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Whether we want to admit it or not, things are changing, not always for the better, around us. Over a thousand glaciers in Tajikistan have disappeared in the past three decades, the energy minister of this Central Asian republic warned on the...

Migraţia din cauze climatice reprezintă o mare problemă pentru autorităţile din întreaga lume. Criza climatică globală nu mai este o problemă a viitorului îndepărtat, ci o realitate prezentă. În fiecare an, milioane de oameni sunt forţaţi să-şi...

Climate-driven migration is a major concern for governments around the world. The global climate crisis is no longer a distant future, but a present reality. Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes due to natural disasters...

Roxana Mînzatu, our country's proposal for the position of European Commissioner, successfully passed her hearing yesterday by the members of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Internal Affairs (LIBE), Labor Force and Social Affairs (EMPL),...

The UN climate change conference, COP29, opened in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with a call for global cooperation as developing countries seek hundreds of billions of dollars in assistance. The limited presence of G20 leaders and the...

Weather events generated by climate change continue to cause major damage to the global economy, with a total cost of more than $2 trillion over the past decade, according to a report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). An estimated...

Temperatura pe glob creşte şi acest lucru îl simte aproape toată lumea. Anul 2024 va fi aproape sigur cel mai cald an înregistrat vreodată, a declarat joi Serviciul Copernicus privind Schimbările Climatice (C3S) al Uniunii Europene. Datele au...

Veştile bune circulă la fel de repede ca şi cele rele. Ritmul defrişărilor în Amazonia braziliană a scăzut cu 30,6% într-un an, între august 2023 şi iulie 2024, o evoluţie prezentată drept un succes pentru preşedintele Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,...

The amount of CO2 emitted by private planes increased by 46% in 2023 compared to 2019, according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth&Environment, cited by the German publication Zeit. According to the cited source,...

The world is warming and almost everyone is feeling it. 2024 will almost certainly be the warmest year on record, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead of the UN climate...

Good news travels as fast as bad. The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 30.6% in one year, between August 2023 and July 2024, a development presented as a success for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who promised to fight...

Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections could have a considerable impact on the political climate in Romania, especially in the context of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for November 24 and December 1....

After one of the most violent campaigns in the history of the United States of America, the 50 states have strengthened security at voting centers to ensure that elections are held safely and that the physical integrity of election officials and...

The 2024 US presidential election is defined by two diametrically opposed visions, represented by Republican candidate Donald Trump and incumbent vice president, Democrat Kamala Harris. Each proposes contrasting solutions to the challenges facing...

In recent times, the United States has witnessed the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden-Harris administration, two distinct approaches to American leadership that have had a profound impact on domestic and foreign policy.

Dezastrele naturale se înmulţesc într-un ritm alert, spre îngrijorarea oamenilor. Inundaţiile catastrofale care au ucis cel puţin 72 de persoane în Spania au fost cauzate de un sistem meteorologic distructiv în cadrul căruia aerul rece şi cel...

In a tense geopolitical context marked by China's growing military and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States Coast Guard (U.S. Coast Guard) has declared its intention to step up support to its regional allies by...

Natural disasters are increasing at an alarming rate, much to people's concern. The catastrophic floods that killed at least 72 people in Spain were caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet to produce heavy rain...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly accelerating the demand for high-performance data centers, but the growth of these facilities brings with it new challenges in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability. According to a Goldman...

A team of researchers from the "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca has made a remarkable discovery in the Eastern Carpathians, identifying an extremely rare plant, Andryala laevitomentosa, which could be the oldest plant on...

At a time when our planet is undergoing irreversible transformations, experts warn that it is vital that humanity takes concrete measures to protect biodiversity. Reports from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services...

In recent years, ecological trends and the fight against climate change have become a central topic on the global agenda, and some financial-banking institutions have decided to play an active role in influencing the lifestyle of their customers,...

In 2023, greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new records, a phenomenon that, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), will lead to inevitable increases in global temperatures in the coming years. The main...

Achieving a sustainable economy and reaching some targets of the Green Deal have the support of the banking system in our country, which in recent years has introduced several green credit products, even if the interest rates charged on some of...

Climate change is affecting more and more regions around the world, and our country is no exception. The global climate crisis has reached a critical point, highlighted by data from 2023, which shows an increase in the average global temperature...

The project regarding the completion of the construction works of the Răstoliţa hydropower plant obtained the environmental approval from the Mureş Environmental Protection Agency (APM) yesterday, according to a press release issued by ANPM....

School activities with expenses are being held, and the authorities know this very well. One hundred million lei will be distributed to schools across the country, through inspectorates, for activities within the "Green Week''...

One of the main holiday destinations for Romanians, Greece, has faced major challenges this year. The country faced in 2024 the "most difficult year from a climate point of view in the last 40 years'', a year during which vegetation...

Schimbările climatice joacă un rol semnificativ în creşterea frecvenţei şi intensităţii incendiilor de pădure, fapt care contribuie la un număr tot mai mare de decese legate de poluarea cu particule fine generate de aceste incendii, potrivit unui...

Climate change plays a significant role in increasing the frequency and intensity of forest fires, which contributes to a growing number of deaths related to fine particle pollution generated by these fires, according to a recent study published...

Platforma de mediu pentru Bucureşti, în parteneriat cu Orange România demarează programul strategic dezvoltat de Fundaţia Comunitară Bucureşti, pentru rezilienţă climatică.

The duration and frequency of heat waves in Romania have increased significantly in recent decades, and projections point to an increasingly hot future. By 2040, approximately 50% of the urban population will be affected by extreme temperatures,...

The regional assembly of the Azores Islands, a Portuguese archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean, has approved the creation of the largest marine protected area in the North Atlantic. This decision places the Azores at the forefront of global...

Noul obiectiv global de finanţare pentru combaterea schimbărilor climatice, care va fi dezbătut la conferinţa COP29 de la Baku, trebuie să aibă la bază o structură solidă de finanţare publică, susţine Simon Stiell, directorul executiv al ONU...

Asociaţia Română pentru Smart City (ARSC) anunţă organizarea unui eveniment special dedicat presei şi profesioniştilor din comunicare, cu ocazia Zilei Mondiale a Oraşelor, care se celebrează în fiecare an, pe 31 octombrie. Evenimentul marchează...

The new global financing goal to combat climate change, which will be debated at the COP29 conference in Baku, must be based on a solid public financing structure, says Simon Stiell, the UN's executive director for climate, in an appeal to...

Producătorul auto Stellantis, care reuneşte mărci precum Fiat, Peugeot şi Chrysler, intenţionează să închidă o unitate mare de testare a vehiculelor din Arizona şi să vândă terenurile acesteia, la sfârşitul acestui an, potrivit unor informaţii...

Mercedes-Benz Bucharest Fashion Week are loc la Bucureşti în perioada 15-18 octombrie, poziţionând capitala României pe harta geografică a modei, alături de alte capitale ale modei precum Milano, Paris, Londra sau New York. Evenimentul se...

Water is one of the vital resources of life which is heavily affected by pollution.

More than half of global electricity will come from low-carbon sources by the end of this decade, according to a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). While this development marks major progress towards decarbonisation, the...