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EBRD Invests EUR 0.5 billion in Serbia in 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) delivered strong support to Serbia in 2021, with investments in the country last year reaching EUR 0.5 billion. Around 40 percent of these were in environmental infrastructure, green energy transition, the circular…
Why Children and Youth Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future
In a world where climate change-induced environmental emergencies, such as floods, extreme temperatures and fires, are increasingly becoming the norm, the future can often look uncertain. This future is particularly uncertain for children, youth and future generations, who experts recognize…
Can e-commerce Help Save the Planet?
If you have logged onto Google Flights recently, you might have noticed a small change in the page’s layout. Alongside the usual sortable categories, like price, duration, and departure time, there is a new field: CO2 emissions. Launched in October…
Hydrogen Economy Hints at New Global Power Dynamics
Rapid growth of the global hydrogen economy can bring significant geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts giving rise to a wave of new interdependencies, according to new analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor sees…
Green Power, Clean Air
Are the sun and water resources that could clear the path to a climate-neutral world or just another “bad master” who could bring droughts and floods? Both scenarios are equally possible. However, what kind of world we will dawn in…
It’s Time to Shift to Net-Zero Emissions Plastics
There are two sides to everything – and that goes for plastics, too. Let’s start with the positive side. Plastics shape and facilitate the whole of modern life. They are found in everything from smartphones to shoe soles, in spectacle…
Surging Electricity Demand is Putting Power Systems Under Strain Around the World
Global electricity demand surged in 2021, creating strains in major markets, pushing prices to unprecedented levels and driving the power sector’s emissions to a record high. Electricity is central to modern life and clean electricity is pivotal to energy transitions,…