Environment
Andrej Vizjak is new Slovenian Environment and Spatial Planning Minister
20 March 2020 - New Slovenian Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Andrej Vizjak has officially taken over the office...
March 21 is International Day of Forests: Home to 80% of all terrestrial species
20 March 2020 - The global celebration of forests – March 21 has been declared to be the International...
European Green Deal suffers delays over COVID-19 impact: report
19 March 2020 - Unnamed officials from Brussels claim pushing back the agenda by a few weeks because of...
ContourGlobal abandons Kosova e Re project, exits coal altogether
17 March 2020 - The foreign investor has faced a setback with regulatory hurdles and financing drying up for...
Serbia to subsidize electric vehicles, hybrids, citing air pollution
13 March 2020 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection said the Government of Serbia issued a decree on subsidizing...
European Commission unveils Clean Hydrogen Alliance initiative
12 March 2020 - The European Commission has announced plans to set up an EU-wide “alliance” to promote the...
EPS hiring PowerChina to build 350 MW coal power plant to replace old units
12 March 2020 - The construction of Kolubara B is planned to start next year. State-owned coal miner, power...
Novi Pazar gets EUR 5.8 million to switch heating plant from fossil fuel to biomass
11 March 2020 - Serbia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy has allocated EUR 5.8 million for the Novi Pazar...
Public call open for innovative biowaste management solutions in Serbia
10 March 2020 - The Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge is open until April 22. Local authorities, public enterprises,...
Ljubljana sewage system adding Exelys wastewater sludge treatment
10 March 2020 - Krüger and Veolia were picked to improve biogas output and energy efficiency in the processing...
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...