On December 5, sanctions prohibiting maritime exports of Russian oil came into force, but, as noted by international experts, Russia does not intend to lose its “oil” position. In order to circumvent the sanctions to continue selling “black gold” outside the sanctioning countries, Russia had to buy directly or through intermediaries more than a hundred…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco chaired, on Saturday December 03, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the presentation ceremony of the new green investment program of the OCP Group (2023-2027) and the signing of the relevant protocol agreement between the government and OCP group. The ceremony is part of the proactive orientation promoted by the…
For the first time, the EU and neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean agreed on the establishment of five fully-fledged multiannual management plans (MAPs) based on the principles of the CFP. It is a key step in improving the environmental and economic sustainability of fishing in the Mediterranean. The five new MAPs will cover key Mediterranean sub-regions: Alboran Sea in…
Amidst the formal agenda on the UN climate negotiations in Egypt, hundreds of people led by seven women from the Global South made a dramatic and powerful show of force recreating flooding in order to raise awareness about the heavy climate change impacts many people are living through in low income countries on the frontlines. …
Millions of construction workers risk getting cancer from asbestos exposure during the EU-wide building renovation wave, it is claimed. To better protect them, organised civil society has called for stricter exposure limits than the European Commission proposes in its amended asbestos at work directive. This call was made at the European Economic and Social Committee…
At the UN’s climate change summit in Egypt, MEPs have called on global leaders to recognise the alarming signals the planet is sending us and to consequently adopt concrete measures to implement the Paris Agreement. The economic and energy crises caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should not be used as an excuse to postpone…
Left MEPs are organising an international conference on the issue of climate finance. They are pushing for the issue of loss and damage to be inserted in the Parliament’s resolution on the climate summit COP27. The 27th UN Climate Change Summit is not only about emissions, it is about hope and justice – and about…
The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement—which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets—are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with international partners to jointly achieve net-zero transition, mobilize global climate action,…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of Namibia Hage Geingob have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a strategic partnership between the EU and Namibia at the COP27 in Egypt. The partnership aims to ensure the development of a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials, refined materials and renewable hydrogen to support the…
MEPs have called for the EU to increase its emission reductions to be in line with the Paris Agreement. They also want the bloc to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible and to scale up finance for climate adaptation, as well as to support communities experiencing devastating climate impacts in developing countries. The…
