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Uzbekistan to triple capacity of country's largest wind power plant
Uzbekistan and the Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy company Masdar have decided to triple the capacity of the country's largest wind power plant under construction, the Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said Friday. The …
Russia makes first delivery of carbon-neutral LNG to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday it had delivered its first carbon-neutral shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe. Gazprom said its shipment of Russian LNG, which it said was made carbon neutral by offsetting …
Is Israel preparing a substantial attack on Iran?
Israel suspects Iran intentionally dispatched a ship to dump hundreds of tons of crude oil onto its beaches, the area's worst ecological disaster in decades, in revenge for the November assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist, according to Israeli officials and media, Business Insider writes
Bill Gates: rich countries should be eating 100% synthetic beef
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is arguing that the world’s wealthiest countries should ditch beef for plant-based alternatives to fight global climate change. While he explained the "80 poorest countries" …
Makhachkala residents start large-scale cleaning of the city
Residents of the Dagestan capital are actively cleaning the city from the garbage accumulated. Today, 3,000 citizens with 300 units of special equipment took part in the action, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of …
Decisive year for energy Industry
We’ve known for decades that in order to curb the impact of perpetually rising carbon emissions, we would have to radically disrupt the machinations of global industry and change the way we live, think, and dream. We have to actually buckle down and make behavioral and systematic changes instead of hedging our bets on futuristic technological innovations that will save our butts at the last second, Oil Price writes
Biden returns U.S. to Paris climate accord
U.S. President Joseph Biden signed a decree on his first day in office to return the country to its obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement. During the ceremony at the White House, President Biden said that these were the first of …
Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record
Global temperatures in 2020 were among the highest on record and rivaled 2016 as the hottest year ever, according to international data compiled by the World Meteorological Organization. The heat came even as a global economic slowdown …
Caspian crisis: threats of sinking sea levels
The water levels of the Caspian Sea will be 9 to 18 meters lower than they are now, German and Dutch researchers calculate. In the Nature-journal Communications Earth & Environment they urge the world to act. Technically, this sea is a land-locked lake, but it is the largest on the planet (371.000 km2), and quite salty
Natural disasters cost insurance industry $76 billion in 2020
Natural disasters like wildfires which devastated parts of the United States and a record number of hurricanes in the Atlantic caused $76 billion in insured losses during 2020, Swiss Re said on Tuesday. The 40% increase from $54 billion …
Big oil companies are turning electric
Can BP and Shell embrace completely new methods?
Bill Gates: another crisis looms and it could be worse than coronavirus
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates urged the government to address climate change with the same "sense of urgency" as it has the coronavirus crisis. If the proper measures aren’t taken, he wrote in a blog post this week, then the …
Iran is running out of water
What’s happening with Lake Urmia is just one example of water-environmental problems emerging right across Iran
What is the purpose of robot dolphins
The cruelty-free £20m 'animal' you can't tell from the real thing
IAEA: presence of radioisotopes in European air poses no threat to health, environment
A slight increase in the concentration of radioisotopes in the air above the Northern Europe poses no threat to people’s health and environment, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. According to the …
Tehran concerned with Caspian Sea's problems
Political will required to protect Caspian Sea environment, Iran says
Oil-rich Kazakhstan switches to green transport
Kazakhstan concerned about environmental issues, purchases eco-friendly buses
6 animals that are the best moms on the planet
All parenting styles are different among animals
Paris, Berlin and Milan aiming to become bike and pedestrian-friendly
European cities including Paris, Berlin and Milan are working to become more bike and pedestrian-friendly after lockdown, Lonely Planet reported. Paris is leading the way by putting down 65km of cycle lanes throughout the city. …
