Project for low-carbon development presented in BiH
UNDP Energy and Environment sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented a draft project document “Catalyzing Environmental Finance for Low-carbon Urban Development”, supported by the Global Environment Fund (GEF). The project is supporting responsible institutions in strengthening and consistent implementation of legislative and strategic frameworks and promotion of concept on low-carbon urban development as tool for achieving […]
Serbian capital starting energy efficiency makeover
Belgrade is determined to introduce an energy efficiency fund into its budget system, where the new instrument won’t be used for grants – the approved money will be returned, which makes the endeavour unique, said Marko Stojanović, city secretary for energy. Speaking at the kickoff meeting for the accession of Serbia’s capital to partnerships of Building Energy […]
Call for financing of public buildings energy efficiency improvements
Serbian Ministry of mining and energy published a call for the financing of the local government`s public buildings energy efficiency improvements projects. Projects will be financed by EUR 0,2 million from the Energy efficiency fund (the Fund) and EUR 0,46 million provided by the Global Environmental Fund (GEF). Each one of the project proposals can […]
Serbia finally starts utilizing its biomass potential thanks to UNDP
The results of the project “Reducing Barriers to Accelerate the Development of Biomass Markets in Serbia”, worth USD 30 million, were presented at the conference held as a side event of the Energy fair 2016, traditional manifestation held every year in Belgrade. The project was delivered by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with […]
First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional
The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]
Serbia to ratify Paris Agreement by middle of next year
Stana Božović, state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, said Serbia may soon adopt a law about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and that the Paris climate treaty should be ratified by mid-2017 at the latest. Apart from that, work on the strategy of the fight against climate change will soon start, she […]