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Cartoonists against devastation of rivers: “Mini Hydropower Plants – Maximum Destruction”

15 January 2021 - The contest organized by SharaWatch and the Union of Cartoonist of Serbia has attracted some 350 works from 40 countries.

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What lifestyle changes are people ready to make to help fight climate change?

15 January 2021 - Americans, Chinese, and Europeans say it would be easier to give up flying to fight...

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German International Climate Initiative offers EUR 60,000-100,000 grants for climate, biodiversity projects

06 January 2021 - The initiative has published Small Grants International Call for small and local organisations from 142 partner countries.

Pledges in Trees in Cities Challenge reach 11 million

Pledges in Trees in Cities Challenge reach 11 million

06 January 2021 - UNECE said 11 million trees would be planted as a result of its Trees in Cities Challenge. Tirana vowed to plant almost one tree per inhabitant

Most read in 2020 on Balkan Green Energy News

Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2020

31 December 2020 - The energy transition and environmental protection were the most popular topics in 2020 in the English language section on Balkan Green Energy News

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World’s richest 1% cause two times more CO2 emissions than poorest 50%

18 December 2020 - The wealthiest 1% of people need to reduce their CO2 footprint by a factor of 30 to stay in line with the Paris Agreement targets, UNEP said.

India 30 GW hybrid solar wind

India launches 30 GW hybrid solar, wind power project

17 December 2020 - India inaugurated a future 30 GW hybrid solar and wind electricity complex, the world's biggest power production project

Break Free From Plastic Top 10 Corporate Plastic Polluters

Coca-Cola tops list of 10 corporate plastic polluters of 2020

14 December 2020 - Top polluters are Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Unilever, Mondelez International, Mars, Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris, Colgate-Palmolive, and Perfetti Van Melle.

World's first water futures contracts US financial markets

World’s first water futures contracts enter US financial markets

10 December 2020 - The world's first water futures were launched in the US and possible price spikes may spill over to expenses for ordinary people worldwide

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Race is on to make satellites that generate, transmit solar power

25 November 2020 - The EU and UK are supporting the development of space-based solar power satellites while the US already has a test module in orbit

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CO2 levels in atmosphere rising despite pandemic-related emissions drop

25 November 2020 - The coronavirus impact may only slightly slow growth in CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere as more drastic climate action is necessary

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No G20 member is on track to limit global warming by 1.5 degrees

24 November 2020 - The G20 vowed to mitigate climate change but its members aren't in compliance with the goal to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees

UK gasoline diesel car ban to 2030 green plan

UK pushes forward gasoline, diesel car ban to 2030 in its green plan

18 November 2020 - The UK rolled out a green for pandemic recovery and moved the new fossil fuel–powered car sales ban target date from 2040 to 2030.

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Products from fruit waste are replacing leather on global scale

14 November 2020 - Beyond Leather Materials from Denmark produces a leather substitute from apple pulp, but it is considering to include different fruits

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Paper recycling worsens climate change if fossil fuels are used

06 November 2020 - Wastepaper industry emissions can be almost wiped out with renewables while current practices actually make matters worse

Coffee grounds as waste heating fuel fertilizer

Coffee grounds waste emerging as powerful heating fuel, fertilizer

04 November 2020 - Projects are springing up across the globe for making fuel and fertilizer from coffee dregs, which prevents landfilling

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