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Macedonian Energy Regulator Joins ACER’s Electricity Working Group
On 23 May, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Energy and Water Services Commission of North Macedonia (ERC) signed an agreement that formalizes ERC’s participation in ACER’s...
Landmark EU Solar Strategy SolarPower Europe Response
A new dawn for European solar as the European Commission substantially increases 2030 solar targets to 740 GWdc, recognising solar’s central role in delivering for Europe’s security, economic, and climate goals.As part...
EBRD Supports Critical Infrastructure in Zagreb with EUR 50 million Loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 50 million loan to the City of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia and its largest city, to support its vital...
Ocean Renewables: Powering the Blue Economy
Offshore renewables can play a key role in harnessing the benefits of the blue economy for sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, at the...
GGF And MF Banka Boost Green Finance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has formed a new partnership with MF Banka in Bosnia and Herzegovina to expand access to green finance for small, and medium enterprises (SMEs). A senior...
Six Things to Know About Forests and Your Health
Forests are indispensable to human health: Their protection, management, and restoration support disease regulation, nutrition, and more. But what exactly is the science behind forests and human health? And why is the...
Energy Transition Holds Key to Tackle Global Energy and Climate Crisis
Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the...
Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet.
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least...
Drawing Disaster-Preparedness Lessons From Tonga’s Volcano
The massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga on 15 January produced a blast hundreds of times the strength of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion, according to NASA.
The volcano and subsequent tsunami...
EBRD Backs Serbia’s Upgrade of Agricultural Infrastructure
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting Serbia’s efforts to upgrade its agricultural infrastructure and make it more climate resilient. A EUR 15 million EBRD loan will finance the construction...
Plastic Planet: How Tiny Plastic Particles are Polluting our Soil
The millions of tons of plastic swirling around the world’s oceans have garnered a lot of media attention recently. But plastic pollution arguably poses a bigger threat to the plants and animals...
A Healthy Environment as a Human Right in Coastal East Africa
In October 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council recognized that having a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. So what does this mean in practice - especially in...
Nature-Based Solutions as a Response to Climate Change
Today International Union for Conservation of Nature, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IUCN ECARO), in cooperation with the Public Investment Management Office of the Government of the Republic of...
Denmark Commits Millions to Vulnerable Farmers Through IFAD’s Climate Adaptation Fund
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of climate change, Denmark today announced a contribution of...
How Plastic is Infiltrating the World’s Soils
The images are sobering: dead sea birds and choking turtles caught in the plastic that is increasingly flooding into marine ecosystems. In many parts of the world, this type of plastic pollution has...
Empowering Communities to Reap the Multiple Benefits of Renewable Energy
The participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project creates local socio-economic value and helps foster more positive attitudes towards renewables. This, in turn,...
