UN Climate Change Conference: time is running out
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides This year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow constitutes a crucial event for mankind. Despite the...
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Anastasiades, to Paris forum, calls for joint action on health and economy
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday stressed the need for collective action to effectively improve economic conditions and the health sector with equal access for all...
Most Cypriots favour higher taxes and Covid-style measures for climate – EIB poll
Some 67 per cent of Cypriots are in favour of stricter government measures tackling climate change, even if this would impose significant changes in people’s...
Urban Sustainability: Together for Our Cities!
AKTI Project and Research Centre, in collaboration with the British High Commission, and in partnership with KAYAD, is launching the urban sustainability project titled Together...
Cyprus Environmental Movement stages protest ahead of COP26
The Cyprus Environmental Movement will be staging a protest on October 30 in light of the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) which will begin in...
‘Green is good’ says UK’s Johnson, wooing Wall Street dollars
By William James British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced nearly 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) of private investment in green projects on Tuesday and courted...
Cyprus and eight other EU Med states demand global climate action (Updated)
Leaders of the EU’s bloc of nine southern European members on Friday demanded urgent global action to combat a worsening climate crisis and build a...
Thunberg: ‘Massive public pressure’ needed to galvanize climate fight
Calling for “massive” pressure to fight climate change after Monday’s dire report by a U.N. science panel, activist Greta Thunberg said she plans to go...
Global warming trends highlight ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting Paris climate pledge
Global temperatures will continue to warm over the next five years, and may even temporarily rise to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels,...
Majority of Cypriots concerned about environment and climate… in theory
Despite 97 per cent of Cypriots – above the EU average – telling pollsters that environmental protection and climate change were very important to them,...
