ATHENS, July 7, 2024 Greece: Energy and Environment Minister Theodoros Skylakakis is on the right track with his approach to Greece’s energy transition plans, a noted regional expert says. “He’s got the…
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How Europe can get the Green Deal done
Since the European Green Deal was introduced in 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has touted it as the European Union’s new economic-growth agenda. After all, while the strategy’s core…
1.5°C target for globalwarming must prevail
The world is burning, and our political leaders are failing us. With temperatures rising at an alarming rate, it seems that anyone who believes it is still possible to limit global warming…
Economic development in an age of great-power competition
Now that the United States has introduced a new set of import tariffs on Chinese goods, the world’s two largest economies appear to be on the brink of open economic warfare – and developing…
EMIR IN GREECE AND CYPRUS
Political 04.06.24 Interview by ALEXIA TASOULI DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT POLITICAL.GR NEWSPAPER Athens, Friday 31st of May 2024: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AlThani paid official visits to Cyprus and Greece this week,…
Only public-private co-operation can accelerate decarbonisation
As countries around the world experienced record temperatures last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared: “We must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition.” But to move…
Greece Spearheads a Dynamic Energy Transition
Countries have different energy priorities due to factors like the availability of energy resources, geopolitics, the population size, environmental considerations and excessive use of energy, the needs of industry, and the availability…
Developing Countries Need Debt Relief to Act on Climate Change
While developed economies have pledged to increase climate financing sharply by 2030, developing-economy policymakers are struggling to cover the costs of action. With medium-term strategies being used to address a short-term threat,…
UN climate chief calls for $2.4tn inclimate finance
The world needs to mobilise at least $2.4tn to keep global climate change goalswithin reach, the United Nations climate chief said in a speech yesterday. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN…
Climate change march: From Paris to Glasgow
The latest IPCC report shows that we are dangerously close to 1.5C already. Every fraction of a degree matters The COP26 climate conference will be a clarifying moment, poised between global co-operation…