Davor Pehchevski

How many elephants does it take to build a gas pipeline?

January 23, 2023 | Read more

In October 2022, the EBRD published no fewer than eight environmental and social assessments on the Greece – North Macedonia fossil gas pipeline for public consultation. Thousands of pages analyse every nook and cranny along the planned route, but fail to notice the elephant in the room: the project’s massive greenhouse gas emissions.

North Macedonia’s Go-Slow on Greener Energy is Costing Lives

April 6, 2022 | Read more

The REK Bitola mining and energy complex in North Macedonia is one of Europe’s most lethal polluters – but, despite local protests, and clear evidence of its harm, the authorities have yet to act.

Implementation of the Air Quality Directive by Western Balkan countries – 2022 update

February 14, 2022 | Read more

This briefing reviews the progress of five Western Balkan countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) on the transposition and implementation of the EU’s Air Quality Directive

Second edition of Lung Run promotes climate action and clean air at COP26

November 8, 2021 | Read more

On the side lines of this year’s UN climate change conference in Glasgow, more than 40 people from around the world joined our initiative to run 20.30 kilometres to support the science-backed need for a coal phase-out by 2030.

The heroic dust monitor

July 22, 2021 | Read more

This year we are marking five years since Bankwatch engaged in air pollution work in the Balkans. Throughout these years, there was one constant in the work – the environmental dust monitor. It has become the hero of many communities and is known to every organisation in the region that works for cleaner air.