The World Bank Group announced the elimination of the target of 45% of its funding going to climate change projects. This was stated in the updated Climate Action Plan, reports a Kazinform correspondent. Photo: t.me/res_2026 It is noted that the World Bank Group’s climate work will continue to be
On June 23, 2026, in Vienna, Austria, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma and Tajikistan’s Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda attended a ceremony to present the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s new initiative for international development—the Vulnerability to Viability Compact (V2V Compact). The event
David Lyon, Ph.D. Senior Methane Scientist II Environmental Defense Fund [email protected] View
The Importance of Methane Detection and Quantification (D&Q) of total anthropogenic methane emissions came from the oil and gas industry. View
Uzbekistan Stakeholder Training April 9, 2026 Hanling Yang, Associate Vice President, EDF Energy Transition Aaron Feng, Senior Manager, EDF +Business Energy Transition View
In this forum, Caspian Methane Emissions Accelerator members (KazMunayGas, Uzbekneftegaz and SOCAR) will reaffirm their commitment to collaboration on methane emissions, invite broader participation to the platform and continue shaping solutions tailored to the region View
California has launched its first industrial-scale carbon dioxide capture and long-term underground storage facility, Carbon TerraVault I, or CTV I. The state has set a goal of achieving carbon neutrality as quickly as possible, but some harmful industries still need to be eliminated. A compromise was found in capturing industrial
The paper presents the results of the first Central Asian study to investigate public perceptions of decarbonisation through a nationwide survey across urban areas, including fossil-fuel-dependent towns and industrial and non-industrial cities of Kazakhstan. The study’s findings reveal that, while awareness of climate change is high, only half of the
On May 21st 2026, CAREC held the third online training session under the “Capacity Building for Methane Emission Reduction in Central Asia” (CA CBMER) project, titled “Non-Satellite Methane  Detection  and Quantification Technologies.” The session brought together government representatives, experts, and stakeholders from Uzbekistan and international partners to deepen their understanding of practical, ground-based
