Tag: Biodiversity
Environment
From Cali to Rome: Governments agree to mobilize resources to protect biodiversity
The resumed meeting of the parties to the UN’s COP16 Global Biodiversity Conference in Rome has reached agreement, after intense negotiations, on a landmark...
Renewables
Syensqo: Transforming the hydrogen value chain
In the framework of European Hydrogen Week, Syensqo’s Head of Marketing Green Hydrogen Growth Platform, Sophia Song, spoke to NE Global about the company’s...
Interviews
Addressing Caspian Sea shrinkage requires a collective response
Protecting the Caspian Sea is critical. As the UN’s annual climate conference (COP29) approaches, the gradual drop of the Caspian Sea's water level is...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
The 10 most significant consequences of climate change
The most significant threats of climate change in the year 2024 are of environmental, economic and social actions that could change significantly the way...
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...
Energy
In Davos, philanthropists back $3 tln initiative for climate & nature
A new global initiative will fund and grow new and existing public, private and philanthropic partnerships to help unlock $3 trillion in financing to reach net zero, reverse nature loss and restore biodiversity by 2050.
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...
Archive
Commission approves EU funding for nature, environment and climate action projects
The European Commission approved on November 25 an investment package of more than €290 million for 132 new projects under the LIFE programme for...
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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...
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EU to protect and restore forests
Building on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the European Commission on July 16 adopted the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, a flagship...
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EU Parliament calls for rapid solution to protect marine areas in Antarctica
Talks on the creation of two so-called Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Antarctica have ground to a halt, Members of the European Parliament warned...
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EU Council endorses new climate adaptation strategy
Providing guidance for the submission of an EU Adaptation communication to the UNFCCC before COP26, the European Council on June 10 approved conclusions endorsing...
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EU Parliament calls for binding targets to protect biodiversity
At the upcoming UN conference in October 2021 that will set global biodiversity priorities to 2030 and beyond, a “Paris agreement” for biodiversity and...
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EU vows to develop a sustainable blue economy
The European Commission proposed on May 17 a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU for the industries and sectors related...
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EU Commission adopts zero pollution action plan
The European Commission on May 12 adopted the Zero Pollution action plan, which sets out an integrated vision for 2050 where pollution is reduced...
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Wind energy sector proves strong and resilient in the face of COVID-19 crisis
Despite COVID-19-related disruptions in the construction processes of wind farms in the first months of the year, the wind energy sector has proven to...
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European beekeepers want Brussels' protection against cheap honey imports from Ukraine and China
The competitive environment for honey producers in the European Union has become stiffer in recent years as a result of large amounts of honey...
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Rosneft, Russian Environment Ministry ink biodiversity agreement
Russian state oil giant Rosneft and Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Ministry signed on 14 January a Cooperation Agreement as part of the national...
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MEPs want global CO2 binding targets to save biodiversity
Members of the European Parliament want the upcoming global biodiversity conference COP 15 to agree on legally binding targets, as was the case for...
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