Are Hydroelectric Power Plants Losing Their Advantages? Experts Point to Increased Solar and Wind Energy Production

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Are Hydroelectric Power Plants Losing Their Advantages? Experts Point to Increased Solar and Wind Energy Production And this creates serious competition for hydropower. Illustrative photo. Photo: from ixbt.com Electricity generated from the sun and wind continues to rapidly become cheaper against the backdrop of rising costs of generating energy at hydroelectric power plants, and the …

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Transboundary training for water sector specialists from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – On November 19 in Ashgabat the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) hosted a transboundary training on the Amu Darya River basin. CAREC held this training within the framework of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” (hereafter referred to as the Project). The Project is part of the Regional Program “Climate-Sensitive …

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They want to turn Tajikistan into a “green country” by 2037. What are they going to do to achieve this?

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They want to turn Tajikistan into a “green country” by 2037. What are they going to do to achieve this? The Central Asian republics discussed the possibilities of switching to “green” energy in Dushanbe, and we learned the share of renewable energy production in the countries of the region. The three-day SPECA Economic Forum, dedicated …

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Decisive fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan

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Busan, 25 November 2024 – The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), opened today in Busan, Republic of Korea. The session aims to conclude negotiations and finalize the text of the agreement. The session, which takes place from 25 November to …

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International Scientific and Practical Conference at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan: NAS Members Continue Collaboration

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    Dushanbe, Tajikistan – November 22, 2024. The Scientific Research Institute of Political Processes, Diplomacy, and Globalization Issues at the Academy of Public Administration (APA) under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan hosted an International Scientific and Practical Conference titled “Global Initiatives of the Republic of Tajikistan – A Basis for Dialogue and Finding …

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The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF SGP) in Kazakhstan announces the acceptance of project applications for participation in the grant competition

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The Global Environment Facility  Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in Kazakhstan, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as part of the implementation of the Seventh Operational Phase of its work, announces the acceptance of project applications for participation in …

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The Caspian Sea may split into two seas if the situation with the drop in water level in it follows the worst-case scenario.

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The Caspian Sea may split into two seas if the situation with the drop in water level in it follows the worst-case scenario. This was reported by journalist Artur Shakhnazaryan, citing the words of Artem Stepanchuk, an employee of the company “KMG Kashagan B.V.”, who spoke at the panel session of the “Caspian Technical Conference” …

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UNDP and Turkmenistan are promoting the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality in the Turkmen part of the Aral Sea Basin to address desertification issues

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UNDP and Turkmenistan are promoting the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality in the Turkmen part of the Aral Sea Basin to address desertification issues UNDP and Turkmenistan are promoting the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality in the Turkmen part of the Aral Sea Basin to address desertification issues UNDP Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 26 November 2024 – …

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CO2 emissions are growing despite everything. New maximum and the main culprits

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production will grow by around 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4 billion tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the Global Carbon Budget 2024 report. The report’s authors, experts at the Global Carbon Project, say this is 0.4 GtCO2 higher than the previous record set in 2023. …

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In Uzbekistan, as part of the “Yashil Makon” project, it is planned to plant more than 200 million tree and shrub seedlings

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On November 23, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev planted a tree in a new garden being created within the framework of the nationwide project “Yashil Makon”. Ecology has become the most urgent problem in our century. Air and water pollution, land degradation, desertification, global warming damage the natural balance and human health. Our country has realized the …

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