Climate Diplomacy Week kicks off in Serbia
The EU, in cooperation with partners, including Balkan Green Energy News, is marking Climate Diplomacy Week in Serbia with a range of activities from September 24 to 29, aiming to propel dialogue and cooperation in the area of climate change, showcase examples of good practice, and drive future action. Events during Climate Diplomacy Week include […]
Belgrade unveils cleaner transport plans as European Mobility Week is marked across Serbia
Cities and municipalities across Serbia marked a Car-Free Day, some on September 21 and some on September 22, and numerous other activities were organized as part of European Mobility Week from September 16 to 22. Belgrade has developed 20,000 square meters of pedestrian zones over the past years, Deputy Mayor Goran Vesić said at an […]
Vote for Balkan Green Energy News and help SEE’s sole candidate win Best Climate Solutions 2018 Award!
Balkan Green Energy News is one of 42 projects globally – and the only one from South-East Europe (SEE) – to have been shortlisted to compete for the Best Climate Solutions 2018 Award. We are enormously proud to even be in the running, but now that we are, we would love to win – and […]
Communicating and advocating sustainable development in the Balkans
Balkan Green Energy News and its founder and editor Branislava Jovičić have recently had several landmark achievements, not least of which is the fact that the portal is the only SEE project in the running for the Best Climate Solutions 2018 Award. This called for an interview, in which Branislava invites readers or simply people […]
Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across Serbia, experts have joined the protest too… Ratko Ristić, dean of the Belgrade university’s Faculty of Forestry, Željko Tomanović, dean of the Faculty of Biology, Dejan Filipović, dean of the Faculty of Geography, Dušan Polomčić, dean of the Faculty of […]
InnoEnergy offering investments to SMEs for cleantech, sustainable energy solutions
InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy engine supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has invited Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to join peers from the rest of the continent in applying for the 2018 Investment Round for supporting revolutionary, cleantech and sustainable energy innovations. The cut-off date to apply for the 2018 […]
Volunteers rake in 2,000 tons of trash in Serbia on World Cleanup Day
An estimated 13 million volunteers took part in a “green wave” to remove garbage from parks, beaches, and other public areas on World Cleanup Day. World Cleanup Day was marked in Serbia at a total of 50 locations, with volunteers including employees of over 20 companies and banks, such as UniCredit and Erste Bank, and […]
Belgrade plans to compete for European Green Capital Award
Belgrade will apply for the European Green Capital Award, Mayor Zoran Radojičić said following the signature of a letter of cooperation concerning the transfer of know-how between Belgrade and Ljubljana, which was named the European Green Capital 2016. Radojičić signed the letter of cooperation with Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković during a two-day visit to the […]