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Mark van Wees: Support for Serbia through IPA project
In mid-September last year the representatives of the GFA Consulting Group took participation at the conference in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce where the beginning of work on the Strategy on Climate...
Scotland and California Pledge Closer Ties on Climate Change and Wind Power
The governments of Scotland and California have signed a joint agreement committing the two administrations to share best practice on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...
Report: Renewables Knock 10 Per Cent off EU Carbon Emissions
The EU is on track to meet its goal of sourcing 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources and is successfully displacing fossil fuels through its increased use of renewables.
That...
Why Cities are Outpacing Countries in the Race to Curb Climate Change
Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction.
More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Says Humans Not Responsible for Climate Change
One day after visiting the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decades and suggested that global warming was not mankind’s fault.
“The warming, it...
Gigaclear Wires in to Greener Future with Ecotricity Energy Deal
Households up and down the country will soon be able to surf the web safe in the knowledge their digital playground is being powered by clean energy, thanks to a new deal...
Climate Change Impacts are Already Hitting us, Say Europeans
The citizens of four major European countries think the impacts of climate change such as severe floods and storms are already affecting them, according to a major new polling study.
The research dispels...
Major Renewable Energy Projects in Africa and Asia
Five new partners joined UN Environment's Seed Assistance Facility today, committing to invest $50 million in clean power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
In a region like sub-Saharan Africa where, 600 million...
Court Forces Turkish Coal Plant to Suspend Operations
Izdemir coal power station opened in April 2014. Now, a Turkish court has revoked its environmental permit. Without it, the 350MW generator cannot legally run.
The judge cited its impact on the ancient...
Environmental Security in a Changing World
In the lead-up to the G7 Summit, UN Environment in partnership with the Italian G 7 Presidency / Italian Ministry of Environment organized last week a High-level Dialogue and Press Briefing entitled...
EU Carbon Market at Risk of Another Lost Decade
Next week, EU environment ministers are to strike a deal on the reform of the Emissions Trading System (ETS). If governments do not treat the reform with more seriousness, the EU risks...
Minister Tiilikainen: Finland to Achieve Carbon-Neutrality by 2045
Finland has every opportunity to serve as a model country in climate and energy policy, says Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen. Making use of the available and new solutions...
Singapore to Introduce Carbon Tax to Curb Emissions
Singapore is set to introduce South East Asia's first carbon tax in 2019 under plans revealed by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday.
The scheme, which would see more than 30 of the...
Argentina in the G20 Troika: the Boost to Sustainable Financing
The Ministry of Treasury recently hosted the UN Environment Mission as part of the country’s commitment to boosting sustainable financing.
In its first steps as part of the G20 troika, a set of...
End Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2020, Insurers and Investors Tell G20
A coalition of 16 leading investors and insurers, including Aviva Investors, Aegon Asset Management and Legal & General, have today urged G20 nations to halt all subsidies for fossil fuels by the...
Number 6 – February 2017
New bulletin is dedicated to Climate Change. The Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce have performed many activities, such as round tables on Serbian Strategy on...
