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Supporting Ukraine: Energy Community Convenes Emergency Security of Supply Meeting
The Energy Community Security of Supply Coordination Group convened for an emergency meeting to support Ukraine and Moldova following the Russian attack on Ukrainian territory. Implications on the energy security of these and the other Energy Community Contracting Parties and…
WWF Commends UN Environment Assembly’s Watershed Decision to Start Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty
UN Member states at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) have unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, making it one of the world’s most ambitious environmental actions since the 1989 Montreal Protocol which effectively phased…
Renewables and Green Gas: The Only Viable Antidote to High Fossil Fuel Prices
Outdated perceptions of the costs of clean energy remain a major barrier to the energy transition. Despite the dramatic fall in prices across these technologies, the dialogue surrounding ‘cheap’ fossil fuels and ‘expensive’ renewable energy endures, and must be changed.…
Energy Efficiency Refurbishing of a Residential Building Saves Money and Improves Living Comfort
A residential building of 1,764 m2 total net area was built in 1985 and had relatively poor thermal insulation. Central heating in the building did not exist, but all housing units are heated locally. Fuel, used for heating in the building,…
EIB Investments Reached 853 Million Euros in the Western Balkans in 2021, Increasing Support for Green and Digital Projects
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB), the bank of the European Union, invested 853 million euros overall across the Western Balkans in 2021 for sustainable development, the green transition, digitalisation and support for small businesses. Last year, the EIB invested 560…
Europe’s Energy Security Depends on Full Synchronisation of Ukraine and Moldova With the EU Electricity System
Since 24 February, the Ukrainian and Moldovan power systems have been operating in isolated mode. The planned isolated mode test is part of their preparation to fully synchronize with the interconnected power systems of the synchronous area of Continental Europe.…
Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet.
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said…