environment
Rama: No chance hydropower plants would be built on Vjosa river
05 April 2021 - Ahead of the election in Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama said no hydropower units would be allowed on the Vjosa and that it was declared a protected area
Turkey’s Garanti BBVA bank to stop financing coal projects
31 March 2021 - Garanti BBVA, the fifth-largest bank in Turkey vowed to cleanse the loan portfolio of the remaining coal mines and plants by 2040
Climate Bonds Initiative rolls out criteria for sustainable hydropower
29 March 2021 - Hydropower developers and operators that want to raise funds via green bonds can now certify their environmental footprint by using CBI's tools
Europe is halfway into closing all coal power plants by 2030
25 March 2021 - Fifty percent of coal-fired thermal power plants in Europe are closed or will be shut down by 2030 amid rising CO2 costs and the expansion of renewables
Montenegro to let people decide on offshore oil after exploratory drilling
24 March 2021 - After environmentalists protested and a warning from auditors, the Government of Montenegro said oil can be discussed only after exploratory drilling
Dance for our planet during Earth Hour 2021 on March 27
24 March 2021 - As people, cities and companies are preparing to mark Earth Hour 2021 by turning off...
Serbian parliament passes Law on Climate Change
19 March 2021 - Minister Irena Vujović said Serbia is contributing to the global struggle with its Climate Change Law and confirming it is responsible toward its citizens
Energy Community launches infringement procedures against BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia
17 March 2021 - Large combustion plants in four contracting parties surpassed air pollution limits, prompting an enforcement process within the Energy Community
CMS North Macedonia: Waste Management in North Macedonia – Current status and development possibilities
16 March 2021 - The main purposes of waste management policies are to reduce the negative impact on the environment, increase awareness and balance regional development.
Valjevo, Čačak already exceeded legal air pollution limits for 2021
15 March 2021 - Čačak in Serbia reached the legal limit of 35 days with excessive PM10 pollution on March 3 while Valjevo passed the mark in the first half of February
Serbia rejects Zijin’s request to separate environmental assessments in copper smelter project
15 March 2021 - The Government of Serbia ordered Zijin to produce an environmental impact study for the whole copper smelter in Bor and prevented so-called salami slicing
European Parliament calls for introduction of cross-border CO2 tax
12 March 2021 - The European Parliament supported plans for the introduction of a CO2 tax on certain foreign products to prevent carbon leakage
Kopač: Serbia taking big steps in energy; power prices must be raised
10 March 2021 - Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopač praised the reforms in Serbia but also stressed the prices of power for households must be increased
Belgrade earmarks EUR 5.2 billion for green development by 2030
02 March 2021 - The draft Green City Action Plan and Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan of Belgrade include investments of EUR 5.2 billion until 2030
Activists preparing for protest if permit for small hydropower plant in Rakita isn’t scrapped
01 March 2021 - The ORSP movement will hold a protest if the Government of Serbia doesn't annul the license for the SHPP in Rakita village by March 7
Extreme air pollution registered in Belgrade, entire Serbia
26 February 2021 - While measures to cut emissions of pollutants are delayed, meteorological conditions are underpinning air pollution levels in Belgrade and Serbia