China-backed coal plants on EU’s doorstep hide huge carbon costs
Climate Home News | January 14, 2020Feasibility studies for two major coal power projects in Bosnia and Serbia – backed by Chinese banks – downplay the costs of emissions and ignore air and water pollution. Source : China-backed coal plants on EU’s doorstep hide huge carbon costs
Residents of Tuzla protest over extremely high Levels of Air Pollution
Sarajevo Times | January 13, 2020Following last night’s protests in the center of Tuzla over extremely high levels of air pollution, residents announce the continuation of the protests on Wednesday. They claim to have difficulty breathing and are concerned about the rise in the number
Nový klimatický fond nevznikne na úkor eurofondov, rozpočet EÚ vyjde na 7,5 miliardy eur
EURACTIV.com | January 12, 2020Novovznikajúci Mechanizmus spravodlivej transformácie bude financovať aj plynárenskú infraštruktúru, ukazuje uniknutý návrh eurokomisie. Dobrou správou pre Slovensko je, že okrem uhoľných regiónov podporí aj regióny s ťažkým priemyslom. Source : Nový k
Onesnaženi zrak nad Balkanom ogroža tudi EU
DELO | January 10, 2020Največ prezgodnjih smrti zaradi škodljivih izpustov v zrak je v Severni Makedoniji.Source : Onesnaženi zrak nad Balkanom ogroža tudi EU
Misterija odsumporavanja
Vreme | January 9, 2020Kako to da je i nakon ugrađivanja postrojenja za smanjenje sumpora u dimu iz Termoelektrane “Kostolac B”, emisija ove zagađujuće materije tokom 2018. bila višestruko veća od dozvoljene Source : Misterija odsumporavanja
Boulder’s Global Greengrants Fund helps Serbian group fight incinerator
Boulder Weekly | January 9, 2020In a world where climate change regularly makes headlines, news of environmental victories are a welcome relief. For a group of activists in Belgrade, Serbia, funded in part by Boulder-based Global Greengrants Fund, a recent win could mean cleaner air
MEEMA Seeks Solutions for Transition to an Energy Sector Based on Clean Energy
Energy Industry Review | January 8, 2020At the initiative of Greenpeace and Bankwatch, a meeting took place at the headquarters of the Department for Energy with representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment (MEEMA). The objectives of the meeting were to facilit
European Investment Bank Adopts New Energy Lending Policy
Lexology | January 7, 2020On 14 November 2019, the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (“EIB”), the world’s largest multilateral bank, adopted a new Energy Lending Policy (the “Policy”), which aims to end EIB investment in the majority of fossil fuel programs by
Energy Community challenges state aid to Kosova e Re
Balkan Green Energy News | December 24, 2019The Energy Community Secretariat said it has sent a so-called opening letter to Kosovo* with the intention to resolve the dispute regarding the backing for the project of a coal-fired power plant of 450 MW.Energy Community challenges state aid to Kosov
Dispute settlement procedure against Kosovo opened for illegal State aid to new power plant
Gazeta Express | December 24, 2019The Energy Community Secretariat sent an Opening Letter to Kosovo addressing its concerns with regard to the illegality and existence of State aid in relation to the new power plant “Kosovo e Re” project.Dispute settlement procedure against Kosovo open
