climate change
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...
Adriatic pipeline to supply Italy with water from Albania
14 November 2022 - Puglia sees it as a solution to deal with droughts, which have been especially severe in recent years
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
Assessing climate risk impacts will soon become critical for making business decisions
09 November 2022 - Of all the ESG risks, those caused by accelerating climate change are probably the most complex and they are often not immediately obvious
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...
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
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
Denmark first to take responsibility for loss and damage from climate change
23 September 2022 - A global mechanism to compensate for loss and damage caused by climate change could come to life after years of unsuccessful negotiations
Slovenia calls for suggestions for draft climate change law
22 September 2022 - Slovenia is drafting the Climate Change Act to create a legal framework for implementing climate policy and reporting on all its aspects
NGOs start legal action against EU over including gas in green taxonomy
21 September 2022 - The European Commission has up to 22 weeks to reply, and if it refuses, the NGOs will be able to turn to the Court of Justice of the EU