Environment
World Oceans Day calls for action to protect coastal communities and marine ecosystems
UN World Oceans Day, which is officially on June 8, was celebrated on June 7 at UN Headquarters in New York, focusing on protecting...
Kazakhstan
U.S.-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue deepens political and economic ties
The sixth annual United States-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue (ESPD) was held in Washington D.C. on May 31.The U.S.-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue was...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan open path for integrating energy systems with the EU
On May 1, during the Tashkent International Investment Forum in Tashkent, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation on merging the energy...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
A Green 5+1, regional water issues in Central Asia and previewing next year’s Astana International Forum
Kazakhstan’s Astana International Forum (AIF) has been postponed to 2025, as Astana is diverting financial resources to assist the relief efforts after massive flooding hit several regions....
Environment
Uzbekistan to mobilize investment in environmental protection, sustainable development
NE Global sat down for an interview, in the Uzbek capital, during the 3rd Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) with Aziz Abdukhakimov, Uzbekistan's Minister of Ecology,...
Democracy & Human Rights
G7 Italy 2024 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Addressing Global Challenges, Fostering Partnerships
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
COP 29: Azerbaijan takes the spotlight
The next global climate conference, COP 29, will occur in November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The gathering is essential to continue discussing and developing strategies...
Kazakhstan
Pro-nuclear leaders push atomic energy to cut CO2 emissions, boost security of supply
A global push to expand nuclear power continued recently as world leaders from more than 30 countries and the European Union met at the...
Environment
Kazakhstan leads regional cooperation to save the Aral Sea
In 2024, Kazakhstan will play a prominent role in international affairs, hosting several representative summits and forums, as well as taking the helm of...
Environment
EU law banning greenwashing to empower consumers for the green transition
Companies can no longer market their goods using unfounded claims about their environmental impact and durability, Croatian MEP Bijana Borzan told NE Global in...
Energy
COP28 focuses on Central Asia’s sustainable future
At COP28, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Kazakhstan organized a Green Projects Pitching Event to spotlight innovative and sustainable initiatives across Central...
Environment
Spare a thought for the environment this Christmas
In the run up to the festive season many people will be travelling by plane to visit family and friends. Spending time with loved...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
The EU Green Deal is a barrier to trade and global partnerships
There is an English saying that if you can’t see the wood for the trees, then you should step back and then you will...
United Nations
UN General Assembly 2023: More progress urgently needed on Sustainable Development Goals
The 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off in New York as planned on September 18, with global attention focused on the so-called...
Environment
The ecological collapse we were warned about has begun
In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level.
Thus,...
Africa
The struggle for environmental justice in Africa
The struggle for environmental justice in Africa is complex and broad. It is the continuation of the fight for the liberation of the continent...
Africa
Climate change in Africa real economic, security threat
Climate change, which appears to be advancing around the world, affecting not just physical infrastructure but economies and livelihoods, is also an increasing security...
Energy
UN says ozone layer recovery is on track
UN experts said the ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change.
Columns
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights fossil fuel dependencies
Every part of the part of Paris Agreement must be followed properly, the Czech Republic’s Deputy Environment Minister Jan Dusik said in comments to NE Global.
Energy
New climate finance tools emerging around COP27
To catalyze private capital to accelerate the clean energy transition in developing countries, the US' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, The Rockefeller...
Brazil
Lula squeaks out a victory in Brazilian runoff
Lula championed himself as a defender of freedom and framed the election as a choice between “democracy and fascism'.
Energy
Full speed ahead speed towards digital & green transition in Lisbon
Transport plays a key role in reaching a global carbon-neutral economy, with climate change progressing faster than expected and countries struggling to meet the...
Energy
UN meeting searches for water & sustainability solutions
Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference scheduled for March 2023, scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society discussed on October 22...
Environment
EU Destination Earth initiative to help tackle climate change, protect nature
The European Union launched on March 30 together with partnering organisations the Destination Earth initiative to help tackling climate change.Supported with an initial €150...
Energy
MEPs want more environmental and social ambition for batteries
The European Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU governments on the final shape of the new rules governing the entire battery product life...
Environment
EU Council adopts conclusions on civil protection work in view of climate change
The European Council on March 3 adopted conclusions calling for the adaptation of civil protection to extreme weather events resulting from climate change.Such events...
Energy
EU advances sustainable transport, energy and climate connectivity in Western Balkans
The European Commission unveiled on February 25 a substantial €3.2 billion investment package to support 21 transport, digital, climate and energy connectivity projects in...
Energy
EU Parliament approves greener road charging rules to cut C02 emissions
Under the new rules adopted by the European Parliament on February 17, road charges for trucks will move from time-based to distance-based charging, making...
Cyprus
EU invests over €110 million in environment and climate protection in 11 member states
The European Commission announced on February 17 an investment of over €110 million into LIFE program integrated projects for environmental and climate protection, selected...
Bulgaria
EU takes action to protect European biodiversity
The European Commission said on February 9 it is taking legal steps against 15 Member States in order to step up the prevention and...
Energy
MEPs want tougher EU rules for design and disposal of battery production
Members of the European Parliament said on February 11 new measures for batteries are crucial for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy...
Belgium
EU taxonomy: No greenwashing of environment damaging activities
The introduction of the taxonomy is a great success for us Greens, future-oriented companies and civil society forces working on it for years. But...
Austria
Austrian scheme to support electricity production from renewables gets EU nod
An Austrian aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources complies with EU State aid rules, the EU’s antitrust chief said on December...
Belgium
Commission proposes to strengthen the protection of the environment through criminal law
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a new EU Directive to crack down on environmental crime, fulfilling a key commitment of the...
Archive
MEPs reach deal with Council on EU-backed energy projects
The updated rules to select which energy projects will receive EU support were informally agreed between Members of the European Parliament and the Slovenian...
Archive
New EU framework to decarbonize gas markets, promote hydrogen, cut methane emissions
The European Commission adopted on December 15 a set of legislative proposals to decarbonise the EU gas market by facilitating the uptake of renewable...
Archive
With mirror clauses, Brussels can keep its environmental promises
When the EU proposed its anti-deforestation law in November, Brussels lawmakers were expecting pushback from a number of key trading partners. Expectedly, Brazil hit...
Archive
Commission presents tools to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation
In the framework of the European Green Deal, the EU Commission adopted on November 17 three new initiatives to curb EU-driven deforestation, as well...
Archive
EU, South East Asia launch Green Team Europe Initiative to protect the environment
During the 3rd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Sustainable Development, European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen launched on November 18 a Green Team Europe...
Archive
At COP26, EU pledges €100 million to the Adaptation Fund
At COP26 in Glasgow, the European Commission has announced a new pledge of €100 million in finance for the Adaptation Fund.“We have to scale...
Archive
EU, UNEP launch International Methane Emissions Observatory
At the G20 Summit, on the eve of the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with support from the...
Archive
EU Commission calls for sufficient commitments to really cut emissions this decade
Ahead of the G20 Summit in Rome this weekend and then back-to-back COP26, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on October 28...
Archive
MEPs call for binding methane emissions target
In a report on the EU Strategy to reduce methane emissions, Members of the European Parliament called on September 28 for binding reduction targets...
Archive
EU seeks solution for soaring electricity prices
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...
Archive
Time is not on our side: EUMed 9 leaders discuss climate crisis
ATHENS - Meeting at Greece's capital on September 17, the EUMed 9 summit leaders signed on September 17 the Athens Declaration on climate change...
Archive
EU and US can close the climate finance gap together, says von der Leyen
While every country has a responsibility, major economies do have a special duty to the least developed and most vulnerable countries to tackle climate...
Archive
Air pollution from Balkan coal plants kills around 19,000 people, study finds
Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power...
Archive
Simpler EU energy labels for light sources are applicable in all shops
The European Commission said that in order to help EU consumers cut their energy bills and carbon footprint, a brand new version of the...
Africa
As UN issues stark climate warning, wildfires spread across Med region
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a stark warning, noting that Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying. The report,...
Archive
EU to register ‘ReturnthePlastics’ initiative on plastic bottle recycling
The European Commission said on August 13 it decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative entitled ‘ReturnthePlastics: A Citizen's Initiative to implement an EU-wide...