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A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA’s new World Energy...
30 years ago, something remarkable happened. Governments around the world agreed to make the Antarctic off limits to oil drilling and mining.
In the 1980s the debate of the fate of the Antarctic...
EBRD to Acquire Stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), one of the largest independent non-life insurance groups in central,...
Europe’s Nature Under Pressure — Challenges and Solutions
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) work and other assessments have shown that European ecosystems are under serious threat. Centuries of exploitation have left their mark on Europe’s natural world and most protected...
Why The Global Fight to Tackle Food Waste Has Only Just Begun
Our global food systems are having a profound impact on human and planetary health. They are responsible for 70 percent of the water extracted from nature, account for up to one-third of...
Devastating Wildfires Cause Record Emissions in Northern Hemisphere
Europe’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has been closely monitoring a summer of extreme wildfires across the Northern Hemisphere, including intense hotspots around the Mediterranean basin and in North America and Siberia....
EBRD Launches Energy Compact for its Urban Sustainability Programme
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its own Energy Compact to support the energy transition, focussed on investments within its flagship urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities. The...
New Global Methane Pledge Aims to Tackle Climate Change
A new joint agreement by the European Union and the United States to cut global methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 could mark a crucial step in tackling climate change and...
Why Public Finance for Climate Matters
The Presidents of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), Odile Renaud-Basso and Werner Hoyer, appealed yesterday for urgent action on climate change, while comparing...
Solving the Chicken and Egg Problem: Auctions for Green Hydrogen
Green hydrogen (hydrogen produced from renewable energy) has received increasing attention across the energy sector in recent years, given its capability to decarbonise ‘hard to abate’ sectors (such as steelmaking) and provide...
Ozone Layer Recovery is an Environmental Success Story
The World Meteorological Organization joins the rest of the international community in marking World Ozone Day on 16 September. It highlights the importance of safeguarding the Earth’s protective ozone layer and shows that...
EBRD Calls for an Increase in Rail Investment in the Western Balkans
As one of the major multilateral investors in the Western Balkans, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued an appeal for more investment in the region’s railway sector to...
The Role of Resource Extraction in a “Circular” World
If the latest major report on global warming makes one thing clear, it’s that humanity must transition to a low-carbon economy, and fast.
To do that, many countries are embracing what’s known as...
Indigenous Peoples launch self-determined agenda at IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN's Indigenous Peoples Member Organisations today called for the recognition of Indigenous peoples' rights and governance over their lands and resources. The call is part of a global agenda of Indigenous priorities...
IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) today announced a new programme...
Hot Rock Energy Storage Will Soon Be A Reality In Denmark’s Electricity Grid
The Danish company Stiesdal, which is behind the TetraSpar full-scale demonstration project of the world’s first industrialized offshore foundation manufacturing and deployment system for wind turbines, is now realizing the first commercial demonstration energy storage...
