Air pollution has blighted Serbia for years. This is due to the country’s heavy reliance on coal, which in 2021 powered around 70% of its electricity. Old diesel-powered vehicles and authorities move to tamper with air pollution criteria have also been part of the problem. In turn, activists have taken to the streets and courts.
Our correspondents Lizi Auskery and Milivoje Pantović discuss the situation with activists, whistle-blowers and health workers in order to assess the scale of the problem. In addition, Boris speaks to Mirko Popović, the programme director of Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI), an organisation that conducts environmental and climate lawsuits in the Balkans.
The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast dedicated to climate issues in the region stretching from Eastern Europe to Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
This episode is supported by n-ost, The Moscow Times and the European Climate Foundation, and made by:
Production by the www.thepodcastcoach.co.uk
Air pollution has blighted Serbia for years. This is due to the country’s heavy reliance on coal, which in 2021 powered around 70% of its electricity. Old diesel-powered vehicles and authorities move to tamper with air pollution criteria have also been part of the problem. In turn, activists have taken to the streets and courts.
Our correspondents Lizi Auskery and Milivoje Pantović discuss the situation with activists, whistle-blowers and health workers in order to assess the scale of the problem. In addition, Boris speaks to Mirko Popović, the programme director of Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI), an organisation that conducts environmental and climate lawsuits in the Balkans.
The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast dedicated to climate issues in the region stretching from Eastern Europe to Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
This episode is supported by n-ost, The Moscow Times and the European Climate Foundation, and made by:
Production by the www.thepodcastcoach.co.uk