Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. Turkmenistan has advanced its climate commitments through a series of national strategies and policy initiatives, Trend reports, citing data from the latest Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) report on carbon pricing policy opportunities in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The country revised its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2023, setting a…
Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 1. During a working visit to the Mangystau region, Chairman of the Board of KazMunayGas, Askhat Khassenov, visited the construction site of a hybrid power plant in the city of Zhanaozen, Trend reports via KazMunayGas. According to the information, this joint project of KazMunayGas and the Italian company Eni S.p.A….
Shorouk Express Yet he cautioned that the findings also reveal “the weakness of our carbon sink as a consequence of the deteriorating state of our forest,” which “is worrying and needs to be addressed.” On its renewable power goals — which require installing energy sources like wind and solar — the EU is on pace…
Shorouk Express Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Climate scientists are slamming plans from Donald Trump’s administration to end limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting a plan to…
Shorouk Express The decision comes despite a Dutch court ruling in January that ordered the government to meet its existing 2030 deadline to protect sensitive nature areas from nitrogen pollution, most of it from manure, with fertilizer use also contributing. Brussels may also weigh in, as the delay risks breaching the EU’s Habitats Directive, which…
Shorouk Express In 2023, the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This represents a 7% decrease compared with 2022 and 18% reduction compared with 2013. Between 2013 and 2023, producers in almost all economic activities reduced their greenhouse gas emissions. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply achieved the…
