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“What was considered a rare extreme event is gradually becoming the norm.” A climatologist on global warming and its consequences

Climate change won’t destroy the planet, but it will make life much more difficult for people. Droughts and floods that previously occurred once every half-century could become annual occurrences. Gazeta spoke with climate scientist Alexey Kokorin about whether this scenario can be reversed. Central Asia is one of the regions

August 25, 2026

The dried-up bed of the Aral Sea is releasing hundreds of millions of tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere.

Since the Aral Sea began drying out, approximately 748 million tons of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere. Another 605 million tons may be released in the future. Carbon accumulated in seabed sediments over decades has begun to return to the air. As NG24 reports , the Aral

August 19, 2026

New greenhouse gas emission regulations have come into force in Kazakhstan.

A new version of the Rules for State Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals has entered into force in Kazakhstan, reports a Kazinform correspondent. Collage: Kazinform The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources signed the corresponding order on July 27, 2026. The document came into effect on August

August 11, 2026

Open Call for Climate Projects in Central Asia

Do you have a solution to strengthen climate resilience in Central Asia? Ready to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? The Small Grants and Climate Innovation Facility (SGCIF) is looking for its next round of partners! Following our successful 2025 launch, we are once again inviting eligible entities from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

August 6, 2026

OGMP 2.0 and Global Methane Reporting Standards

On July 29th 2026, The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held the fourth online training session under the Enhancing Uzbekistan’s Methane Inventories (UzEMI) project. The training, titled “The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0,” was jointly funded by the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) and the Environmental

August 3, 2026

Tajikistan

Landfill Methane: The Climate Risk Hiding in Plain Sight

Dr. Navruz Khotamov Director, Regional Waste Management Center, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Key National expert for “WasteMAP: Empowering Methane Action in Central Asia’s Waste Sector” project Ask most people to name a major source of methane emissions, and they will likely mention oil and gas fields, leaking pipelines, or flaring towers.

August 3, 2026

Geoengineering method of cooling the Earth may have unexpected consequences for the climate

Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, and scientists around the world are searching for geoengineering methods that could cool the planet. A recent study has shown that one popular method could disrupt one of the planet’s most important climate systems. Community #geoengineering #climatechange # climate The El Niño Southern Oscillation

July 29, 2026

The World Bank will no longer adhere to the “45% for climate” rule.

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

July 2, 2026

Tajikistan participated in the presentation of the V2V climate initiative

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

June 26, 2026

Non-Satellite Methane Detection and Quantification Technologies

David Lyon, Ph.D. Senior Methane Scientist II Environmental Defense Fund [email protected] View

June 23, 2026