Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental NGOs
In the shadow of coronavirus, the new Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental and nature conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs), according to green law NGO network Justice and Environment (J&E). According to the organization, anti-coronavirus provisions in Slovenia, which set out to disable environmental and nature protection NGOs in the procedures involving integrated building permits […]
Deadline extended to apply for Climate-KIC Pioneers into Practice
EIT Climate-KIC, a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), has extended the application deadlines to June 1 for Pioneers into Practice and to June 16 for Hosts, due to the circumstances caused by a coronavirus. Pioneers into Practice is the leading professional mobility program focused on climate change for students, postgraduates, and professionals. We invite aspiring […]
The applicable regulatory framework for the commercial operation of charging points in Austria
Authors: Johannes Trenkwalder, partner, David Kohl, associate, and Marco Selenic, associate with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Introduction In a recent decision the Austrian Higher Administrative Court ruled that the commercial operation of charging points for electric vehicles does not fall under the Austrian Energy Act. This judgement puts an end to the long-lasting debate and ambiguity […]
Enel scraps Romania asset sale plan, insiders tell local media
Anonymous people familiar with the matter revealed Enel is counting on Romania as a strategic market and that the management wouldn’t negotiate about stakes in its businesses in the country. Romania’s state-owned utility Hidroelectrica, which has an ambitious long-term diversification plan, may have to expand without Enel’s assets. The largest foreign investor in the country’s […]
Towards greener agenda for Western Balkans
“Western Balkans hosts rich biodiversity, including many threatened, rare and endemic species, and relatively large unspoiled ecosystems. From nature we get food and water, energy and medicine, climate regulation support and disaster risk mitigation, among other benefits. Today, as we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, there is a need to recognize the value […]
NGOs file lawsuits against small hydropower plants on Neretva, Neretvica rivers
Non-governmental organizations have filed or drafted lawsuits against the competent ministries in the Federation of BiH and the Republic of Srpska, the entities comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), for non-compliance with law in the procedure of approving the construction of five small hydropower plants (SHPPs). BiH also made news a few weeks ago when, despite […]
UNECE launches study, tool-kit for for sustainable renewable energy investments and deployment
A study by UNECE on linkages between renewable energy and nature and food production was created alongside mechanisms for political leaders, companies and representatives of affected communities to address issues and come up with mutually beneficial plans. UNECE said stakeholders can come up with win-win options in the renewables-water-food-ecosystems nexus through dialogue. Experience and research […]
Interdependence of human well-being and biodiversity
How much do we know about benefits that biodiversity provides us day-to-day? Or do we only think of it when facing extraordinary circumstances? Don’t we enjoy the recently rejuvenated rivers and seas, the fresh air, striving greenery and enhanced hearing of birds’ songs in urban silence? Biodiversity is the ingredient of all of our life […]