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bneGREEN: Europe pays spiralling LNG prices to fill storages
Europe’s efforts to fill its gas reserves ahead of the coming winter could come with a hefty price tag, as global LNG price have reached up to 10 times their normal levels as the continent scrambles for available cargoes.
bneGREEN: Poverty beckons as UK’s energy prices reach record levels
The record increase in UK wholesale gas prices in the last three years is the prime driver of the sky-high energy bills being faced by consumers, with the country’s renewables roll-out unable to keep prices down.
bneGREEN: Cleaning up the Western Balkans’ waste problem
Waste generation has increased sharply in recent decades, but waste management infrastructure has in general failed to keep up.
Serbia to crack down on environmental crime
Interior minister warns those who destroy Serbia’s natural heritage will be prosecuted after new environmental crime unit files hundreds of criminal reports.
Shipping and agriculture suffer as drought causes dramatic fall in Danube
Water levels are critically low in Romania, which is both a major EU grain producer and a channel to export Ukrainian grain to international markets.
bneGREEN: Zero-carbon housing a key battleground for climate change
Zero-carbon housing is a key battleground in combating climate change and global warming, as the residential building sector across Europe has the potential to cut fossil fuel dependency and reduce emissions.
bneGREEN: Europe must double wind and solar deployment
EU countries need to double the rate of annual wind and solar capacity additions to reach the volumes required to meet the 1.5C aligned 2030 green capacities, think-tank Ember said in a recent report.
bneGREEN: Green output rises faster than power demand in 2022
Renewable power generation has grown faster than sluggish demand so far in 2022, driven by strong capacity additions, IEA data showed, dragging down global power sector CO2 emissions slightly despite rising coal use in Europe.
bneGREEN: Emissions surge to outstrip pre-pandemic levels
Global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rose 6.4% to 51bn tonnes in 2021, eclipsing the pre-pandemic peak of 50.3bn tonnes in 2019 as global economic activity resumed, International Monetary Fund data showed.
Lithuania’s Leafood developing one of Europe’s largest vertical farms
Investments into vertical farms are increasing as a means to grow more food in smaller spaces and cut water use.
bneGREEN: The need for nuclear in the energy transition
Nuclear is set to make a "comeback," with capacity forecast to double between 2020 and 2050 from 413 GW to 812 GW, the IEA said.
RADIOACTIVE: Central Europe remains highly exposed to Russian uranium
Europe’s nuclear power sector is starting to worry about its fuel stocks as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is calling into question the security of uranium supplies and processing services provided by Russia.
Water imbalance in 'Third Pole' is wreaking havoc on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Researchers say climate change is causing rapid melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, disrupting water distribution in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
bneGREEN: Has green energy had its day?
Global efforts to combat climate change are being endangered by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the current energy crisis.
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bneGREEN: Cracks appear in German opposition to atomic energy
Germany’s opposition to expanding nuclear power could be changing slowly, as the current gas crisis leads to more voices calling for an end to the closure of nuclear power plants.
Sun-drenched Uzbekistan on the verge of a renewables boom
International investors are vying to build new solar and wind farms in Uzbekistan as the country tries to reduce emissions while also supplying power to its growing population.
bneGREEN: EBRD passes €1bn green bond milestone
The EBRD has now invested €1bn in green bonds since 2017, with €524mn allocated in 2021 alone, as it supports emerging green capital markets across Central and Eastern Europe.
bneGREEN: EU bans petrol and diesel cars from 2035 as Green Deal law moves forward
The EU Council of Ministers has agreed to an effective ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035, overcoming last minute opposition from a group of five countries.
bneGREEN: Poorer cities the most exposed to climate change
An increase in extreme weather events and natural disasters like flooding, heatwaves and landslides will hit urban areas the hardest, making climate change adaptation a matter of paramount importance, the UN has warned.
bneGREEN: Five countries seek delay for EU petrol and diesel ban
Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania are seeking to push back by five years EU proposals to slap a ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars from 2035.
