On April 26th 2023,the Round Table was held in Pljevlja “The way to a just energy transition of the Municipality of Pljevlja” as part of the project implemented by the Center for Climate Change, which was supported by the Ministry of Capital Investments.
3 sessions were held:
1st Session: Plans of the mining and energy complex in the context of a just transition
2nd Session: Support programs for employees and the economy of Pljevlja in the process of a just transition
3rd Session: The role of civil society organizations in the process of just transition
- The Director of the Center for Climate Change, Ivana Vojinović emphasized that Montenegro is obliged to align with the climate and energy goals of the EU.
- Director General of the Ministry of Capital Investments, Sanja Pavićević, informed about activities on the preparation of the National Energy and Climate Plan.
- The manager of the municipality of Pljevlja, Nataša Marković, welcomed the fact that the Center organized the Round Table in Pljevlja, because it is a topic that affects the fate of the citizens of Pljevlja.
- Dušan Janjušević, president of the Board of Directors of A.D. Pljevlja, presented the company’s plans for the modernization of the technological process, the launch of a cement industry with low gas emissions, and what should help in the transition.
- Veselin Sekulić, assistant of the executive manager of EPCG Production, introduced to the activities on the project of ecological reconstruction of the Thermal Power Plant and heating.
- The director of the Eco Fund, Draško Boljević, presented the Fund’s projects and emphasized the necessity for municipalities to be more active in the use of funds.
- Aleksandar Rakočević, assistant director of the Employment Office, highlighted active policies that should reduce the gap between supply and demand on the labor market.
- Milorad Mitrović, director of NGO Breznica, recalled his organization’s many years of commitment to guarantee the right to a healthy environment for the people of Pljevlja.
- Aleksandar Perović, director of the NGO Ozon, introduced the multi-decade activities of his organization to strengthen activism and informed about plans to strengthen the capacity of Arhus centers.
- Presenting the publication, co-author Milica Daković pointed out that Pljevlja will be the “epicenter” of a just transition.
