North Macedonia to revoke concessions for small hydropower plants
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said most concession contracts for small hydropower plants in North Macedonia would be annulled regardless of possible litigation
Rio Tinto buying land for Serbia lithium mine before investment decision
Vučić hinted at holding a local referendum on letting Rio Tinto mine lithium. Activist Marija Alimpić said 36 families already sold their properties and left.
Tuzla 7 coal plant project in BiH sunk by GE’s exit, officials reveal
Unnamed sources said the construction of unit 7 in thermal power plant Tuzla most probably won't proceed as GE decided not to supply the equipment
Bulgarian citizens turn to court over air pollution in Sofia
Six people filed a legal complaint in Bulgaria over the air quality plan in capital city Sofia and are waiting to see if the case would go to court
World Environment Day: UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
The United Nations declared the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration would begin on June 5, the World Environment Day.
Green left’s Tomašević elected Zagreb mayor with record number of votes
Tomislav Tomašević won a record number of votes in the Zagreb mayoral election as the head of the We Can! green left coalition
UK’s Johnson examining cross-border carbon tax option
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering the possibility to tax imports for carbon, according to media reports
Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe
Over half of entire SO2 emissions in the continent in 2019 originated in Southeastern Europe, Ember said in an analysis