The sound of explosions, heavy dust in the air and polluted rivers plague the residents of the Serbian mining town of Bor, where a Chinese company bought the mine in 2018. The cooperation between the EU candidate country Serbia and China has intensified in recent years, but there are both environmental and political risks with the Chinese projects – and growing local opposition
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Response: G20 ends public financing for international coal-fired power projects, we ask China to walk away from Western Balkan coal projects immediately.
G20 nations including China have agreed to ending public financing for international coal-fired power projects this year, following on from similar commitments by the G7 and the OECD. China, the world’s top financier for the construction of international coal-fired power projects, still currently has over 1.7 GW of planned coal-fired power plants and the 350 MW Kostolac B3 coal-fired power project under construction in the Western Balkan countries in Southeast Europe… Continue Reading
Bosnia Pollution: Toxic air costs Tuzla city almost $400M
As the European Union shuts down coal-fired power plants, Balkan countries are planning to build new ones. Among them is Bosnia and Herzegovina, which the UN says is estimated to be the second worst country in the world for air pollution, trailing only China. Asim Beslija has this report from the city of Tuzla, where… Continue reading Bosnia Pollution: Toxic air costs Tuzla city almost $400M
Coming up for clean air in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Dayton Accords reached 22 years ago heralded an era of peace for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yet the country is now estimated to be the second deadliest in the world for another killer, responsible for more lives lost worldwide than any war – air pollution. Electricity produced from coal can appear cheap in the short-term.… Continue reading Coming up for clean air in Bosnia and Herzegovina