emissions
EU ETS covered emissions record biggest drop in six years
23 April 2021 - Greenhouse gas emissions from operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell by 13.3% in 2020 compared to 2019.
NALED calls for applying ‘polluter pays’ principle in Serbia
15 February 2021 - NALED has called for applying the "polluter pays" principle in Serbia to encourage business and people to cut emissions.
Belgrade University professors warn politicians failure to phase out coal will be more costly than any decarbonization measures
25 November 2020 - It will be more expensive for the country to did nothing to reduce CO2 emissions, than to implement decarbonization measures.
Activist sue city of Zrenjanin over Linglong tyre plant planned investment
23 October 2020 - Građanski preokret asked the court to nullify the City of Zrenjanin's green light for the Linglong tyre plant
Slovenia’s NECP: Local communities, protected areas limit renewables growth
22 October 2020 - Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles for renewables in Slovenia
Bulgaria asks help from European Commission to phase out coal
21 October 2020 - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov asked the European Commission to help countries in the CEE region to phase out coal
EU unveils Renovation Wave Strategy to improve buildings’ energy performance
16 October 2020 - The European Commission unveiled a Renovation Wave Strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings in the EU
Filip Radović: Serbia investing systemically in reducing air pollution
13 October 2020 - Last Saturday, AirVisual ranked Belgrade 10th in the world by air pollution, while the following...
ArcelorMittal Zenica completes projects to reduce pollution from steel plant
24 September 2020 - Steel producer ArcelorMittal Zenica has completed two major investments, worth EUR 7.7 million, to reduce...
Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
22 September 2020 - Authors: Dunja Jandl, Partner, CMS Ljubljana; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Marija Marošan, Senior Attorney, CMS Belgrade; Tamara...
Plastic – between benefit and harm
24 July 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert Plastic is undoubtedly one of the...
Reducing use of coal to get cleaner air in Sarajevo
20 July 2020 - Authorities in Sarajevo plan to limit the use of coal in order to start solving...
Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
16 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which...
HSE presents environmental study on burning waste in TPP Šoštanj
02 July 2020 - The management of the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TEŠ) presented the results of an environmental...
Most EU states not on track to reduce air pollution by 2030 – Commission’s report
29 June 2020 - Most member states are at risk of not complying with their 2020 or 2030 emission...
IRENA: Renewables increasingly cheaper than coal competitors on cost
03 June 2020 - IRENA found 56% of renewable capacity added last year achieved lower electricity costs than new...