Construction of roads
Who is to blame for buried tires on the highway route?
The excavator that buries the tires on the route of the new highway has caused numerous reactions. The contractor says that it is an individual's irresponsibility
Ecology
Kosjerić: The waste incinerator operates without an environmental impact assessment
The citizens of Kosjerić are threatened by a waste incinerator for which an environmental impact assessment has not been carried out, claims the Democratic Party
Ecology
What did the ancient Romans inhale?
It is known reliably that the ancient Romans also polluted the environment. Lead, for example, was even used to make children's toys. Should this information comfort or worry us?
Ecology
At the bottom of Europe: Less than 20 percent of wastewater is treated in Serbia
Serbia has about fifty wastewater treatment plants, a third of which are not in operation
Ecology
Unprotected nature: Serbia is the third worst in Europe
In terms of the number of protected areas, Serbia is at the bottom of the UN and World Bank list, with national parks and protected nature occupying only eight percent of its surface.
Air quality
Pollution Protection Law
Along with the avalanche of protests spreading across Serbia, far from public attention, a group of environmental activists and scientists is waging war with the Ministry of Environmental Protection over a controversial bill that regulates no less than - how to breathe in Serbia
Society
Why do episodes of extreme air pollution occur in Serbia?
Poor households are unjustifiably cited as the main cause of air pollution. In Serbia, the biggest source of PM 2,5 emissions are coal-fired thermal power plants
Okolina
Why did the Drina change its color: Vodovod claims one thing, Eco Guard another
The Drina river near Loznica "turned red" due to, according to Vodovod, the melting of snow that washed away bauxite deposits on the way to the river. The Eco Guard Association claims that the cause of the color change is of a different nature
Mining of lithium
The management of the PMF in Niš resigned after the announcement of the "Jadar" project
The entire administration of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Niš resigned during the morning. The departure of the administration of this Niš faculty comes a few days after the PMF took an official position that it does not agree with the Jadar project
Environment
Denmark: The biggest landscape change in the last hundred years
Currently, about 15 percent of Denmark's territory is under forest, more precisely 640.835 hectares. But with the announced plans, which await formal parliamentary approval, these figures could rise significantly
Energy Industry
After the introduction of the purification system, the pollution produced by the Kostolac TPP is even greater
The construction of a desulfurization plant at the Kostolac Thermal Power Plant was supposed to reduce pollution by 96 percent. It's just that in 2023, the emission of sulfur dioxide was 9242 tons higher than in 2022. EPS is responsible for 41,6 percent of air pollution in Serbia
Environment
Jovan Rajić: The government suspends the legal system in environmental contracts
"The volume of investments in wastewater treatment in Serbia is about 4,3 billion euros, for which the Government of Serbia concluded several international contracts and credit arrangements, which remained unavailable to the public, and were exempted from the legal system," said the president of the RERI Board of Directors Jovan Rajic
Waste management in the Republic of Serbia
Government against the environment
"At the session of the Stara Pazova Municipal Assembly, held on September 10, 2024, all SNS councilors voted for the adoption of the budget report for 2023, in which zero dinars were earmarked for waste management and zero for nature protection," he says for " Time" Dr. of Chemical Sciences Stanislava Gorjanović, Councilor of the Movement for a Healthy Pazova. "And as of 2020, we do not have a valid Waste Management Plan, nor was the previous one implemented"
Economy
Astonishingly high emissions of sulfur dioxide: In Serbia, the largest increase in emissions in the thermal power plant Nikola Tesla B
Sulfur dioxide emissions have increased across the region, the CEE Bankwatch Network announced. This substance is one of the products of burning coal and has a harmful effect on human health. It causes respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, leads to the creation of acid rain, and at the same time participates in the creation of secondary suspended particles (PM).
Project "Jadar"
If it opens the mine, Rio Tinto plans to stay in Serbia for 40 years
"If the 'Jadar' project is implemented, we will be in Serbia for at least another 40 years. But before we open the mine, we have to prove to the Government and the citizens of Serbia that we can do it safely," Rio Tinto told the Voice of America.
Activism
Launched "ALERT - form" for reporting repression by state authorities against activists
The goal of launching the "ALERT - form" is to collect information and records of all cases of repression by state authorities against activists, so that, in accordance with the information provided, domestic and international bodies would be informed. This information is crucial so that those who have been targeted by state authorities because of their activism can be offered help.
Assembly of Belgrade
City budget: Crippled education, environment and culture
The new budget of the City of Belgrade, which is on the agenda of today's session of the Belgrade Assembly, did not include numerous promised projects. Cuts in the budget crippled culture and education the most, for which 1.5 and 1.3 billion dinars were allocated less than in the previous period.
Environment
Testing in TENT: Less sulfur dioxide, more gypsum
Finally, the desulphurization plant in the largest Serbian power plant was put into trial operation. Now she should poison the air and people a little less
Ecological construction
Passive houses: They heat themselves in winter and cool in summer
Passive houses are warm in winter and cold in summer. This kind of house consumes 75 percent less energy than the average new construction. It would be nice if they started building in Serbia as well
Environment and health
Polluted air also threatens babies in the womb
Exposure to harmful air pollutants harms everyone, even babies in the womb, research shows. Data from the World Health Organization show that the number of people suffering from lung cancer is increasing across the planet, and the number of deaths due to air pollution in Serbia is twice as high as in the world.
Environment
The worst air in the world: In Valjevo, you breathe at your own risk
"If this kind of situation had been observed in the European Union, the alarm would probably have sounded. Because when they are exposed to so much pollution, people can fall unconscious on the street, which happened," Vladimir Radoslavljević from the Valjevo citizens' association "iRevolucija" told Vreme.
Environment
When the air is visible with the naked eye - it is better to stay at home
Serbian cities are among the most polluted in Europe, and winters are often unbearable. Doctor Jovan Stoiljković tells "Vreme" how to protect yourself to some extent and warns that the only real solution is to invest in the environment instead of stadiums and weapons.
Environment
Record emission of harmful gases in the world
Instead of decreasing, the emission of harmful gases from fossil fuels is increasing in the world. This year, about 36,8 billion tons of carbon dioxide will go into the atmosphere
Energy efficiency in Serbia and the EU
Where we trot, and where we arrive
Although a wind farm is currently being built near Subotica, which will be the largest in the region, the total share of electricity obtained from the nine wind farms used so far is practically insignificant compared to "dirty" energy obtained from fossil fuels - below five percent. Furthermore, the data show that the share of solar energy in the total production of electricity last year was only 0,04 percent, while it is estimated that the energy potential of solar radiation in our country is about 30 percent higher than in Central Europe.
Carbon dioxide tariffs
Decarbonization and what it brings
Until 2026, importers of products covered by CBAM will have to pay to the budget of the importing country the difference between the emission price in the EU ETS and the emission price in the country from which the goods originate. Third countries, whose electricity markets are connected to the EU market, can get a temporary exemption until 2030, provided they accept the application of the EU ETS emission price, as well as the application of all energy and climate regulations of the Union
Environmental protection
Leskovac is the most polluted in Europe: For a year, no one lifted a finger
On the city's website, the air in Leskovac is listed as "clean or slightly polluted", although according to PM10 particle values, Leskovac is the most polluted city in Europe. The Belgrade Open School (BOŠ) pointed out this problem last year in June when it prepared an analysis of air quality data on the occasion of the World Environment Day.
Individual fireplaces and energy poverty
While burning tires and shoes
According to data from the Ministry of Mining and Energy from 2021, individual furnaces are the third largest polluter in Serbia, after large energy plants and traffic. Ana Brnabić announced that their eradication will be achieved by 2025. Despite some progress, it seems that the deadline will be greatly missed. Why? What is the situation now?