Skavica Dam — the last thing Albania needs
July 22, 2022
Instead of increasing its energy security, Albania is pushing the construction of yet more hydropower, leading to thousands losing their land and the potential extinction of Europe’s rarest cat. Will the US International Development Finance Corporation really consider financing Skavica?
Replacing coal with forest biomass for heating is a dangerous green mirage
July 21, 2022
With the energy transition well underway, and the end of the era of coal clearly on the horizon, biomass for heating is gradually becoming a favorite for governments in the Western Balkans and their financial partners. ‘Tree power’ might sound like the greenest kind of energy, but burning timber from forests to heat homes is anything but sustainable.
Tri dozvole i dvije tužbe za spornu termoelektranu u Ugljeviku
July 19, 2022
Centar za životnu sredinu iz Banjaluke tužio je nadležno Ministarstvo Republike Srpske(RS), jer je mimo međunarodnih obaveza izdalo …
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation entity bans small hydropower projects over harm to environment & local communities
July 18, 2022
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Federation of BiH stops Tuzla 7 coal power plant project
July 14, 2022
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Assessment of Romania’s operational programmes
July 14, 2022
This briefing offers an analysis of the Romania’s draft operational programmes for 2021-2027 and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programmes’ climate and environmental contributions.
Kosovo’s new law on pollution control risks muddying the waters
July 13, 2022
Kosovo’s parliament is currently scrutinizing a new law on integrated pollution prevention and control. Its aim is positive – to tighten Kosovo’s standards. But as written now, it risks doing the opposite.
Analysis of Kosovo’s draft law on integrated pollution prevention and control
July 13, 2022
Kosovo’s parliament is currently reviewing a draft law on pollution prevention and control. This legal analysis finds a number of issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure coherence with existing legislation and prevent the creation of legal loopholes that could result in erosion of the current standards instead of strengthening them.
Između kineskog kredita i elektrane u BiH zakonske prepreke
July 8, 2022
Izgradnja novog bloka termoelektrane na sjeveroistoku Bosne i Hercegovine ponovo je dovedena u pitanje. Garancija Vlade Federacije BiH za …
Bosnia’s planned Tuzla 7 lignite plant on the rocks after state aid U-turn
July 6, 2022
The future of the planned 450 MW Tuzla 7 lignite plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina is again in doubt after the country’s State Aid Council revoked its decision to approve a public guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from China Eximbank last week, four years after the Council’s initial clearance.
