Tag: greenhouse gas emissions

European Universities Launch Training for Future Doctors on the Impact of Climate Change on Health

Climate change brings about the need for numerous societal changes. Therefore, across Europe, twenty-five universities have launched a network aiming to educate over 10,000 medical students with the knowledge and skills necessary...

Energy Week – Towards a Sustainable Future

Energy Week Western Balkans 2024 is a key event that brings together leading stakeholders in the energy sector, providing a platform for the exchange of ideas, strategies, and innovations aimed at a...

Legislative Framework of the EU and Serbia for the Energy Transition

The energy transition is a global process involving almost every country in the world. The goal is to build a sustainable and secure energy system that can meet the growing demand for...

Belgium helps tackle climate change with support for groundbreaking initiatives 

In June 1972, dozens of countries convened in Stockholm, Sweden, for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the first global gathering on the environment. Among the largest delegations was Belgium,...

What the “United in Science 2024” Report Reveals

Climate change caused by human activities has led to widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere. Its consequences and dangerous weather conditions are undoing developmental achievements and threatening...

What does the 2024 State of the Energy Union Report show?

The European Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report for 2024, highlighting how the European Union has responded to security and energy challenges during the mandate of the current...

Conference ,,ESG, a Way of Life and Doing Business’’

As the momentum around ESG continues to grow, so does the challenge of keeping up to date with increasing regulatory and market demands. At the “ESG, a way of life and doing business“,...

UN: Renewable Energy Creates a Safer Future

Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, are the biggest contributors to global climate change, accounting for 75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon...

Why Aren’t We Reducing our Reliance on Fossil Fuels Faster?

The world must rapidly cut its greenhouse gas emissions. Remarkable progress has been made, especially in the adoption of renewable energy in the transport and energy sectors, but the change is not...

The Fashion Industry Lags in Achieving Climate Goals

The fashion industry remains one of the world’s top polluters and shows no serious tendencies to change its business models and make them more sustainable. Members of the global movement Fashion Revolution, which...

Regional Fora Aim to Increase Country Ambition Ahead of Next Round of Climate Plans

As record temperatures and unprecedented impacts of climate change continue to affect billions of people across the planet, the United Nations and partners have announced a series of regional meetings aimed at...

Carbon Farms Make Agriculture More Sustainable

Greenhouse gas emissions cause several negative consequences on the planet, such as air pollution, increasing ocean acidity and perhaps the most talked about problem – global warming. Research conducted in almost all corners...

ABB’s 2030 and 2050 Science-Based Targets Approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

ABB welcomes the approval of its emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). As part of the company’s efforts to enable a low-carbon society ABB submitted updated scope 1,...

New Data: CO2 Emissions From New Cars and Vans Further Decrease as Electric Vehicle Sales Grow in Europe

Average CO2 emissions from all new cars registered in Europe in 2023 continued to decrease and were 1.4 per cent lower than in 2022, according to new provisional data published by the...

Satellites in the Service of Economic and Environmental Opportunities

Satellites often inspire me to write about them. Perhaps the reason for the inspiration is that they seem like a long-established concept, that they have always been here and that there is...

Can Heavy Industry Rely on Solar Energy?

The decarbonization of heavy industry is one of the biggest challenges in fighting climate change because this sector consumes huge amounts of energy. For this reason, the use of fossil fuels is...

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