COP28 – thin lifeline at the end of hottest year ever

At the leading annual climate change conference COP28 in Dubai, international organizations propose guidelines hoping to achieve a consensus that would contribute to a faster transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy solutions. Conversely, representatives of the fossil fuel industry, including the conference chairman and host, hold a different stance. They are downplaying the […]

Albanian parliament approves climate change bill

The Albanian parliament has approved a climate change bill, which, among other things, provides a legal basis for adopting a National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for 2021-2030 and the foundation for transposing and implementing the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive. The law, which passed the Albanian parliament in December, envisages integrating climate change […]

Cypriot, Greek, Romanian, Serbian, Turkish airports commit to net-zero emissions by 2050

Cypriot, Greek, Romanian, Serbian and Turkish airports are among 194, operated by 40 airport operators across 24 countries, that have signed a landmark commitment to become net zero for their carbon emissions by 2050. The signatories include Hermes Airports (Larnaka and Pafos Airports), Athens International Airport, Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport, TAV Airports (Izmir-Adnan Menderes […]

Climate negotiations: From Paris to Katowice and what lies ahead

Author: Danijela Božanić, climate change expert Climate change is one of the key problems of the modern civilization, one that the international community has been trying to resolve for several decades. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change defines the goal, while concrete actions to tackle climate change are laid down under the Kyoto […]

Features January 15, 2019