
Kazakhstan's sugar castles saved
Developers of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar hotel project in an area of pristine natural beauty in western Kazakhstan have caved under public pressure and put a stop to construction
Developers of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar hotel project in an area of pristine natural beauty in western Kazakhstan have caved under public pressure and put a stop to construction
Plastic waste more than doubled in that time, reaching 353 million tons in 2019.
From today, it is impossible to buy plastic bags in Armenia, the density of which is less than 50 microns. Thus, only the thickest ones are allowed in the country. The sale of plastic bags at all trade objects and their use for the …
For first-time visitors, the cracked land surrounding Lake Van may seem like a natural geographic feature. However, it is actually the latest sign of a nationwide drought worsened by the climate crisis. A wider basin that includes …
About one in five cars sold in Europe from July to September of this year were electric
Egypt will host the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference COP27 in 2022. "The conference will take place at the Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh," the Finnish Ministry of the Environment said after the Glasgow …
World leaders gathered in Glasgow last week for the COP26 summit in a bid to demonstrate how they are belatedly getting to grips with the climate crisis
A strategy regarding water resources is being developed in Azerbaijan on behalf of President of Ilham Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Economy Sahib Alakbarov said during the discussion of documents included in the 2022 state budget package at a joint …
The EU’s vice-president and top climate official, Frans Timmermans, said Thursday that rich countries “need to make sure we actually do what was promised on the $100 billion” — a sum they pledged to give poor nations each …
Turkey wants to increase its forest areas to one-third of the country’s total area by 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday, adding that all countries need to reconsider their policies for a more sustainable …
The Paris Climate Agreement to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees at the end of the century has entered into force in Turkey on November 10. The Agreement creates the …
Most of the worlds continuous uninterruptable electricity generation is by coal, natural gas, hydropower, and nuclear. The primary usage of crude oil is for the manufacture of derivatives for thousands of products and fuels for transportation …
Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg has called for a climate protest in Glasgow, where the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) is taking place. "Time is running out. Change won't come from these conferences like #COP26 …
Russian President Vladimir Putin will brief his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Russia's actions concerning climate during their next contact, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Wednesday. "I am certain …
The European Union committed on Tuesday to spend 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) from its budget over the next five years to protect forests, including 250 million euros for countries in the Congo Basin in Central Africa. "We need …
ndia has promised to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070 - missing a key goal of the COP26 summit for countries to commit to reach that target by 2050
Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the G20 summit, which will take place on October 30-31 via videoconference. "An exchange of views will take place on the restoration of the global economy, the ensuring of …
Technical work on filling the second string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with gas will be completed in mid or late December this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, speaking at a meeting of the Valdai International …
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Geneva, Switzerland; Milan, Italy; and Paris, France from September 29 to October 6, 2021. Kerry will engage with counterparts on efforts to address the climate …
Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen, write Nick Carey, Christina Amann in Berlin and Christoph Steitz in Frankfurt