and Urban Planning Ratko Mitrović and Minister of Capital Investments Mladen Bojanić start tenure in Montenegro
World Bank: Main sources of air pollution in Belgrade are heating, road transport, coal power plants
03 December 2020 - The largest sources of pollution are in the urban area - heating and road transport, but also outside the urban area - thermal power plants.
Montenegro’s new cabinet to ban small hydropower, revise concessions
03 December 2020 - Prime Minister-designate Zdravko Krivokapić said the government would ban the construction of small hydropower plants and review all concessions
Kosovo* to launch renewable energy auctions, submit NECP next year
03 December 2020 - Kosovo* is preparing to open renewable energy auctions in cooperation with the EBRD, and its National Energy and Climate Plan is almost finished
SO2 emissions from Nikola Tesla B coal plant to be reduced 20 times by 2024
02 December 2020 - One of the ten largest SO2 emitters among power plants in Europe starts the construcution of a flue gas desulphurization facility.
Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia challenged over transboundary impact
01 December 2020 - CZŽS from BiH asked the state to determine the transboundary environmental impact of the lithium exploitation and processing project in Serbia
Sarajevo Canton to ban coal use in 2021 amid extreme air pollution
30 November 2020 - As levels of air pollution reached extreme levels again, Sarajevo is preparing a measure unheard of in the Western Balkan region.
EUKI calls for project ideas for transboundary climate action in Europe
30 November 2020 - The European Climate Initiative – EUKI launched a call for the civil society, authorities and educational entities to outline cross-border climate projects.
Excessive air pollution in Valjevo triggers Air Quality Alert
30 November 2020 - The air quality in Valjevo has been in the highest category, designated as "very polluted," ever since measuring began in 2012. According to official data, the city had the highest annual level of suspended particles PM10 and PM2.5 in Serbia last year.
Premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remain too high despite improved air quality
26 November 2020 - The number of premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remains too high, at...
European Parliament tells EU to back right to reuse, repair products
26 November 2020 - The European Commission needs to promote repair, resale and reuse of products and ban built-in product obsolence, lawmakers said in a resolution.
CO2 levels in atmosphere rising despite pandemic-related emissions drop
25 November 2020 - The coronavirus impact may only slightly slow growth in CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere as more drastic climate action is necessary
No G20 member is on track to limit global warming by 1.5 degrees
24 November 2020 - The G20 vowed to mitigate climate change but its members aren't in compliance with the goal to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees
Romania erases new coal-fired thermal power plants from its plans
23 November 2020 - The Government of Romania claims no more coal power plants would be built and CE Oltenia hinted it is about to scrap the last such project.
Federation of BiH to scrap feed-in tariffs for small hydropower plants from 2021
19 November 2020 - The government is preparing a set of regulatory amendments in order to prevent the adverse impact of small hydropower plants on the environment.
Three Slovenian cities to beat air pollution with renewables, sustainable urban mobility
18 November 2020 - The Government of Slovenia has adopted plans worth EUR 63 million to reduce air pollution in Maribor, Celje and Murska Sobota.