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US poised for radical change on climate policy under President Biden
28 January 2021 - US President Joe Biden has ordered the new administration to review oil and gas projects on federal land, scrap fossil fuel subsidies, and replace the government’s vehicle fleet with electric cars.
Carbon border tax needed to ensure “survival” of EU’s industry
20 January 2021 - The EU will introduce it on non-EU countries unless they commit to lowering their emissions, according to Frans Timmermans.
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.
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.
China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060
23 September 2020 - China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, has pledged to become carbon neutral by...
Strong political will and access to European electricity market – key enablers of RES integration challenges in Western Balkans
08 August 2020 - Authors: REPCONS project team of key experts Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition...
Global warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius could be breached within five years – WMO
11 July 2020 - The United Kingdom’s Met Office leads the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, which is...
About the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE)
07 July 2020 - Regional project: Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) Commissioned by:...
Goldman Sachs sees renewables investment beating oil & gas for first time ever in 2021
19 June 2020 - Renewable energy investment in 2021 is expected to surpass oil and gas for the first...
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia plan to burn coal beyond 2030 – report on final NECPs
05 June 2020 - A new report published by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and ZERO looks into the...
Introduction of emissions trading is request of our time and no matter of choice
19 May 2020 - With the adoption of the climate change law and the introduction of an emissions trading...
Where are we five years after the Paris Agreement?
30 April 2020 - Five years after the Paris Agreement, the gap between promises and implementation is huge. Achieving...
Apply for 2020 Transformative Action Award, win EUR 10,000
07 April 2020 - Cities, regions and civil society organizations located in an EU member state, EEA country or...
Environmental risks are biggest threat to world economy
31 March 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert Climate change, intensive resource use and...
EU, UNDP send Joint Message to Serbian government on climate change
24 October 2019 - We are publishing the Joint Message without any intervention. In the aftermath of the 2019...
Call issued for climate change projects to be funded by Green Climate Fund
09 July 2019 - Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment...