Climate Change
Coal phaseout in SEE: countries have made pledges, but some are still silent
24 November 2022 - The list of 40 countries with the largest shares of coal-fired power plants in electricity production includes eight in this region
COP27: Deal on loss and damage fund saves climate conference from debacle
22 November 2022 - At COP27, delegates agreed to establish a fund to help the most vulnerable countries but failed to commit to phasing out all fossil fuels
Seven green ventures complete Clim@ Scaler accelerator program
21 November 2022 - The GGF and Rockstart held a closing event for the first edition of their Clim@ Scaler accelerator program
Turkey needs EUR 9.6 billion annually to achieve climate goals
18 November 2022 - Turkey will need around USD 10 billion of investments a year, to raise the capacity in solar, wind and storage to achieve net zero by 2050
Billions of euros to support EU coal regions achieve little for energy transition
15 November 2022 - EU support for coal regions has achieved little for the climate transition, according to the...
CAN Europe: Limited progress of national climate and energy plans in Western Balkans
11 November 2022 - National plans must implement a more efficient energy policy that will ensure the path to the decarbonization of the region by 2050
IRENA: World must double green energy targets for 2030
10 November 2022 - IRENA said it is necessary to double the target for global renewable energy capacity for 2030 to 10.8 TW to achieve climate goals
90,000 Europeans could die every year from extreme heat by 2100 – EEA
10 November 2022 - The European Environmental Agency warns that unprecedented heatwaves are the greatest direct climate-related health threat to population
Soil carbon storage in agriculture for climate, and trade, bonds and profits
06 November 2022 - Carbon capture and storage in agricultural land could become one of the more effective methods...
Luisa Neubauer: We are experiencing human-rights-washing in Egypt
05 November 2022 - The leading figure in Germany´s Fridays for Future movement, considers the format of the COP27 as “very sick”
World Meteorological Organization: Europe is warming fastest of all continents
03 November 2022 - Temperatures have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years, according to the first State of the Climate in Europe report
European Climate Foundation publishes 2021 annual report
18 October 2022 - The world is facing a convergence of a military crisis, an energy crisis, an economic crisis and a hunger crisis, the European Climate Foundation said
Sustainable Nexus solutions for Drin river basin
05 October 2022 - In a new Nexus Assessment, GWP-Med and UNECE point to tools that can reconcile rival interests over the use of natural resources for energy, agriculture and water use in the Drin river basin
Two of four European Sustainable Energy Awards go to Southeastern Europe
26 September 2022 - Timea Farkas is the Young Energy Trailblazer at European Sustainable Energy Awards and the Minoan Energy Community won in the Local Energy Action category
City of Niš in Serbia to develop Energy Transition Roadmap until 2050
26 September 2022 - The local team in charge of the project is seeking an experienced consultant to support the work, the deadline for offers is October 4
EU Commissioner Simson: This year’s EUSEW is most important one so far
26 September 2022 - The European Sustainable Energy Week – EUSEW started today with top EU officials urging for a faster energy transition