CEE Bankwatch : Serbia and BiH Lagging Behind the Rest of WB in Decarbonisation
June 9, 2020
New coal-fired power plants were on the table just two years ago in all Western Balkans countries with the exception of Albania. Now, however, only Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia “are clinging to coal, perpetuating air pollution and fuelling t
The wind of change is still far from Galabovo
May 5, 2020
The Maritsa East Complex in Bulgaria, the largest energy complex in South-East Europe, has become notorious in the region and in the European Union for its complete disregard for environmental and social safeguards.
No Limits: Serbia Fails to Rein in Coal-Fired Polluters
April 15, 2020
Every 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.
Aus für Kohlekraftwerk-Bau im Kosovo : Lichtblick auf dem Balkan
March 25, 2020
Gute Nachrichten für das Kosovo: Der Neubau eines neuen Blocks im Braunkohlekraftwerk Kosova e Re ist erst mal vom Tisch.
New Government in Kosovo pivots country away from coal
March 20, 2020
Kosovo, one of the most heavily polluted countries in Europe, looks set to begin pivoting away from its reliance on coal-fired power stations. Earlier this week, UK-based power generation company Contour Global cancelled the construction of a 500 MW coal-fired power plant near the capital, Pristina.
Alarming levels of air pollution in settlements in coal regions are choking Central and Eastern Europe
March 4, 2020
Bankwatch’s ongoing air pollution campaign added six more locations to its independent particulate matter monitoring to provide on-the-ground data from these major polluting locations.
北马其顿或成为西巴尔干地区首个淘汰燃煤发电的国家
March 3, 2020
近日, 北马其顿政府已经批准了一项国家能源战略，这使该国成为西巴尔干地区第一个考虑在2030年之前淘汰燃煤发电的国家。 Source : 北马其顿或成为西巴尔干地区首个淘汰燃煤发电的国家
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.
