📍 Podgorica, July 11, 2025 — Montenegro has initiated its first-ever renewable energy auction, offering 250 MW of solar power generation capacity, in a landmark move to accelerate its clean energy transition. The auction, led by the Ministry of Energy and Mining and supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), marks a […]
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📍 Battlefield, Shropshire — July 10, 2025Veolia has announced plans to build the UK’s first closed-loop PET recycling plant, investing £70 million in a state-of-the-art facility set to open in early 2026. Located in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, the site will process up to 80,000 tonnes of plastic annually, converting used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays and […]
Continue ReadingWhile no single extreme weather event can be blamed solely on climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it clear: human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are very likely to have made weather and climate extremes more frequent and intense. And this dangerous trend is set to continue. Our continent is warming faster than […]
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The Maritsa Iztok Complex in southeastern Bulgaria stands as a relic of the past. Since the 1950s, its four thermal power stations have powered the region, relying on coal from three nearby open-pit mines. This type of mining is among the most environmentally damaging, and a long-overdue transition is now underway, promising to reshape the […]
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📍 Paris, July 9, 2025 — Tikehau Capital has secured €1 billion through its first private equity continuation fund to support the next phase of growth for Egis, a global leader in sustainable infrastructure, engineering, and mobility services. The fund will enable Egis to pursue strategic acquisitions and scale internationally, with a goal to double […]
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📍 Rome, July 9, 2025 — Spanish renewable energy firm Solarig, through its biomethane division Biorig, has announced a strategic investment exceeding €300 million to develop more than 20 biomethane plants across Italy by 2030. The initiative aims to produce between 1 and 1.25 TWh of renewable gas annually, equivalent to the energy needs of […]
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📍 Tokyo, July 9, 2025 — The UK government has signed a landmark £7.5 billion ($10 billion) investment agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, aimed at accelerating clean energy and infrastructure development across Britain by 2035. The deal was formalized in Tokyo by Investment Minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson and senior Sumitomo executives, reinforcing the UK’s Modern […]
Continue ReadingThe objective is to gather the public and stakeholder’s views on the scope and direction of the evaluation and the reviews. The automotive sector is of critical importance to the EU economy. It accounts for €1 trillion in GDP and provides around 13 million jobs, directly and indirectly, including 3 million related to manufacturing. That sector […]
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📍 Bangkok, July 2025 — Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has exceeded its sustainable finance goal, disbursing over 180 billion baht (approximately $5.53 billion) in green loans and bonds by mid-2025—well ahead of its original 150 billion baht target set for 2023–2025. The achievement underscores SCB’s leadership in advancing Thailand’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda […]
Continue ReadingSkylar Burg, University of Jyväskylä in Finland, discusses her article: Abiotic conditions along altitude shape plant-fungal associations by influencing both fungal availability and association strength Setting out in the mountains High in the mountainous tundra of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, the perennial herb Bistorta vivipara, known as alpine bistort, thrives in conditions that challenge most […]
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