environment

Greece company transforming coal land property

Greece to establish company for transforming coal land property

03 September 2021 - The government in Athens is preparing a bill for a just development transition of its coal regions as the use of the harmful fossil fuel is being phased out

Locals activists coal plant Ugljevik 3 study clearly incomplete

Locals, activists say coal plant Ugljevik 3 study is clearly incomplete

01 September 2021 - Locals and environmentalists said the draft environmental study for Ugljevik 3 coal project is incomplete and that it doesn't reveal the real potential damage

Syrian oil spill threatens Cyprus Turkey

Syrian oil spill threatens Cyprus, Turkey

01 September 2021 - A giant patch of oil from a leak in a Syrian energy complex is currently moving away from Cyprus as the wind changed direction

CO2 tops EUR 60 for first time

CO2 tops EUR 60 for first time

30 August 2021 - Carbon permits reached almost EUR 61 per ton in the EU as power producers are struggling to obtain gas from Russia and wind has weakened

European Greens Weitz Serbia environmental crimes

European Greens’ Waitz: Serbia is suffering from environmental crimes

25 August 2021 - European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia

Bulgarians protest keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas

Bulgarians protest to keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas

25 August 2021 - Citizens protested throughout Bulgaria against the government's proposal to scrap the ban on the construction of hydropower plants in protected areas

Mining town Bor strongest SO2 air pollution Serbia

Mining town of Bor suffering from strongest SO2 air pollution in Serbia

24 August 2021 - Bor has Serbia's highest number of breaches this year of the limit for the presence of SO2 in the air. In the last incident, the cloud covered the whole town.

London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution

London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution

23 August 2021 - London City Hall acknowledged the danger from polluted air for schoolchildren and said it would bring its quality within WHO's limits by 2030

EU countries fail cut emissions most toxic lignite-fired plants

EU countries fail to minimize pollution from large combustion plants

18 August 2021 - EEB warns of a massive financial and health bill as big industrial units that use lignite stretched rules from the Industrial Emissions Directive

Cyprus_solar power impact on environment agriculture

Cyprus failing to halt solar power projects in environmentally sensitive areas

12 August 2021 - The rapid expansion of solar power threatens agricultural and protected areas and there have been numerous cases of irreversible damage in Cyprus

Vinca landfill fire responsible

Vinča landfill fire – who is responsible for ‘golden utility project’?

10 August 2021 - A fire erupted at the Vinča landfill. Belgrade authorities say Beo čista energija is in charge but it claims it would rehabilitate it when it gets a permit.

City Loznica Serbia spatial plan Rio Tinto Jadar lithium

Protests as City of Loznica in Serbia adopts spatial plan for Rio Tinto’s lithium project

29 July 2021 - Hundreds of people protested in Loznica in western Serbia as the local assembly was adopting the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project

Rio Tinto controversial Serbian lithium environmental

Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study

28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study

Slovenia Vizjak referendum energy future

Slovenia’s Vizjak proposes referendum on country’s energy future

21 July 2021 - Minister Andrej Vizjak said a plebiscite should be held on Slovenia's overall energy plans and not just on the second nuclear reactor for Krško

Serbia Ministry Energy charges ex-Minister Environmental small hydropower

Serbia’s Ministry of Energy files charges against ex-minister of environmental protection over small hydropower plants

12 July 2021 - Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy filed criminal charges against the ex-environment minister and the Director of the Institute for Nature Conservation

Amnesty condemns defamation lawsuits environmentalists Kosovo

Amnesty condemns defamation lawsuits against environmentalists in Kosovo*

29 June 2021 - Small hydropower plant owner KelKos launched defamation lawsuits against Shpresa Loshaj and Adriatik Gacaferi to intimidate and silence them, Amnesty International claims

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