climate change
EU power, gas prices smashing records amid drought, EdF’s nuclear plant setback
03 August 2022 - Low water levels in major rivers disturb the operation of nuclear power plants and the transportation of coal
Drought to cost Montenegro’s EPCG utility EUR 100 million in third quarter
01 August 2022 - State-owned power producer EPCG said it would have to import 294 GWh of electricity in the three months through September due to drought
Ember: EU must install renewables two times faster by 2026 to meet climate targets
28 July 2022 - The EU will need double solar and wind additions by 2026 to deliver on the goal to hold global warming at a maximum 1.5 degrees
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Pope Francis: All must act decisively on climate change for we are reaching breaking point
22 July 2022 - Pope Francis called on the world's nations to work together for the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement
Climate change impacting wine, olive production in drought-stricken Italy
20 July 2022 - The Italian way of life is under threat, especially in the valley of the river Po, which turned into a creek due to the ongoing drought
Spanish city of Seville begins to name, classify heatwaves
30 June 2022 - The time has come to start giving names to heatwaves – like hurricanes – as damage from some of the extreme weather will be historic.
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
EP votes to protect EU industry even after CO2 border tax is fully implemented
23 June 2022 - MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
Statement of the Day, Guterres: Fossil fuel industry used scandalous tactics like Big Tobacco
17 June 2022 - The fossil fuel industry has exploited precisely the same scandalous tactics as Big Tobacco, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said
World Environment Day 2022: We only have one Earth
05 June 2022 - In the universe are billions of galaxies, in our galaxy are billions of planets, but...
Tracking SDGs: For the second year in row, world is no longer making progress on SDGs
03 June 2022 - Crises in health, climate, biodiversity, and geopolitical turmoil pose major challenges for sustainable development at the global level
Climate spending from EU’s 2014-2020 budget was far lower than reported
02 June 2022 - European Court of Auditors found that the spending was not always relevant to climate action as European Commission said
Young people have major role to play in energy transition – national consultations for Stockholm+50
22 May 2022 - The youth consultation meeting within Serbia's national consultations for Stockholm+50 focused on young people's role in environmental protection and climate action
Guterres: global energy system is broken, world closer to climate catastrophe
20 May 2022 - The solution is the transformation of energy systems, Guterres noted, offering five key guidelines for the transition to renewable energy
National environmental consultations for Stockholm+50: unbreakable link between healthy environment and human health
18 May 2022 - The Serbian Ministry of Environmental Protection and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supported by the Government of Sweden, held the second meeting last week as part of Serbia’s Stockholm+50 national consultations.