Can EU policy drive decarbonisation in the Western Balkans?
December 7, 2022
The challenges that the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will bring to the Western Balkan countries were the focus of a panel discussion hosted by MEP Petros Kokkalis (the LEFT) and co-organised by CEE Bankwatch and the Green Tank that took place on Tuesday December 6 at the European Parliament.
MEP Kokkalis: EU shouldn’t penalize coal power in Western Balkans while producing coal-fired electricity itself
December 6, 2022
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The Western Balkan power sector: between crisis and transition
December 5, 2022
As energy transition in the Western Balkans slowly proceeds, energy crisis has hit the region on four fronts: electricity prices, technical problems at coal plants, lack of water for hydropower, and skyrocketing biomass prices. This crisis is both a se
New report: proposed EU carbon tax to speed up energy transition in the Western Balkans
December 5, 2022
Western Balkan countries could collect at least EUR 2.8 billion annually to spend on a just and sustainable energy transition, if a domestic carbon pricing mechanism was in place, finds a new report by CEE Bankwatch Network released today, entitled “The Western Balkan power sector: between crisis and transition”.
Uspjeh aktivista: Zaštita Neretve uvrštena u Preporuke za BiH
December 2, 2022
Konkretni sporni projekti su: HE Ulog, HES Gornja Neretva (Faza I i Faza II) na teritoriji RS, kao i HE Bjelimići, PHP Bjelimići i …
Бернската конвенция отхвърли исканията на зелените за спиране на АМ Струма през Кресненското дефиле
December 2, 2022
За седми пореден път представителите на 47-те страни, подписали Бернската конвенция, отхвърлиха исканията на българските еколози за спиране …
Zašto je zrak balkanskih gradova najzagađeniji u Evropi? | Kontekst
November 21, 2022
Kvalitet zraka i ove jeseni loš u brojnim gradovima zemalja regije: zašto se svake godine ponavljaju iste epizode i kako utječu na zdravlje …
Moving Western Balkan district heating systems away from fossil fuels
November 21, 2022
With winter fast approaching, the need for efficient, clean and affordable district heating in communities throughout the Western Balkans is pressing.
Rastući troškovi energije: Na ugalj se više ne možemo osloniti
November 21, 2022
Postoje bolje alternative – sistemi daljinskog grijanja na obnovljive izvore energije koji nisu naučna fantastika i za koje je vrijeme da …
Sustainable district heating gives hope to the Romanian city of Motru, in a coal mining region
November 18, 2022
A new study shows that the city’s district heating can come from fully renewable sources.
