Environment
Air pollution and crowded buses – Tirana takes steps towards a solution
10 October 2019 - The Municipality of Tirana has invited 40 stakeholders from public institutions, the civil society, academia,...
Investor pulls out of SHPP project after clashes on Mt. Stara Planina
08 October 2019 - Residents of the village of Topli Do on Mt. Stara Planina in Serbia clashed yesterday...
GGF secures EUR 25 million from OeEB to continue green finance
04 October 2019 - The Development Bank of Austria (Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG – OeEB) has increased its investment with...
Tikkurila launches new paint collection to protect endangered species
03 October 2019 - Finnish paint manufacturer Tikkurila is launching the Endangered Colors collection, which consists of nine different...
Switching from coal, oil to natural gas accelerates climate change – study
01 October 2019 - Conversion from coal and oil to natural gas increases the greenhouse effect of energy consumption...
Energy, ecology fairs to be held from October 2-4 at Belgrade Fair
01 October 2019 - The International Fair of Energy (a UFI Approved International Event) and the International Trade Fair...
Top 3 in September: New fossil fuel subsidies planned in EU, Tesla, decarbonization
01 October 2019 - The world is taking strides to a point of no return on climate breakdown, yet...
Green building becoming increasingly important to tenants
25 September 2019 - A green building will not pollute the environment during construction or use. This will benefit...
Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report
25 September 2019 - The European Commission and the Energy Community need to play a role in ending state...
150 NGOs call on Edi Rama to halt HPPs, protect Vjosa river in Albania
24 September 2019 - In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, nearly 150 national...
Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
23 September 2019 - NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just...
Major action organized at Košutnjak to mark World Cleanup Day in Serbia
23 September 2019 - A major cleanup action was organized at Pionirski Grad in Belgrade’s Košutnjak forest by Ekostar...
Belgrade joins global climate strike with second Fridays for Future protest
20 September 2019 - The Fridays for Future global climate strike is taking place around the world today, inspired...
Taxes on polluting fuels too low to encourage shift to low-carbon alternatives – OECD report
20 September 2019 - About 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering...
Children starting school in Belgrade to plant their own tree
20 September 2019 - A unique tree-planting action is taking place in Belgrade, Serbia, with children being the main...
Greece to start shutting down coal power plants
20 September 2019 - A business plan being drafted by the management of majority state-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC)...