Air pollution sharply falls worldwide on COVID-19 lockdowns
Concentrations of nitrogen oxides have gone down by as much as one half in some industrial centers since the onset of the pandemic. Air pollution is plummetting as governments are shutting down traffic and manufacturing activities to slow the spread of COVID-19 and as people stay at home. Satellite data compiled by the European Space […]
Earth Hour 2020 – Turn lights off for our planet on March 28 at 20:30
The annual Earth Hour event is on Saturday evening but without any gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earth Hour 2020 will be held on March 28 at 20:30 with a message to decision makers to put nature first. Like every year since 2007, lights are about to be turned off for Earth Hour at […]
Electricity, carbon prices plummet as coronavirus wounds EU economy
Market participants pushed prices of electricity and emission certificates lower at the main exchanges in Europe while widespread shutdowns caused a decline in carbon and other greenhouse gases released by the industry because of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Statistical data show a global recession is close as the pandemic crippled […]
Serbia to subsidize electric vehicles, hybrids, citing air pollution
The Ministry of Environmental Protection said the Government of Serbia issued a decree on subsidizing the purchases of new all-electric vehicles – including motorcycles and three-wheelers – and hybrids, following a decision in January to fight air pollution. The move is a part of measures to directly support environmentally friendly transportation as well, the statement […]
Public call open for innovative biowaste management solutions in Serbia
The Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge is open until April 22. Local authorities, public enterprises, scientific research institutions and civil society organizations can propose ideas for tackling biowaste in the project organized by the UNDP and the Government of Serbia with SIDA’s support. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Serbia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection […]
Ljubljana sewage system adding Exelys wastewater sludge treatment
Krüger and Veolia were picked to improve biogas output and energy efficiency in the processing of a water purification byproduct in Slovenia’s capital. Ljubljana is overhauling the regional sewage and wastewater management network with a EUR 111 million budget. The government is mulling options for the utilization of the sludge. In the biggest cohesion project […]
EU court fines Greece over pollution of water with agricultural nitrates
The Balkan state was supposed to undertake measures of protection from harmful fertilizers by December 2017. The Court of Justice of the European Union said Greece must pay a lump sum of EUR 3.5 million as it was late in tackling the pollution of surface water and groundwater with nitrates. Following a culmination in the […]
Slovenia’s national plan affirms goal to become carbon neutral by 2050
The former Yugoslav republic stays committed to slashing its dependence on fossil fuels and wants to boost self-sufficiency in energy. The objective written in the draft, to be carbon neutral by mid-century at the latest, was kept in the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan. The next step is the energy concept for the period […]
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