Activists gather at Ecological Uprising in front of Serbian parliament
Thousands of protesters from all over Serbia and the region came to the Ecological Uprising, demanding protection for the environment and public health
Location, location, location: How spatial planning can accelerate the renewable energy transition in Southeast Europe
Governments and renewable energy developers in Southeast Europe should work with environmental NGOs and local communities from the get-go, Željka Frištek and Dragana Mileusnić wrote
Greece officially writes off four coal-fired thermal power units
The plans for a coal phaseout in Greece seem to be accelerating as the only thermal power plant project may be switched to gas earlier.
Rama: No chance hydropower plants would be built on Vjosa river
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
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
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
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
After environmentalists protested and a warning from auditors, the Government of Montenegro said oil can be discussed only after exploratory drilling
