Mining giant Norilsk Nickel has become the first company in Russia to introduce Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) standards to its relationship with indigenous...
Tag - Environment & Energy
It will soon be easier – and cheaper – than ever to fly to and from Ukraine from the European Union. The European Union has pledged renewed support for...
Lithuania must develop a coherent roadmap for the transition to net zero that specifies the role of transport, says a new report from the OECD. Lithuania has...
Although Russia has begun filling Nord Stream 2 with gas, it could be some time before the pipeline is fully operational. The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2...
Daily fines of more than half a million euros are unlikely to convince Poland to close a coal mine at Turów, close the Czech and German borders, say environmental groups...
Hungary is a gold mine of talent and early-stage start-ups with innovative ideas. A new community hub in Hungary officially opened its doors last week in Budapest...
After delays, sanctions, and much geopolitical squabbling, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany has been completed. What options do Ukraine and...
Ukraine is slowly but steadily addressing animal cruelty with new legislation. Its effectiveness, however, is still patchy. Until recently the city centres of popular...
Environmental groups want a ban on the financing of new hydropower projects. They say that while a new international standard is a step in the right direction, it does...
Serbia’s forests face a triple threat: illegal logging, commercial logging, and a stalling reforestation campaign. According to data from Serbia’s State...
The European Union has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050, and so have the countries of the Western Balkans. But as air pollution in the region gets worse, its...
From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent wake-up call to the latest targets set by the Biden Administration and the EU Green Deal, it is clear...
