Environment
European Commission proposes Climate Law to make 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
05 March 2020 - The European Commission has proposed a European Climate Law with the aim of making the...
Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020 kicks off with over 400 participants
05 March 2020 - Investors expressed great interest in building solar power plants and wind parks in the Republic...
International Olympic Committee pledges to climate positive Olympic Games from 2030
04 March 2020 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games will...
EU court fines Greece over pollution of water with agricultural nitrates
04 March 2020 - The Balkan state was supposed to undertake measures of protection from harmful fertilizers by December...
Construction of new CHP plant in Zenica starts, completion expected by end of 2020
03 March 2020 - New combined heat and power (CHP) plant Toplana Zenica, expected to start operation in 2021,...
Environmental organizations ask EU to stop waste burning in coal power plants in Bulgaria
03 March 2020 - Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth, Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata are bringing a legal complaint to...
Slovenia’s national plan affirms goal to become carbon neutral by 2050
02 March 2020 - The former Yugoslav republic stays committed to slashing its dependence on fossil fuels and wants...
Most read in February: Green transition in coal regions, Karavasta PV auction, coal project fails in Poland
02 March 2020 - The so-called coal phaseout and energy transition are coming into the spotlight around the world....
Towns in BiH, Montenegro, Albania join forces against marine litter
02 March 2020 - The Declaration of Ulcinj on the Prevention of Marine Litter has been signed by heads...
Master’s students can apply for ESED scholarship of up to USD 21,000 by March 6
27 February 2020 - In the region tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, excellent students from Albania, Bosnia and...
Candidates in clim@ green competition come from 60 countries
27 February 2020 - Grand finalists will present their entries at the GGF Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt on...
Rallies for clean air to be held on Friday in nine Balkan cities
26 February 2020 - Organizers invited people to gatherings for clean air that are scheduled for 18:00 in Skopje,...
Solar power project in Cyprus continues after delay to protect orchids
26 February 2020 - Arrays of 3.5 MW in total in Larnaca will be for self-consumption, so the system...
Sokobanja in Serbia to ban new small hydropower plants, wind parks
26 February 2020 - Activists criticize the investors for diverting almost the entire river flow at two stations in...
N. Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
24 February 2020 - North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the...
Montenegro adopts bylaw to introduce emission credits system
24 February 2020 - The new scheme, required under EU rules, is designed to limit operations of industrial and...