Rio Tinto
Serbia scraps spatial plan for Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project, all permits
20 January 2022 - The Government of Serbia annulled its decree on the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project and met all the environmentalists' demand, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said
Economist Nebojša Katić: Rio Tinto to benefit from Jadar lithium project, not Serbia
11 January 2022 - Economist Nebojša Katić asks what the economic benefits that Serbia expects from the opening of the Jadar lithium mine would look like
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
10 January 2022 - Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
European Parliament warns Serbia over violence against environmentalists
16 December 2021 - The European Parliament condemned the violence of hooligans against peaceful environmental demonstrators in Serbia and the amount of force used by the police
Masses block roads in Serbia in protest against lithium mining, controversial laws
04 December 2021 - Citizens blocked traffic throughout Serbia to demonstrate opposition to controversial laws, Rio Tinto's project and other lithium exploration
Geothermal-rich California could cover US lithium demand
01 December 2021 - The Salton Sea in the southern part of California can supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year, an amount exceeding the current annual consumption of the US
Massive protests in Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium mining ambition, pollution
29 November 2021 - Lithium mining projects, pollution and environmental protection issues are igniting large protests almost every day in Serbia
Merkel: Germany is interested in Serbia’s lithium
14 September 2021 - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany is interested in lithium from Serbia and that European union...
Thousands demand revoking Serbia’s commitments to Rio Tinto
12 September 2021 - The key demand is for the Government of Serbia to revoke all commitments to Rio Tinto, the investor behind the lithium mine project.
European Greens’ Waitz: Serbia is suffering from environmental crimes
25 August 2021 - European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia
Rio Tinto to ship pilot lithium processing plant to Serbia from Australia
02 August 2021 - The company is finishing the preparations for the transportation of the processing plant despite mounting protests by Serbian citizens.
Protests as City of Loznica in Serbia adopts spatial plan for Rio Tinto’s lithium project
29 July 2021 - Hundreds of people protested in Loznica in western Serbia as the local assembly was adopting the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project
Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study
28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study
124,000 sign petition against lithium mine as Rio Tinto mulls project Jadar 2
13 July 2021 - Even though people around Serbia are increasingly protesting Rio Tinto’s plan to open a jadarite mine, the British-Australian miner is in talks with the government on expanding the project.
Women in Drina basin have power to solve environmental threats
03 July 2021 - Participants of the workshop said an increasing number of women from different spheres are becoming active in efforts to protect the environment and that they have the enthusiasm and energy to combine their strengths to create models for sustainable development with a particular focus on gender issues.