CLEAN ENERGY

Things are clear. If we continue with frantic exploitation and burning dirty energy sources, we will bring the survival of our planet and our descendants into question. Therefore, we decided to dedicate this issue of our Magazine to clean energy that should be our primary source of energy. Sustainable development is significant to the Austrian government, and their Ambassador to Serbia Nikolas Lutterotti said that their government is taking a number of measures to protect the environment and climate, and he also referred to the country’s investments in environmental protection. “With financial support, which is now about 108 million euros, we were able to encourage investment in the protection of the environment in the amount of 645 million euros and to provide significant incentives to the economy and employment. At the …

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

This time we have decided to put a focus on the circular economy as it represents a new, more sustainable economic approach that should replace the widely spread and worn-out linear model. We are familiar with the principle of the circulation of matter in nature, and today it has become necessary to introduce the principle of circulation in the production as well in order to minimize the waste production, and the products that were previously obtained are given a new purpose after alteration or an entirely new form and purpose after recycling. Among the first ones who mentioned this concept were British economists Turner and Pierce, who recognised the lack of a desire for sustainable development among traditional entrepreneurs. Apart from them, many other economists have tackled the challenge to …

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

This is the 11th issue of our Magazine with the topic of “Sustainable Architecture”. Architecture is a discipline that through its practice has a profound impact on all fields of sustainability, which means that during its existence, an object affects local and global environment by various related activities and processes even before it is actually constructed. You can read more about the influence of architecture on the environment in the introductory text of a young architect and our external associate Petar Veselinovic. According to Environmental Management Index (EPI) for 2018, Denmark occupies the third place, which is why we decided to find out from the Danish Ambassador in Serbia Mr. Anders Christian Hougård what measures Denmark took in order to be so highly ranked, but also which projects the Danish …

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The new Energy Portal Magazine on SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT will not disappoint any reader who cares about the environment, nature, and future. To all of you who think of nature as a support, this magazine will yield new insights into how far our civilization has shaped up into applying the principles of sustainable development in various areas where they have been applied for decades. In the opening article, we are presenting you Goran Trivan, the Minister of Environmental Protection, who got this position after having been the City Secretary for Ecology and chairing his City team that had been putting a lot of effort to make Belgrade greener. We continue to publish stories of good practice examples from countries where they are fighting climate change in an innovative and resolute way. In …