EBRD loan to support green initiatives in Bulgaria and Greece
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a 60 million euros loan to Bulgaria’s ProCredit Bank to finance investments that mitigate the impacts of climate change and promote environmental...
EU food prices: olive oil up 75 percent since January 2021
After substantial increases in 2022, food prices in the EU continued to rise also in 2023. Data for the second and third quarters of this year show that the prices of some items registered...
New report outlines innovative solutions for African countries to unleash the spending needed to achieve the continent’s energy and climate goals.
Swift action to improve access to capital and ease financing costs is...
EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years, but with global consumption expected to increase strongly in 2024, growth of renewables is more important than ever.
Overall growth in...
Report on the quality of EU bathing waters
The European Environment Agency (EEA) in collaboration with the Commission reports that the majority of European bathing sites meet the European Union's highest ‘excellent’ water quality standards in 2022, maintaining the quality...
It’s time for governments and industry to act on energy efficiency
Amid a global energy crisis, policy makers, industry executives and consumers are all talking about how to bring down the cost of energy and reinforce security of supply. Often that conversation focuses...
Food Price Inflation Escalates Global Hunger Crisis
Global food price inflation continues to soar, causing significant concern about the escalation of food insecurity across the world. As much as 78.6 percent of high-income nations are experiencing high food price...
Air France Early Bird campaign of over 1000 destinations across the globe
French airline company has an amazing idea for all those who wish to avoid long and cold European winter and at the same time save on the gas, electricity and heating bills....
Energy infrastructure in the greater Horn of Africa has struggled to keep pace with a fast-growing population, creating a formidable hurdle for the region’s buoyant economies that can best be overcome through...
Four Ways the Planetary Crisis is Impacting Mental Health
"A healthy environment is not only a key ingredient for human health and well-being, but also a foundation for One Health since the health of humans, animals, plants, and the wider environment...
UN Urges Europe to Boost Environmental Ambition to Fight Planetary Crisis
Despite progress in certain areas, governments in the pan-European region must show far greater ambition in tackling climate change, protecting ecosystems and managing and tackling waste and pollution, stresses a new UN...
Nord Stream Methane Leaks are ‘World’s Worst’ – What Does it Mean for Climate Change?
Methane is one of Earth’s most dangerous gases for climate change. And record levels of it are thought to be leaking into the atmosphere from four ruptures in the Nord Stream 1 and...
The World Must Halt Deforestation and Use Forests Sustainably, FAO Director-General says
The world must halt deforestation, plant trees to make the planet greener and restore productive capacities, and use forests and trees sustainably, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Energy Crisis Forces More Ambition in EU Green Buildings Law
Soaring energy prices are mounting pressure on Europe to renovate its ageing, inefficient buildings as governments scramble to protect citizens from rising utility bills.
Europe’s buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of...
Global Ocean Observing System Report Card Released
A new Ocean Observing System Report Card - a high-level annual report providing a deep insight on the state, capacity and value of our Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) – has just...
Despite encouraging signs of progress across a number of sectors, stronger efforts are needed to bring the world on track to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, according to the IEA’s latest...
