Green jobs potential in Macedonia
This article has been developed as per the assessment of the climate change mitigation potential within the Macedonian Intended Nationally Determined Contributions on Climate Change to the UNFCCC by a group of authors: Prof. Dr. Neven Duić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Prof. Dr. Nataša Markovska, Research Center for Energy […]
UNDP publishes country snapshots on climate change
By Christoph S. Henrich, Sustainable Energy Consultant, Istanbul Regional Hub, United Nations Development Programme in Europe and Central Asia E-mail: christoph.henrich@undp.org One problem of the international climate change debate is that the information presented in technical documents, such as in national communications that are submitted by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), […]
Serbia’s climate talks – on the way to Paris
The conference ‘Dialogue on Climate Change in Serbia: Climate-smart Partnerships Ahead of Paris COP21’ was held in Belgrade on October 5 and October 6. The event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the co-operation of the Embassy of the Republic of France in […]
Energy production from biomass with USD 1.6 million from UNDP
Businessmen interested in investing in the facilities for combined production of electric and thermal energy from biomass or biogas can count on USD 1.6 million (EUR 1.46 million) provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), officials at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce stated at a conference, Tanjug agency said. An individual donation per project […]
Sustainable Growth from Biomass conference with guests from Finland
The most important mechanisms for opening the Serbian market for biomass are in the recently adopted Law on Energy, and further regulation is due before the year’s end, covering matters such as guarantees of origin and the share of energy from renewable sources in consumption, said Mirjana Filipović, state secretary in the Ministry for Mining […]
Supply and demand for biomass goes online soon
Serbia may soon introduce its first biomass market on the internet, said Miloš Banjac, assistant minister of mining and energy, responsible for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, EurActiv.rs reported. These days details are being discussed about the intention to show the current supply and demand for biomass in Serbia in one place for the […]