EU shifting focus from crisis response to net zero agenda
The EU suggested it would ask UN member states to double energy efficiency improvements and triple renewable energy deployment by 2030
Three carbon capture projects in Balkans get grants from EU’s Innovation Fund
The EU selected Motor Oil Hellas, Titan Cement and Holcim's subsidiary in Croatia among 41 firms for grants from the Innovation Fund
International Plastic Bag Free Day: The planet is choking on plastic
July is a plastic-free month, and July 3 has been observed as the International Plastic Bag Free Day since 2010, to encourage people to stop using disposable plastic products
Lawsuits and blockades over lignite mine projects near Prijedor in BiH
Villagers say they are certain that around 90,000 tons of coal from Bistrica would not help overcome the energy crisis
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase pollution, legal breaches in 2022
Emissions of SO2, NOx and dust all rose last year, Bankwatch said in a report on thermal power plants using coal in the Western Balkans
Thodoros Skylakakis to become Greece’s new minister of environment, energy
Thodoros Skylakakis is taking over from Kostas Skrekas in the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, as part of the new government
Earth Day 2023: Invest in Our Planet with climate literacy, global cleanup
A series of both virtual events and gatherings are being held as part of the first-ever Earth Week, culminating on Earth Day, April 22
Government of Serbia to replace polluting heating boilers
Serbia intends to replace coal- and heating oil–fired boilers and furnaces in all public institutions with cleaner solutions, where possible