environment
Global Recycling Day: from waste sorting to reducing CO2 emissions
18 March 2023 - Global Recycling Day is marked on March 18 to highlight the importance of reusing items...
Second Solar Camp for Young Leaders is underway in Serbia
16 March 2023 - Participants in the second Solar Camp for Young Leaders in Serbia are getting acquainted with renewable energy production
New energy, environment ministers’ names unveiled in Cyprus
28 February 2023 - Business executive George Papanastasiou is replacing Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides
Norway’s Ambassador Gjelstad: Green shift is in Serbia’s economic interest
22 February 2023 - The green shift is not only about fighting climate change and improving the environment, but just as much about rational economic interests
Ørsted building seabird nesting structures within project for world’s largest wind farm
08 February 2023 - The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm project in the North Sea includes environmental compensation measures for the black-legged kittiwake
Court of BiH annuls ruling that state aid for coal plant Tuzla 7 was illegal
31 January 2023 - The Court of BiH annulled the ruling of the State Aid Council that loan guarantees for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant project were illegal
Coal wins battle against climate action in tiny German village
20 January 2023 - The eviction of the village residents and the coal mine expansion are a result of the German government's compromise with RWE
German eco-activists on barricades defending village from coal mine expansion
10 January 2023 - Environmentalists have been opposing RWE and the local authority's plan for months to demolish the village of Lützerath to boost coal output
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
Serbia adopts 2030 Air Protection Program with action plan
09 December 2022 - The government adopted the Air Protection Program for the Republic of Serbia for the period 2022-2030 with an action plan
Gjakova city in Kosovo* sets example in sustainable district heating with new biomass plant
09 December 2022 - With its new cogeneration plant and a district heating network upgrade, Gjakova has set an example for municipal authorities in the Balkans
UK approves first underground coal mining project in more than three decades
08 December 2022 - Environmentalists may turn to court to overturn the government's approval for the opening of a coking coal mine in northwest England
Liquid tree to combat air pollution in Belgrade
25 November 2022 - Liquid 3 is a photo-bioreactor with microalgae that cleans the air and serves as a bench in the Belgrade city centre
COP27: Deal on loss and damage fund saves climate conference from debacle
22 November 2022 - At COP27, delegates agreed to establish a fund to help the most vulnerable countries but failed to commit to phasing out all fossil fuels
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
15 November 2022 - InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.
Billions of euros to support EU coal regions achieve little for energy transition
15 November 2022 - EU support for coal regions has achieved little for the climate transition, according to the...