Environment
Job Opportunity: Clean Economy Programme Leader
23 November 2018 - E3G, a European think-tank working globally to accelerate the transition to a clean, resilient economy,...
World’s first bike path made from recycled plastic opens in Netherlands
23 November 2018 - The world’s first PlasticRoad bike path opened recently in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Made from recycled...
Banja Luka rejects initiative to build new hydropower plant on Vrbas river
22 November 2018 - The City of Banja Luka has rejected an initiative for the construction of the Krupa...
Airports in region at various levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation for CO2 emissions reduction
21 November 2018 - A number of airports in the region have so far joined Airport Carbon Accreditation, a...
Western Balkans Fund invites CSOs to apply for grants for sustainable development, other projects
19 November 2018 - The Western Balkans Fund (WBF) has invited applications for grants to finance projects in sustainable...
President Rumen Radev vetoes higher taxes for older cars sought over air pollution
16 November 2018 - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed changes to the corporate income tax law introducing higher...
International Energy Agency hiring Head of the Energy Environment Division
16 November 2018 - The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous body within the framework of the Organisation for...
UNDP financing Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative to help improve environmental public services
16 November 2018 - The City of Sarajevo and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...
EP approves 2030 target of 32% for renewables, 32.5% for energy efficiency, 35% for CO2 emissions cuts for trucks
15 November 2018 - The European Parliament (EP) has approved a binding 2030 target for renewables of 32% and...
Lack of public participation reason to challenge any permit granted for small HPP – Energy Community
14 November 2018 - Public participation is an essential part of environmental assessment procedures, which must be implemented by...
Ride-hailing service CarGo adds 20 hybrid cars to fleet
14 November 2018 - Serbian ride-hailing service CarGo has expanded its fleet with 20 new Toyota hybrid cars, which...
Serbia, Croatia, BiH, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus among countries to improve green transition scores – EBRD
13 November 2018 - Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Bulgaria, Romania, and Cyprus are among countries that improved...
Pipistrel’s electric aircraft as solution for vertical mobility and greener aviation
09 November 2018 - Aviation is responsible for more than 2% of global CO2 emissions, which ranks it in...
Croatian, Greek, Irish islands selected for EU energy transition pilot project
08 November 2018 - Croatia’s Cres-Lošinj archipelago, including the Cres, Lošinj, Susak, and Ilovik islands, as well as the...
Single-use is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
08 November 2018 - ‘Single-use’, a term that describes items whose unchecked proliferation are blamed for damaging the environment...
Use of biomass toward low-carbon industry – challenges and prospects
07 November 2018 - Serbia’s cement industry is ready to increase the use of biomass as fuel, which would...