EU delays deforestation law for one year, but no changes to it

Negotiators in the EU institutions reached a compromise decision on the ban on the import of goods related to deforestation, Reuters reported. The ban will be delayed by a year, but without changes proposed by EU lawmakers. The European Commission proposed in October a 12-month delay until 30 December 2025. following complaints from 20 European…

Nikolay Spasov: The CDR projects are aimed at developing green skills and sustainable thinking

Nikolay Spasov is the executive director of the Center for Human Resources Development (HRDC). He told ESGnews.bg how the Center's programs work, what opportunities for development they provide to Bulgarian students and teachers, and what the challenges are to the integration of green practices in Bulgarian schools and universities. Mr. Spasov, tell us a little more about the work of…

Several countries are responsible for the climate crisis

Several countries should be held legally responsible for the ongoing impacts of climate change. This is what representatives of vulnerable countries said before the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Guardian reports. During the hearing, Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's Special Envoy on Climate Change and the Environment, said the responsibility for the climate crisis rests…

The smart set of measures to protect human rights

The 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, which took place from 25 to 27 November in Geneva, attracted around 3000 live and around 1000 online visitors representing 156 countries. The forum is established as a key platform through which representatives from business, non-governmental organizations, consultants, the academic community and various experts discuss the interrelationship between…

China is taking the lead in nuclear fusion

Several recent breakthroughs, combined with heavy investment, could see China wipe out Europe's early lead in fusion research, Euractiv reports. Nuclear fusion, the process of combining atomic nuclei to release vast amounts of energy, has long been hailed as the cleanest and virtually limitless source of energy. Europe took the lead…

No agreement on plastics after the fifth summit

Negotiations to reach an agreement to deal with the epidemic of plastic waste have failed, reports Euronews. Countries have spent the past week trying to create the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. But they could not agree on whether the treaty should reduce the total volume of plastic worldwide and…

What helped the Portuguese city of Guimaraes to become the "European Green Capital" for 2026?

The Portuguese city of Guimaraes has been declared the "European Green Capital" for 2026. by the European Commission in the European Green Cities Awards 2026. The city stands out for its ongoing commitment to sustainable development, with remarkable results for air quality, noise, water, biodiversity, green spaces, circular patterns, waste and adaptation to mitigation of the climate, it says…