World set to miss critical biodiversity 2020 targets
ENDS Europe | May 15, 2020International targets to tackle nature loss under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are likely to be missed because “environmental protection has been incomplete, restoration has been smale-scale, and the implementation and enforcement of legis
Estonian government shale oil goals contradict EU agreements
ERR.ee | May 12, 202024 European civil society organizations have sent an inquiry to the European Commission pointing out that the Estonian government’s plan to expand its shale oil industry contradicts international climate and environmental agreements the government has signed with the European Union.
Eesti Energia uus õlitehas sattus Euroopa roheliste hambusse
Postimees Majandus | May 12, 2020Enam kui 20 Euroopa keskkonnaühendust saatsid Euroopa Komisjoni presidendile Ursula von der Leyenile kaebekirja, milles leidsid, et Eesti Energia uus õlitehas on vastuolus Euroopa Liidu kliimaplaanidega.
The Valbona River in Peril
Earth Island Journal | May 7, 2020The Albanian government won’t save an ecologically and culturally significant river from hydropower, advocates say. But maybe its people will. Source: The Valbona River in Peril
La “cortina di carbone” è la nuova cortina di ferro
GlobalVoices | May 5, 2020Mentre i Paesi dell’Europa occidentale procedono verso la riduzione dell’uso del carbone, i paesi dell’ex Unione Sovietica si muovono nella direzione opposta. Source: La “cortina di carbone” è la nuova cortina di ferro
New Gas Projects in the Western Balkans – A Move in The wrong Direction
Montel Energitika.net | May 5, 2020Additional investment in gas infrastructure, even when it is only for diversification of supply sources, is more likely to serve as a direction from investments in renewable energy, energy savings and solutions such as heat pumps rather than supporting
In An Age Of Climate Change, What Natural Resources Should We Save?
HuffPost | April 22, 2020Activists across the Balkans are advocating for areas to be protected from development.
Why the Balkans is struggling to kick coal
Chinadialogue | April 20, 2020Local politicians and Chinese companies are slowing the transition to renewable energy underway in the rest of Europe
Міжнародні екологи: Kronospan забруднює багато країн
Рівне Вечірнє | April 18, 2020Негативний резонанс про концерн Kronospan, що зводить підприємство у селищі Городок Рівненської області, сягнув міжнародного рівня. Source : Міжнародні екологи: Kronospan забруднює багато країн
No Limits: Serbia Fails to Rein in Coal-Fired Polluters
BalkanInsight | April 15, 2020Every year, thousands of people die prematurely in Serbia due to the quality of the air they breathe. Yet the country is still in breach of obligations to control harmful emissions from its coal-fired power plants.
