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Ground control there’s a climate emergency

Not sure why the Presidential Elections are garnering so much interest at a time when the planet is overheating, and Europe sizzled under the hottest temperatures in recorded history. Climate change is

24th July 2022

Comment/Life & Society

SDGs and hidden costs for businesses

Recently the European Commission published the progress indicators concerning the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations as identified and defined in the Agenda 2030. In seeking Sustainable

10th June 2022

Business/Comment

Magic tech for climate insurance solutions

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) released a special report on the possible increase in risks that climate change may cause to insurance companies. In addition to the specific findings

7th June 2022

Comment/World

EU climate policies make Cyprus flights, shipping more costly

Nicosia argues that greener EU transport policies will disproportionately impact Cyprus holiday flights and shipping costs. Minister for Transport Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister for Shipping Vassilis Demetriades were in Brussels this

12th May 2022

Cyprus/Europe

Dust episodes spell climate change

Recent dust clouds over Cyprus are a sign of climate change, as the phenomenon is becoming more persistent. In April alone, Cypriots had to cope with 20 days when dust levels were

8th May 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

‘Liveable future’ at risk, UN climate report warns

A landmark UN report warned Monday that time had nearly run out to ensure a “liveable future” for all, detailing a horrifying “atlas of human suffering” and warning that far worse was

28th February 2022

World

A united, green Cyprus

Climate change is on our doorstep. There is an urgency to address this global concern, and Cyprus can no longer drag its feet on this. No individual state can tackle climate challenges

6th February 2022

Comment/Cyprus

Our right to a healthy climate

The time is ripe for enshrining the right to a healthy environment as a constitutional right. This will be a new right related to the realities of 21st-century living to combat the

9th January 2022

Comment/Cyprus

A smarter future without climate chaos

Cyprus is banking on the EU to throw it a €1.2 bln lifeline so it can exit the pandemic aftershocks with a rebuilt economy that harnesses the environment and digital technology. We

24th October 2021

Comment/Life & Society

Regional cooperation key to fighting climate crisis

Regional cooperation is the key to mitigating climate crisis impacts, as temperatures in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East rise faster than anywhere else. This was the view of keynote speakers

14th October 2021

Cyprus/World