Romania already exceeded EU’s 2030 green transition target

By 2022, Romania had brought its greenhouse gas emissions down by 56% compared to 1990, above the 55% target set by the EU.

Bankers reassessing accelerating climate crisis in anticipation of trillions of dollars of annual damage

As the climate crisis accelerates, banks are facing increasing financial risks and have begun to try to assess their exposure to the trillions of dollars of damage extreme weather will do every year.

The models are wrong, climate change is accelerating faster than predicted

Scientists are starting to realise that the climate models they have been using to predict the rate of global warming are wrong as it becomes clear temperatures are rising faster than predicted.

Record rainfall hits Kyiv as meteorologists warn of flood risk

China takes the lead in green technology

China has taken the lead in green technology. President Xi Jinping highlighting the country's dominance in key segments of this burgeoning industry that has drawn sharp criticiam from the US for non-market practises.

Unstable dams mean Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster threatens Central Asia’s Fergana valley

Studies show Soviet-era radioactive waste disposal facilities became unreliable following 2017 landslide.

The 'wet-bulb' set to kill hundreds of thousands of people if temperatures and humidity levels continue to rise

Temperatures are continuing to rise to new all-time highs as global warming accelerates. People have started to die because of the extreme heat and it’s only a matter of time before the “wet-bulb” effect kills large numbers of people.

Hungary aims to double geothermal energy use by 2030

Hungary already uses geothermal energy as a clean alternative to fossil fuel in district heating, but has vast untapped reserves.

Serbia's historic monasteries go green with solar energy adoption

Ten monasteries in Serbia have adopted solar power in recent years in a bid to increase self-sustainability and curb electricity expenses.

Dubai hit with a year’s worth of rain in a day

Dubai was hit with the heaviest rainfall in 75 years after a whole year’s worth of rain fell in a day on April 16, plunging the capital of the United Arab Emirates into chaos.

Slovenia's first geothermal power plant produces initial kW of electricity

Pilot geothermal power station built on an abandoned gas well produces first electricity, but investor says modifications needed for viable long-term energy generation.

Central Asian states have a coal dependency problem – report

Coal addiction in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan fuels regional global warming conundrum.

Global warming and war redraws undersea internet cable connections map

A 14,500-kilometre subsea cable project in the Arctic will redraw the international data traffic route, offering a strategic alternative away from vulnerable European cables that have already come under attack by the West’s enemies.

IEA: Methane emissions at an all-time high need to be reduced by 75% by 2030 at a cost of $170bn

Methane emissions are 80 times more damaging than carbon dioxide. Rather than falling, they are currently at an all-time high and rising. The IEA says they need to fall by 75% by 2030 if the Paris Accord targets are going to be met.

E.ON building big solar farm for BMW's Hungarian EV plant

BMW is building a €1bn vehicle plant and a €1bn battery plant in Hungary's fastest-growing industrial hub.

Levels of the three most dangerous human-caused GHGs at record highs

Concentrations of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide climbed to record levels in the global atmosphere in 2023, contributing ever more to the climate crisis. This is according to scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Disaster season: heat waves sweep the world – in charts and maps

In the last week temperatures have soared, breaking monthly records in nearly half the countries on the planet. In much of Europe temperatures have reached those of mid-summer in the first week of April.

INTERVIEW: Sunny climates and government incentives drive Balkan solar markets

Elen managing partner Lulzim Syla outlines the potential of the solar markets in Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia in an interview with bne IntelliNews.

Unexplained spill fuels concern about Afghan canal project

Is Uzbekistan engaging in quiet water diplomacy?

Where is green tech made in Europe?

Europe is home to more than 400 clean tech manufacturing plants, but the distribution is uneven and a few large countries dominate the business of making equipment needed to produce green energy sources.