Industrial ecology

The Chamber of Environmental Engineers of Turkey (ÇMO) wants schools to teach "zero waste" principles to make conservation, reuse and recycling inseparable parts of life in the country.

Turkey has laid the groundwork to build a zero-waste town in a bid to fight environmental pollution.

The government decision to charge for plastic bags beginning Jan 1, 2019 will be important in terms of raising awareness on the need to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bags, according to the general manager of WWF Turkey.

Turkey, extremely dependent on fossil fuels such as coal in energy production, is at a very important junction. Either it will increase its dependence and become trapped in high-carbon energy infrastructure or it will focus on renewable resources for a sustainable energy future. 

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has warned a move to put off electricity price hikes will have a negative impact on the energy system.

A planned discount on electricity prices for large industrial consumers will cost a total of BGN 90 M, according to Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenuzhka Pavlova.

A high-level energy dialogue and strategic energy cooperation process has been launched between Turkey and the European Union, both sides announced in a joint statement late on March 17.

BELGRADE - The draft law on responsibility for damage done to the environment should be completed by the end of June, said Tina Janjatovic as the chair of the working group in charge of drafting the document.

Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have announced they will grant some EUR 16 M to support Bulgarian projects involving energy efficiency and renewables.

The European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism adopted for 2009-2014 will be used to allocate the funds.