Over BGN 2 billion will be provided by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRRD) under the Just Transition Fund for investments in the regions of Pernik, Kyustendil and Stara Zagora in 2025. The funds are intended to support the development of the three regions , which will be most affected by a reduction in coal mining volumes…
Climate change is in fifth place on the list of challenges facing Bulgaria, ranking after political instability, living standards, unemployment and access to healthcare. This is the opinion of the majority of participants from the country in the seventh climate survey commissioned by the European Investment Bank (EIB). For 96% of the respondents in Bulgaria, it is important...
Private sector enterprises must raise money for the developing world to invest in a low-carbon economy or face the consequences of climate collapse. This was stated by the president of the COP29 UN climate summit, Mukhtar Babaev, the Guardian reports. "The burden cannot fall entirely on government budgets. The release of…
Paris now has more traffic-free streets, as a new ban on cars came into effect in the first four districts in the central part of the French capital, reports Euronews. Around forty signs indicate the entrance to a new limited traffic zone, or 'ZTL', which was introduced by the city council. Only certain vehicles, such as cars for…
COP29 officially opened today, November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the conference is scheduled to end on November 22, although it is likely to last longer. Around 100 world leaders are expected in the first three days, after which talks will be led by their representatives, mostly environment ministers or other high-ranking officials,…
China has taken a landmark step in its climate strategy by passing the first ever energy law, which will come into effect on January 1, 2025, reports esgnews.com. Passed during a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress – China's highest legislative body – the law consists of…
Bulgaria is presenting its own pavilion at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for the second time, BTA reports. COP29 – the twenty-ninth edition of the forum, begins today in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, and will continue until November 22. Events in the Bulgarian pavilion In harmony with the main program of...
Elen Vasilina is Executive Director of European Affairs in the field of strategy, leadership and sustainable management. She has extensive experience in managing projects in public, private and non-profit organizations in France and Europe. She built her career in France. Over the years, she worked as director of the Environment Department of a French city, president of…
Half of the largest cities on the planet will be at risk of one or more climate hazards by 2050, according to the latest report by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), reports Euronews. Floods, heat waves, cyclones and water shortages will increasingly hit these densely populated centers unless greenhouse gas emissions are…
Before the advent of electric refrigerators and freezers, people in Finland cut a block of ice from a river or lake before the spring thaw, covered it tightly with an insulating layer of sawdust, and stacked it in barns, pits, or ice cellars to protect the produce from the warm air during the summer months. Against the backdrop of global warming…
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