environment
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
IUCN issues guidelines on mitigating biodiversity impact of solar, wind power plants
25 February 2021 - Burying power lines and temporarily shutting down wind turbines are among measures that can reduce the danger for birds and bats, IUCN says
Small hydropower plant owner sues activist Shpresa Loshaj in Kosovo* for defamation
22 February 2021 - Shpresa Loshaj from the Pishtarët movement said she would respond to a lawsuit by KelKos,...
Building materials leading CO2 utilization market to USD 550 billion by 2040
18 February 2021 - Cement and other building materials offer the biggest potential as governments and investors are turning to CO2 utilization
Germany extends EUR 80.5 million in cheap loans for energy in North Macedonia
15 February 2021 - KfW Development Bank approved a credit package of EUR 80.5 million and a EUR 2.4 million grant to North Macedonia for ESM's energy projects
Kopač: EU won’t extend deadline for closure of thermal power plant Pljevlja
11 February 2021 - The Energy Community Secretariat's Director Janez Kopač said it must start an infringement procedure in the case of TPP Pljevlja