*[Enwl-eng] CAN EECCA Newsletter: New IPCC report, Clean energy drive in the West, Limiting carbon emission
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CAN EECCA Newsletter: New IPCC report, Clean energy drive in the West,
Limiting carbon emission
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Climate chronicle of the war
NGOs push for green reconstruction of Ukraine
so infrastructure can weather war and climate change
A Ukrainian hospital damaged in a Russian
missile attack has been turned into a clean-energy model for the future of
the country's infrastructure, even as the war in the country rages on. The
destruction of the small hospital in Horenka, a village on the outskirts of
Kyiv, happened in the first month of the Russian invasion. Shelling from a
missile strike hit the hospital grounds, leaving the building's windows
shattered, its exterior damaged, and an erosion of the electricity supply.
The aftermath turned the hospital that once catered to a population of
10,000-12,000 patients from four different villages into an example of the
brutalities of Vladimir Putin's war and left it with a €56,000 repair bill
for heating reconstruction.
The Energy World Turned Upside Down After The
Ukraine War
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued
an arrest warrant on 17th March against Vladimir Putin, leader of the world’s
largest energy exporter (Russia), accusing him of the war crime of illegally
deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Five days later, China’s
President Xi Jinping – recently confirmed for an unprecedented third term —
said he was ready to 'stand guard over a world order based on international
law' as he met President Putin in Moscow. “International law” seems to have
different interpretations, and the ICC evidently does not have a monopoly on
what passes as international law in the concert of nations.
Ukrainian enterprises will be able to receive
$150,000 to improve energy efficiency
Ukrainian enterprises will be able to receive
loans for $150,000 for the implementation of energy management and energy
efficiency measures. Also, small and medium-sized businesses will be able to
receive micro-grants, Anna Zamazeeva, head of the State Agency for Energy
Efficiency and Energy Saving, reports on Facebook. She held a meeting with
representatives of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO), where they discussed a joint project to support businesses in the
implementation of energy efficiency measures and energy management systems.
How Russian war machine sparked a clean energy
drive in the West
Of all the aftershocks from Vladimir Putin’s
attempted military takeover of Ukraine, one of the least likely could prove
the most significant: a decisive global shift toward greener energy. The
trend had been building even before the Ukraine war, as businesses,
investors, and political leaders began positioning themselves to reap the
benefits of an economic future based less on fossil fuels, such as oil, gas,
and coal, than on clean energy sources like wind, the sun, and hydrogen. But
the pace was nowhere near fast enough to reach the climate target that
environmental experts say is needed to avoid the worst effects of global
warming – limiting the Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7
Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
In the middle of war, Ukraine is building a
wind farm
The Ukrainian energy company DTEK hit a
milestone in the war-torn nation’s audacious bid to remake its energy
economy and become a clean power hub for Europe. It announced a dozen
turbines had been built and brought online under some of the most
challenging conditions anywhere in the world, just 60 miles from the front
lines of the war with Russia. The project in the Mykolaiv region is now
helping generate electricity for the area’s beleaguered residents and the
broader power grid. The plan is for it to ultimately grow to several dozen
turbines, creating enough energy to power as many as a half-million homes.
Xi Aligns With Putin Against US, But Hesitates
on Gas Deal
Xi Jinping used two days of talks in Moscow to
firmly align with Russia against the US. But the Chinese leader held back
from offering Vladimir Putin something he’s been looking for: A commitment
to buy a lot more gas. The visit by Xi, his first to Russia since Putin
invaded Ukraine just over a year ago, marked a political win for both
leaders. Xi saw an opportunity to push back at the US and buttress his image
as a global statesman after helping to broker a Saudi-Iran deal.
Regional and world news
Press Release from CAN EECCA on the release of
the IPCC report — 6th Assessment
The Sixth Assessment Report, the so-called
Synthesis Report, will form the basis for political action to combat climate
change. It also consolidates and summarizes the findings of previous reports
published by the IPCC during the current cycle, which began in 2015. IPCC
experts have previously warned that human-induced climate change is observed
in all regions of the planet, and this process is becoming more intense, and
some of the emerging trends are already irreversible. The IPCC report, which
is based on the latest scientific research from around the world, shows that
climate change is happening at an unprecedented rate and that human
activities, notably the burning of fossil fuels, are the primary cause of
this change. The report also highlights the risks and impacts of climate
change, including rising sea levels, more frequent and intense heat waves,
and increased frequency of extreme weather events such as hurricanes,
floods, and wildfires.
Major hydropower project caught up in
Georgia's "foreign agent" turmoil
The leaders of Georgia's ruling party have
been pushing a seemingly paradoxical allegation: that Western-funded NGOs
supported what the party calls a Russia-sponsored protest movement against
the construction of the Namakhvani hydropower plant (HPP) in western
Georgia. After the protests mired the project in controversy in mid-2021 the
Turkish investor pulled out and it was shelved. It was a setback for the
Georgian Dream government, which had argued that the dam would have served
to secure the country's "energy independence," reducing reliance on Russia.
Ukraine to install green power plants on
abandoned mines
In 2023, a pilot project will be developed for
the Velikomostiv mine in the Lviv region Deputy Minister of Energy Yaroslav
Demchenkov said that it is possible to create clusters of sustainable energy
at closed coal mines, in particular in Lviv, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
This will accelerate the transformation of coal regions, create new
high-quality jobs, and also allow the use of the existing infrastructure of
enterprises, the Ministry of Energy reports on Facebook. This happened
during consultations on the topic "Just transformation: opportunities for
Lviv region" within the framework of the project "Supporting Structural
Changes in the Coal Regions of Ukraine".
EU moves towards limiting carbon emissions
from shipping
EU countries on Thursday reached a preliminary
agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector by
increasing the use of renewable fuels on ships. The deal aims to put
maritime transport on the path towards meeting the EU's climate goals in
2030 and 2050, by increasing reduction targets for emissions from energy
used on ships and introducing measures to encourage the use of so-called
renewable fuels of non-biological origin. "The agreement will make sure that
fuel suppliers, ships and maritime operators will have sufficient time to
adapt for the new conditions so the maritime sector will deliver on the
climate targets," Swedish Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson said in a
statement.
Have European countries violated human rights
through climate inaction?
Citizens affected by climate change are suing
the governments of more than 30 European countries in three separate cases
before the European Court of Human Rights, alleging that state inaction has
violated their human rights. They are the first such cases to be heard
before the Court in Strasbourg, France, and could result in orders for the
governments involved to cut carbon dioxide emissions much faster than
currently planned. The first case being heard next Wednesday focuses on the
health impact of climate change-induced heatwaves, in a case brought by
thousands of elderly Swiss women against the Swiss government as part of a
six-year legal battle.
‘Now we sue the state’: Greta Thunberg joins
activists in lawsuit against Swedish government
Environmental activists, including Greta
Thunberg, are suing the Swedish state for insufficient action on the climate
crisis. The lawsuit was initiated by youth climate activists in November
last year. On Tuesday 21 March, it was given the greenlight by a Swedish
court. “The court has now issued a summons and the process is in full
swing. Now the state must respond to the lawsuit,” an Instagram post
announcing the action reads. “Climate action is a legal duty!” Nacka
District Court in Stockholm County has given the Swedish government three
months to submit its response.
Nations seek compromise on fossil fuel
phase-out ahead of Cop28
Governments will continue to discuss whether
to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels ahead of the Cop28 climate talks,
the Egyptian Cop27 president told reporters after a gathering of 50 climate
ministers in Copenhagen today. Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry said
that there will be “consultations and deliberations” on whether to call for
a phase-out of fossil fuels when governments gather in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) in November. The issue bitterly divided governments at the
Cop27 climate talks he chaired last November.
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