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Air Pollution Claims Nearly 7 Million Lives Worldwide Each Year
Air pollution represents the single greatest environmental risk to human health and is linked to nearly 7 million premature deaths every year, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates show that as many as 89 percent…
Energy Outlook 2025: Renewable Growth Reshapes Global Market
The year we are saying goodbye to has been extremely dynamic – bringing new social and environmental risks, but also clear progress toward a cleaner energy system, as summarized by Ember in its review of the global energy transition in…
CBAM and the Energy Community: Readiness Level of the Region’s Countries
The European Union has decided to fully implement its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as of 1 January 2026. The core principle of CBAM is that every ton of carbon dioxide embodied in goods entering the EU market will be…
Växjö – The City That Chose to Defeat Climate Change
In southern Sweden, nestled among the lakes and forests of the Kronoberg region, lies a city that has been called the greenest in Europe for decades. This is Växjö – a university center of around one hundred thousand inhabitants, which,…
Wind Farm “Kostolac” Enters Trial Operation
Construction of the “Kostolac” wind farm has been successfully completed, and the facility has already delivered its first megawatt-hours to the grid. Following the issuance of the connection permit for the transmission system, voltage was energized in the substation and…
New Data Reveal the Extent of Europe’s E-Waste Crisis, NGOs Call for Urgent Action
New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste. Environmental NGOs are urging the European Commission to take decisive action in the upcoming revision of the Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation. Notably, they call for…
Exposed: Uncontrolled Biogas Expansion Funded by Public Purse
A new report from the Methane Matters coalition – a consortium of civil society organisations – finds that The EU has handed the biogas industry billions of euros of public money to expand, without ensuring adequate environmental controls. The consortium warns that without an…