The Palgrave Handbook of Just Green Transitions in the Western Balkans and Beyond | 2026
Authors: Živanović Z.; Popović V.; Protić B.; Djordjević A.; Šećerov V.; Jeftić M.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-95075-9_15
Journal: The Palgrave Handbook of Just Green Transitions in the Western Balkans and Beyond
Year: 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature
Document Type: Book chapter
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Cited by: 2
Serbia's commitment to just green transition (JGT) is clear and confirmed by ratifying a series of international declarations, mostly followed by the adoption of relevant laws, strategic documents and action plans at the national level. However, it is evident that the implementation faces a number of challenges, often leaving Serbia lagging behind at the European, and in some cases even regional level. This chapter is dedicated to shedding light on the reasons behind the gap between Serbia's formal commitment to the goals of a just green transition and the real changes that should result from it. The research focuses on determining how far Serbia has progressed in defining specific measures to achieve the goals of a just green transition, as well as the reasons for the lack of implementation of already defined measures. As it is noticeable that each of the existing policies is strictly sectoral, dedicated to one of the pillars of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (or some even more specific issues), we have also tried to examine the degree of their coordination and focus towards achieving JGT goals. The results of the conducted analysis gave us the opportunity to draw conclusions about key obstacles on the road to just green transition in Serbia, as well as proposals for overcoming them. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2026.
European green deal; Green agenda for the Western Balkans; Just green transition; Policy coordination; Policy implementation; Serbia