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Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of SDGs and Climate Goals
Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) will take place virtually next week from 7 to 9 December 2021. Now open for registrations, this year’s IOREC will shed light on the…
IRENA and OLADE Reinforce Commitment to Boost Renewables in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), have signed a new agreement to work closely in efforts to scale up the deployment of renewable energy in the Latin American and Caribbean region as it pursues ambitious…
Increasing energy efficiency is a national goal
Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said on the occasion of the beginning of the campaign “Energy efficiency – turn green”, that increasing energy efficiency should be a national goal and that it is one of the key elements in…
Nature Investment Accelerator Invites Corporates to Slash 1Gt Emissions Annually
– Leading companies launch a campaign to increase private sector investment in natural climate solutions (NCS) to the tune of 1 Gigatonne (Gt) of emission reductions per year by 2025 – Under current prices, the estimated investments are over USD…
CEB and Slovenia’s SID Banka discuss a new loan for infrastructure, energy efficiency and environment
The Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Rolf Wenzel, and Vice-Governor Tomáš Boček today met with representatives of the Slovene Export and Development Bank (SID Banka) to finalise a new loan worth 50 million euros, which is expected…
Between the Myth and Responsibility
Is it all that it takes for one product to have labels such as eco, 100 percent natural, or 100 percent bio so that we are assured that buying it would do us and the planet good? How conscientious are…
Fast-Growing EBRD Green Cities Signs up 50th member, Medias
The EBRD’s fast-expanding EUR 3 billion urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities, has reached a new growth milestone, with Medias in Romania becoming the 50th city to sign up to improve the environment in which its citizens live and plan…