Anastasiades gets his way on most House bill referrals
The House on Wednesday accepted four out of seven referrals made by President Nicos Anastasiades on laws related to the environment, family law, refugee property...
EMISSIONS
Climate change: ‘Unprecedented’ economic transformation now needed
By Jack Graham At the UN COP26 climate summit last year, nations agreed to make more ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost...
How a concrete alternative can cut emissions, resource use and waste
By Aliakbar Gholampour Building materials and construction generate about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Much of these emissions are due to the environmentally unfriendly...
EU countries agree to hike climate change target next year
By Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement...
Cyprus records fifth highest increase in gas emissions in the EU
Cyprus recorded the fifth highest increase in greenhouse gas emissions among EU member states in the first quarter of 2022, according to a data published...
Satellites detect California cow burps, a major methane source, from space
By Valerie Volcovici Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot, marking the first time emissions from livestock – a major...
Cyprus consistently produces more emissions than EU average
The emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) per person employed has consistently declined since 2010 in the European Union, due to a combination of decreasing GHG...
Emissions likely caused around 238 premature deaths in 2017, UNic modelling shows
Researchers from the University of Nicosia (UNic) has found that as many as 238 people likely lost their lives in 2017 due to emissions from...
Cyprus seeking carbon neutrality by 2050
Half of carbon emissions in Cyprus comes from transport, whereas the same industry represents a quarter of emissions in the EU, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos...
Cyprus fifth highest in EU for emissions per capita
Cyprus has signed up to an EU push to combat climate change and its impacts, but figures released by Eurostat on Wednesday indicate that this...
