30 years of Montreal Protocol – environmental success story
This year the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS) in order to scale down their impact on the Earth’s ozone layer. The Protocol is considered a successful environmental agreement which has helped the recovery of the ozone layer and contributed […]
Conference Going net zero on green buildings to be held in Belgrade
The conference Going net zero will be held in Belgrade on September 27 with an aim to highlight the importance of green construction, its potential and role in the fight against climate change. It is organized by the Serbia Green Building Council (SrbGBC), a member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to mark the […]
Negotiations underway with Chinese companies on Belgrade heating pipeline
Belgrade city Mayor Siniša Mali said negotiations are underway with Chinese companies on agreements which including the construction of a heating pipeline to service the Serbian capital in winter. Speaking at a business forum during the Days of Beijing in Belgrade, Mali said he hopes those negotiations on the pipeline and two other major projects […]
Bulgaria updates action plan to improve energy efficiency
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has put up for public debate a draft of the updated National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the 2014-2020 period aimed at reducing the amount of energy used by consumers at all levels in the country. The original action plan was submitted to the European Commission in 2014 with an […]
First payment to A2A for withdrawal from EPCG by May 2018
The Government of Montenegro intends to pay the first installment to the Italian company A2A for its shares in Montenegrin electric power company, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), before the deadline expires in May 2018. By then, the government will also examine other payment options foreseen by the contract with the Italian company, the Ministry of […]
Croatia planning to restore subsidies for electric vehicles
The Croatian government is planning to restore subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles as of the year 2018, the acting Director of that country’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Ljubomir Majdandžić told a conference in Zagreb. Experts at the conference titled Effects of Technology on the Development of Mobility said the subsidies will […]
Stricter emission standards more effective in decarbonisation than ETS
Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert at the Energy Community Secretariat, explains in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News how the recently adopted stricter standards for large combustion plants will impact the EU energy sector, both in terms of fossil fuel fired power plants and renewable energy sector, and why they are more effective in […]
42 Governments sign ‘Florence Declaration’, new IRENA report on geothermal energy released
42 countries and 29 partner institutions, members of the the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), have signed ‘Florence Declaration’ and agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders in Florence this week. The […]