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Topic: environment
environmental news and issues in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Central Asia
Shell points to greener, leaner future as its past catches up
It has been an eventful few days for Royal Dutch Shell. On Thursday, the company unveiled…
Cheer for UK EV industry as Johnson speeds up petrol ban
In a boost for the UK EV industry, Johnson is to speed up ban of fossil…
‘Green’ ESG funds outperform S&P benchmark
Nine of the 10 largest US mutual and exchange traded ESG funds outperformed the benchmark Vanguard…
Pandemic and environmentalists put pressure on New Silk Road
Governments want China to restructure, delay repayments or forgive tens of billions of dollars of loans…
India and China take their marks for electric car race
India’s most influential government think-tank has recommended lowering taxes and interest rates for loans on electric…
Turkey’s renewable energy sector leads the way as green investment in Eastern Europe set to hit $665bn by 2030 – IFC
Renewable Energy: Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Serbia are on track to attract $665bn in ‘climate-smart’ investment…
Malaysian government gives green light for $58bn Forest City development
Malaysia’s Department of Environment has approved plans for the construction of the Forest City luxury housing project…
Sri Lanka gives China green light to build giant ‘port city’ in Colombo
Sri Lanka has granted China permission to build a vast ‘port city’ in Colombo on reclaimed…
Cotton, electricity and the Aral Sea: The troubled waters of Central Asia
Fed by the melting glaciers of the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountain ranges on Kyrgyzstan’s and…
$4.3bn earmarked to save Aral Sea
Uzbekistan’s government has announced that $4.3bn is to be spent over the next three years to…
Aral Sea environmental recovery programme set at $3bn
Aral Sea: The Uzbek government has approved a list of 31 projects aimed at mitigating the the consequences…
“Arctic Chernobyl” warning about sunken Russian nuclear subs
“Arctic Chernobyl”: There are approximately 17,000 containers of nuclear waste, 19 rusting Soviet nuclear ships and 14…
Buryata gets loan for Lake Baikal clean-up
Lake Baikal clean-up: The Republic of Buryatia is to get an RUB290m loan to help it in…
Lamor Corporation to open offices in Baku
Finnish oil spill recovery specialists the Lamor Corporation is planning to open up offices in Baku, it…
Aral Sea water project to get more World Bank funding
Aral Sea water project: The World Bank’s Central Asian Regional Director Saroj Kumar Jha Kazakhstan’s Vice-Minister of Environment…
Meteor-M meteorological satellite launch a sucess
Meteor-M meteorological satellite: A Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket has successfully sent a next-generation Russian meteorological satellite and six smaller satellites into…
Aral Sea environmental disaster becomes tourist attraction
Aral Sea environmental disaster: While it is probably one of the world’s worst man-made ecological disasters,…