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Environmentalists alert UNESCO of ‘ecocide’ of Tara river in Montenegro
03 August 2020 - Activists in Montenegro informed UNESCO of the destruction of wildlife in the Tara, a world...
Construction of first wind farm in Republic of Srpska to start in October
03 August 2020 - The construction of the Grebak wind farm, the first in the Republic of Srpska, is...
Earth Overshoot Day is August 22 but Balkans already spent most of 2020 environmental credit
31 July 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the overconsumption of nature’s capacity to levels from 15 years ago,...
Cyprus agrees construction of 50 MW concentrated solar power plant
31 July 2020 - A concentrated solar power system may become operational already next year, as the agreement with...
Dubrovnik to abolish single-use plastics by 2030
31 July 2020 - The City of Dubrovnik has committed itself to reducing its environmental footprint by eliminating single-use...
Abandoning single-use plastic is possible – let’s follow this good example
31 July 2020 - As the global Plastic Free July campaign is drawing to a close, people are becoming...
Contract signed for largest self-consumption PV plant in Bulgaria
30 July 2020 - Copper producer Aurubis Bulgaria and energy solution provider CEZ ESCO Bulgaria have signed a contract...
Vis island turning self-sufficient as HEP’s 3.5 MW solar plant starts trial run
30 July 2020 - The solar power plant in Vis landed a contract for trial production. The 3.5 MW...
Ljubljana contracts third PPP project for energy renovation of public buildings
29 July 2020 - The City of Ljubljana has contracted the third energy renovation project including the complete reconstruction...
EU preparing CO2 tax for products from other countries
29 July 2020 - The European Commission launched public consultations on taxation rules that would help its climate agenda....
Croatia gets its first ministry of sustainable development
29 July 2020 - Croatia got its first ministry of sustainable development, which merged the sectors of environmental protection,...
Greece awards nearly all wind, solar capacity at auction as prices drop
28 July 2020 - Households and companies in Greece may see a decline in electricity tariffs after the latest...
1,700 MW of renewables could be connected to grid in BiH
28 July 2020 - The Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NOSBiH) has proposed an increase in the...
Public call for energy rehabilitation of buildings in Serbia announced
28 July 2020 - Switzerland is helping Kruševac, Užice and Vrbas in the energy rehabilitation of 17 public buildings....
Slovenia drafts energy efficiency law, submits buildings renovation strategy by 2050
27 July 2020 - The government in Ljubljana defined the measures to promote and boost energy efficiency in a...
Energy Community, EBRD publish policy guidelines on financing mechanisms for energy efficiency
27 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have prepared...