Turkey aims to get about 70% of its energy from renewables by 2040
Turkey aims to get about 70% of its energy from renewable sources by 2040, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan…
Category: Environment
Wind power could save Turkey about $4bn a year in gas imports, industry head says
Turkey’s wind capacity of more than 16 gigawatts could save the country about $4bn (£3bn) a year in natural gas…
Environment Department invites cooking schools and restaurants to join food waste prevention week
The Department of Environment has invited cooking schools, television cookery programmes, restaurants and hotels to take part in the European…
Norway awards funds for floating offshore wind projects
Norway’s state-owned enterprise Enova said Friday it has awarded 3.94 billion Norwegian kroner (about 425 million U.S. dollars) to two…
Car‑free streets reduce noise and air pollution. More cities should have them
Liam O’Brien, Carleton University Every summer, cities around the world host car-free days and temporarily pedestrianize streets. Following their success…
New method to generate green hydrogen while producing chemicals
Israeli and Chinese scientists have recently developed a method to generate green hydrogen while simultaneously producing valuable chemicals for industry.…
Cyprus gives away up to 100,000 free saplings in climate program
Cyprus’ Forestry Department is giving away free saplings again this year under its “I Plant for the Climate 2026-2027” program.…
Cyprus forestry official part of Nature study suggesting bats originated in Europe
The Department of Forests has taken part in the largest study to date combining bat genomes and fossils, published in…
Mazotos Residents Block Road to Protest Desalination Plant Planned for Their Village
Residents of Mazotos blocked the road to Kiti for about half an hour on Sunday to protest the siting of…
Norway begins work on major rare earths project
The Norwegian government has begun work on a state planning process for Fensfeltet, a rare earths deposit in southern Norway…