Sarajevo Canton to ban coal use in 2021 amid extreme air pollution
As levels of air pollution reached extreme levels again, Sarajevo is preparing a measure unheard of in the Western Balkan region.
Premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remain too high despite improved air quality
The number of premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remains too high, at some 400,000 a year, despite improved air quality over the past decade. The latest report on air quality by the European Environment Agency (EEA) also shows that almost everyone in Europe is still affected by air pollution and that nearly […]
Three Slovenian cities to beat air pollution with renewables, sustainable urban mobility
The Government of Slovenia has adopted plans worth EUR 63 million to reduce air pollution in Maribor, Celje and Murska Sobota.
Sarajevo to make inventory of households’ furnaces as a step to reduce air pollution
Sarajevo Canton has officially started preparing a ten-year strategy to reduce the use of coal in order to minimize air pollution.
Western Balkans suffocating from air pollution as heating season starts
The beginning of the heating season in the Western Balkans brought a rise in air pollution once again
Government is most responsible for air pollution in Serbia
Air pollution reached alarming rates a long time ago and most of the blame is on the hands of the government, according to participants in a discussion about the fight for oxygen in Serbia held within Mikser Festival. They also pointed to irresponsible behavior among industrial producers, but also to the consequences of citizens’ detrimental […]
City of Skopje supports its households to reduce air pollution
The City of Skopje said 4,282 households applied to buy inverter air conditioners with subsidies and hand over their wood stoves or boilers that use heating oil. They are entitled to as much as EUR 1,000 each within the scheme for improving air quality. Utilities in the capital city of North Macedonia have been collecting […]
Prishtina to introduce modern billing system for district heating
A project worth USD 10 million will enable more than 12,000 district heating customers in Prishtina to pay bills according to consumption rather than the heating surface. Millennium Foundation Kosovo (MFK) and Termokos, the heating local supplier of district heating in Prishtina, signing a memorandum of understanding on the installation of thermal heat meters worth […]
