Prompt coal exit on the cards for North Macedonia
February 25, 2020
The North Macedonian government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030. Source : Prompt coal exit on the cards for North Macedonia
North Macedonia government contemplates prompt coal exit
February 24, 2020
The government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030.
North Macedonia could be first country in Western Balkans to exit coal
February 24, 2020
North Macedonia’s government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030. Source : North Macedonia could be first country in Western Balkans to exit coal
North Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
February 24, 2020
North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phaseout before 2030, Bankwatch said in a press release. Source : North Macedonia is first c
Mixed messages in Romania’s energy and climate plan, as new coal projects are shelved but no date set for a coal phase-out
February 17, 2020
Romania’s new national energy and climate plan (NECP) is sending incoherent signals regarding the country’s commitment for a just transition away from fossil fuels, finds an analysis by Bankwatch Romania.
Romania’s coal phase-out by 2030: an unreachable goal?
February 14, 2020
National Energy and Climate Plan is a fundamental document that will define Romania’s ambitions in the field for the next decade. The recently published NECP is unambitious and it ignores Romania’s enormous potential for green economy transition and the European Green Deal.
WWF: MHE su štetne, izgubićemo reke!
February 11, 2020
Svetska organizacija za zaštitu prirode (WWF) ističe u saopštenju da se u Srbiji “sistematski uništavaju reke i potoci usled ekspanzije malih hidroelektrana”. Source : WWF: MHE su štetne, izgubićemo reke!
Les Balkans à bout de souffle
February 9, 2020
Alors que 2020 s’annonce comme une année test pour le Green Deal européen, les Balkans s’étouffent dans le charbon. Le fléau s’aggrave d’année en année. Or, ce qui se passe aux portes de l’Union européenne et son impact au-delà des frontières n’est que
Belgrade suffoque, les autorités nient la pollution
February 7, 2020
Les citoyens réclament une réaction des dirigeants alors que la capitale serbe est la ville la plus polluée du monde.Source : Belgrade suffoque, les autorités nient la pollution
Red alert: how alarming levels of air pollution in the Western Balkans require urgent government action
February 5, 2020
Western Balkan countries are stuck in a loop of long, gloomy winters with extremely high air pollution. The number of times the air quality has exceeded the limit values over the last decade remains so high, that the very point of having those limit values is lost. In order to prevent episodes of air pollution that often reach values that are more than ten times above this limit, and to provide at least some level of protection for human health, additional urgent measures are required by the governments to supplement the long term strategies.