Επιλεγμένες Ειδήσεις από New Europe

Ireland’s climate action plan must look beyond de-growth led by the state

Πεμ, 18 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:57

The Republic of Ireland has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, after the coalition government of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens passed the climate bill back in March 2021. Little policy has been put in place to achieve the 7 per cent per year emissions reductions which will be needed to reach the 2050 target. 

Which Role for Electrification in the European Green Deal?

Τετ, 17 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:56

Electrification is the most cost-effective and reliable way to decarbonize the EU economy in less than three decades. Realizing it now would allow Europe to avoid the worst consequences of climate change and deliver significant benefits for both its economy and citizens.  Electrification is the process of switching from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources. Not only does it cut carbon emissions

Should Humans Try to Modify the Amount of Sunlight the Earth Receives?

Παρ, 12 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:54

Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes. As scientists, policymakers and politicians keep one increasingly startled eye on climate change’s ticking clock and the other on the ongoing, upwardly mobile trend in greenhouse gas emissions, it’s no wonder possible solutions that have been long dismissed as fringe slices of science fiction are making their way into the mainstream.  

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Tuzla Could be a Regional Leader in Sustainable Heating

Πεμ, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:59

Tuzla, in Bosnia and Herzegovina can entirely replace the use of coal with sustainable renewable sources for both local power and heating, a new analysis by CEE Bankwatch Network shows. The city of Tuzla is one of the most polluted in the Western Balkans and across the European Union, but the closure of three coal

Clean Energy Key for Net Zero by 2050

Δευ, 8 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:56

Following the start of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Alberto Troccoli, the managing director of World Energy & Meteorology Council at the School of Environmental Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, told New Europe on November 2 that clean energy technologies are important to keep net zero goals by 2050 within reach and reversing the effects of climate change.

Post-Pandemic Opportunities for the Cement Industry in Eastern Europe

Παρ, 5 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:56

Like many others, the cement industry faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. As building sites closed and infrastructure development came to a sudden halt, so did the demand for materials that supported them. Now, as we enter a period of cautious recovery and construction starts to resume, the cement industry has the opportunity to take stock of the landscape in which it operates and consider where opportunities, and challenges, lie ahead.  

EU, UNEP Launch International Methane Emissions Observatory

Τετ, 3 Νοεμβρίου 2021 - 13:50

At the G20 Summit, on the eve of the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with support from the European Union launched on October 31 the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to drive global action on reducing methane emissions fulfilling the Paris Agreement.

The Glasgow Climate Test

Παρ, 29 Οκτωβρίου 2021 - 13:52

The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the UN Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow. Their actions — or inactions — will show their seriousness about addressing this planetary emergency. 

Covid Recovery, Supply Chain Woes Ratchet Up Oil Prices

Τρι, 26 Οκτωβρίου 2021 - 13:54

Oil prices hit multi-year highs this week as Covid recovery and coal, electricity and natural gas shortages are fueling demand for crude. “It has a direct knock off effect, so people have been securing future oil and current oil and that is squeezing the market again. 

EU Spiking Electric Prices Live Wire, No One Conducting Answers

Δευ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 - 13:56

As electricity prices increase across the EU, the bloc’s energy and transport ministers met in Slovenia this week to discuss measures to help lower the energy transition cost and keep prices in check. Despite concerns that high power surges could delay plans for energy transition across the European Union, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson 

Time is Not on Our Side: EUMed 9 Leaders Discuss Climate Crisis

Δευ, 20 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 - 14:01

ATHENS – The EUMed 9 summit begun in Athens today (September 17), focusing on stability in the eastern Mediterranean as well as efforts to tackle climate change and migration flows in the region. “East Med is going to be affected in a hard way by the climate change which we now call climate crisis.

Uzbekistan Names New Uztransgaz Chairman

Πεμ, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 - 13:59

The Uzbekistan government said on September 2 it has named Bekhzot Narmatov as the new chairman of the management board of Uztransgaz JSC, the state-owned gas transportation company. Narmatov has been Deputy Minister of Energy, having joined the Energy Ministry in December 2019.

Uzbekistan Launches Request for Qualification Stage for 3 Solar PV Plants

Τετ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 - 14:07

The National Grid of Uzbekistan announced on September 6 the launch of Request for Qualification stage of a tender to select independent power producers to develop solar PV plants in Uzbekistan on BOOT basis, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said, which is carrying out the tender