Ecological security is fundamental security issue in the world, Minister Trivan said at meeting with CSOs
Minister of environment of Serbia Goran Trivan said at the meeting with CSO representatives that sustainable development strategies haven’t yielded any results over the past 40 years and that the issue of environmental safety has become a fundamental issue of security in the world. At the panel discussion with representatives of civil society, organized by […]
Serbian energy minister calls for untangling Drina hydropower deal with Italy
It is time to untangle the situation regarding cooperation with Italians and to start building hydropower plants on the Drina river, independently or with another partner, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić said after the first meeting of the Joint Energy Committee between Serbia and Republika Srpska. In September 2011, Italy’s Seci Energia, […]
Green entrepreneurship panel: How to become a (green) millionaire
Open Regional Fund for SEE Europe – Project Biodiversity (ORF BD) is organizing a panel discussion about green entrepreneurship – How to become a (green) millionaire? The panel will take place in Belgrade on November 15, as part of the 8th Green Fest. Green start-ups and entrepreneurship have become an increasingly interesting topic both in […]
GGE puts into operation environmentally friendly biomass boilers in school in Pirot
Regional energy services company GGE and the City of Pirot have officially put environmentally friendly and efficient biomass boilers in the elementary school “8. septembar” into operation, as a part of the first public-private partnership (PPP) for heating energy supply in Serbia. The City of Pirot last year announced a public tender in order to […]
World Bank provides EUR 40 million loan for energy efficiency in Serbia
The World Bank (WB) has provided EUR 40 million loan to Serbia for energy efficiency measures in 234 public buildings. The loan is a part of USD 119 million (EUR 100 million) Enhancing Infrastructure Efficiency and Sustainability Program, recently approved by the WB. The rest of the money (EUR 60 million) will be spent on road […]
Minister Antić inaugurated new pellet factory in Petrovac na Mlavi
Company Eko Step Pellet opened a plant for beech pellet production in the municipality Petrovac in eastern Serbia. Eko Step Pellet invested EUR 3 million and created 32 new jobs. The funds were invested in the takeover of the bankrupt company and in the restoration of the production, Eko Step Pellet said in a statement. […]
Republic of Serbia has its future law on climate change drafted
The Twinning project Establishment of a mechanism for implementation of Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) is completed after two and a half years. One of its most important results is that a future Serbian law on climate change has been drafted. At the project‘s closing conference, minister of environmental protection of Serbia Goran Trivan said that the adaptation to […]
Green economy: the right step towards sustainable future
Green economy is now important part of the economy and we need to switch to more sustainable, holistic way of doing it. Partnerships and networking are basic steps in that direction, and even thought the main responsibility is on the governments it is necessary to include younger generations in the whole process. That is, altogether, […]