Romania’s 1st independent air quality monitoring network registers excessive PM pollution
Romania’s first independent air quality monitoring network, deployed by Philips Romania on October 1, 2018, has shown levels of PM10 and PM2.5 pollution frequently reaching seven to nine times the maximum allowed levels this winter. The air quality network is continuously monitoring emissions of particulate matter PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 at 15 stations in Bucharest […]
EU project expected to mobilize EUR 1.4 billion to tackle polluting household heating in Bulgaria
The European Commission has approved a EUR 16.7 million project to improve air quality in Bulgaria, with the EU contribution at nearly EUR 10 million. The LIFE IP CLEAN AIR project will be a catalyst for the mobilization of EU structural funding and national funds worth around EUR 1.4 billion in total to tackle polluting […]
Western Balkan coal power plants are health, economic liability for entire Europe – environmental organizations
Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of the health impacts and costs, according to a new report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Sandbag, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CEE Bankwatch […]
Air quality in Serbia unsatisfactory, implementation of measures goes hand in hand with economic recovery
Author: Filip Radović, Director, the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) In winter months, we are witness to increased air pollution in the region, while apps help monitor pollution levels. However, not all apps are equally reliable, Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Director Filip Radović writes in an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News. He says […]
Balkan region maintaining record high air pollution, doesn’t tackle main sources
Author: Vlatka Matković Puljić, Senior Policy Officer, Health and Energy, Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL) Yet another year, this winter, air pollution hits countries in the Balkan region hard – most of them for many consecutive days struggle with air pollution that is unhealthy to breathe. New World Health Organization (WHO) data[1] shows that Macedonia […]
AirVisual – an app increasingly used in the region to monitor air pollution
Much has been said about the effects – both good and bad – that smart devices have on the quality of life, but one app is certainly helping raise awareness about the quality of air people breathe, and increasingly so in the region. In turn, awareness of the issue is starting to impact the public […]
Skopje supplies classrooms with air purifiers, launches fresh subsidies to fight air pollution
Skopje has procured air purifiers for all high school classrooms – 572 in total. The second semester was supposed to begin on Monday, but the winter break was extended by two days over high levels of air pollution. Many cities in the region have had excessive air pollution in recent days, with particulate matter (PM) […]
Ministry proposes temporary cut in import duty on new cars, zero duty on electric cars
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has proposed lowering the import duty on new conventional cars and scrapping the levy entirely on electric cars through to the end of 2019. The proposed decision to temporarily suspend and lower import duties on new cars through to December 31, 2019 […]