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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear CAN EECCA members and friends, from October 2022 we are 
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<DIV>Baktygul Chynybaeva <BR clear=all>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Communication Manager
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                  src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/N2WM88UUYU7FjGFc8GdzbRz8Ca10vitS-OmY9_th0_I4lOjEZDHncKRGF5UbFFrU882jD3rbVHnfEuwotmhDFXi9VOUCLD2JuTgkc1PZSsB7rwmmHcHIY4w8-do4_ZpL2DVw4xujsCpPUpBrWwDWB6rcMhANUCsXCjfLGEWG1aitv03ciEqkLR3xvNeWJg" 
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                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr>The atmosphere at the end of last month’s United 
                  Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt was rather 
                  sobering. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced countries to 
                  turn to thermal coal and other fossil fuels to meet their 
                  energy needs, likely postponing the transition to a net-zero 
                  economy. But COP27 also underscored the need to leverage 
                  public policy, regulation, and technological innovation to 
                  achieve a climate-secure future. By now, it has become 
                  abundantly clear that supporting climate-related projects 
                  around the world at the necessary scale will require vast 
                  amounts of capital. </P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/year-russia-turbocharged-global-energy-crisis-2022-12-13/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>How 
                  the Russia-Ukraine war accelerated a global energy 
                  crisis</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f><IMG 
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                  src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/LeWtA4wiRSGu8owB-NoEa04b13RPWe3dHEze46mCZNj3NO2y6ZJQlJqnD8vPzYjeXJJN-qtFXiv3YnVdUrzu-snQlKnGc8X6w4tOCtBypw1H0_lZJdoT7l0HLLNIfQei-OdsxPZ_tRSgLtJE-spmUyR-u6gyPQDgSMq-prHRFI0REMefoYsIKaT_OD4jGA" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>For the energy industry, 2022 will be remembered as 
                  the year Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerated a global 
                  energy crisis. The invasion, and subsequent Western sanctions, 
                  heaped new pressures on oil and gas supplies already strained 
                  from the rapid economic rebound from the pandemic. The world's 
                  top energy companies beat a hasty retreat from Russia and 
                  wrote off tens of billions of dollars in assets. European 
                  nations scrambled to make sure they could keep the lights on 
                  and their residents from freezing to death. </P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://earth.org/decarbonisation-russian-invasion/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>The 
                  Role of Decarbonisation In Shaping the Russian Invasion of 
                  Ukraine</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  align=left 
                  src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2UE89wC0iLO8P2wAa304MucW2qMkw5keDfwSwc8sdjrfK5DkumzFQJYuzPtSV8L7uG4FU86NSACppUtgaMlLpQ2EpLHAPIUVdaffaqqiBTpFJTqQXmLlWC5UlG6SpVOM8TNbfipt2oRq7PxjsTNx4G1axqTlpgxFmqxR5HWjgdWLtEHPp-jmZAYQsS6N6Q" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>While the actual motivation behind Russian invasion of 
                  Ukraine is still being debated, the global responses to 
                  climate change and the natural resources in Ukraine might act 
                  as the underlying factors that reinforce the decision-making 
                  of the Russian officials. The ongoing trend of decarbonisation 
                  and electrification of the energy and transportation sector 
                  will decrease the importance of fossil fuels in Europe and the 
                  world, weakening Russian economic and political power globally 
                  in the long term. The decline in resource rent would have 
                  significant implications for Russia, such as growing economic, 
                  social, and national insecurity. Additionally, these 
                  implications will result in a fundamental shift in the balance 
                  of power in Eurasia that will diminish Russia’s global 
                  influence. </P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/6/ukraine-war-will-make-renewables-top-electricity-source-iea" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>Ukraine 
                  war will make renewables top electricity source: 
                  IEA</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  align=left 
                  src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/f7Jb_dmkP83a5GPWe5HPjGypd0Mp0P1llzJfs70VpZ_x1GeFRrE-R4amHZIhB5ksdTSJQTbVNyWYmB7CJkPWw5X96P5YlRKsG8_2dp4Nx4G3e7v94lN_VYWviq5irEFXBANYAudjA7V-J7fNd6O80yfxl3a_oMU4_XPwcTI6xRiPbyWI6zJC8KYL7wEUEg" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>Russian fossil fuel bans are propelling the world 
                  towards solar, wind and other renewable energy sources faster 
                  than predicted, says a new report. The world will build 2,400 
                  gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity mainly from solar 
                  and wind energy in the next five years, equal to China’s 
                  entire current generating capacity, the IEA said in a new 
                  forecast. That is a level of investment 30 percent higher than 
                  was predicted a year ago. That rate of increase will make 
                  renewables the world’s biggest source of electricity by 2025, 
                  toppling coal, said the IEA.</P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/12/10/germany-amidst-russia-ukraine-conflict-the-dilemma-of-energy-environment-and-politics/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>Germany 
                  amidst Russia-Ukraine conflict: The Dilemma of Energy, 
                  Environment and Politics</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  align=left 
                  src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7DD_eg4BvdDv6QQcNzxPT4ld2g650QwtYJeE-jhj9x_G_oA2senTsuHDfHjd1YOzfez07lo51Mw-PCbS_W7PrAvnoHCh65fhKsJDI4QmlF1eX9rvoxJLv_cYPCziYcqAOxxxlrulqJkjIZFqSe_CjukgJT4tEEFYqFrFpqzh5UbwPfY40bx6Vu4kK80rNw" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>As a matter of course, political correctness does not 
                  allow Germany to continue importing gas from Russia at the 
                  same amount as before. The government has become the center of 
                  criticism by both the above and below, which are the 
                  international system and its own residents, for still highly 
                  relying on Russian gas. Nevertheless, the energy tie between 
                  the two countries has been knotted for a long course of 
                  history by a massive amount of material investment and 
                  diplomatic deals. Besides, the problem with natural gas is 
                  that it is very difficult to be shipped from one country to 
                  another without specialized pipelines that require time and 
                  money to construct, and suppliers with proper geographic 
                  locations. </P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/business/energy-environment/qatar-gas-oil.html" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>Qatar 
                  Extends Its Natural Gas Dominance at Russia’s 
                  Expense</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  align=left 
                  src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/FbmAUIETfwA_uGpLxRNTlwa1qcETfKjg1mEEBQGuWrADx6JtaB7xIZ0deshlkWITJmzH4uqzWpoLrDASG17kjW5mDDf5_tGVJ-lgNXaaRrffvuFnbmk5KLfbThVxJNvIEa1cCsMn9wH1bHDvO_t7D06mpvA6d_6ukm5Pwantl4yhtIPZUeCZCEOMtV7QQg" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>As its influence grows, the country is poised to 
                  become a big energy supplier to Europe, which has turned away 
                  from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s war in 
                  Ukraine has <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/business/mutual-funds/energy-markets-volatility.html">jolted 
                  global energy markets</A>, leaving Europe short of natural 
                  gas, raising prices for all fossil fuels and threatening a 
                  global recession. But one country has maneuvered effectively 
                  to gain economic and political advantage from the turmoil: 
                  Qatar. Long a big exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asian 
                  countries, Qatar is poised to become a critical energy source 
                  for Europe, which is <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/business/europe-energy-crisis.html">pivoting 
                  away from its dependence on Russia</A>. </P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.ft.com/content/017c9e1e-3069-4bf3-8335-f1404abd6eb0" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>Global 
                  coal use set to reach fresh record</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  align=left 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>As the world has grappled with the energy shocks 
                  triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerns over 
                  energy security have forced countries that had once pledged to 
                  quit coal to burn more of it instead. In Europe, coal 
                  consumption will rise in 2022 for the second year in a row as 
                  the reduction in gas supplies from Russia and corresponding 
                  high gas prices have made power generators rely more on coal 
                  for heat and power. The rise in global coal use comes in spite 
                  of record prices for thermal coal, the kind burnt in power 
                  stations, which hit highs in March and June.</P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/2022/12/19/despite-russias-winter-challenge-europe-hasnt-snapped-yet/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-1cf15ba5-7fff-31ae-e0b5-5aa5e508653f>Despite 
                  Russia's winter challenge, Europe hasn't snapped 
                  yet</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  dir=ltr>Ten months on and the Ukraine war is distorting life 
                  in Europe in new ways every week. At one end of the continent, 
                  the sight of tankers <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2022/12/13/turkey-must-steer-the-bosphorus-through-difficult-times/">queuing 
                  at the Bosphorus</A> demonstrated that the Black Sea oil 
                  trade has been disrupted. At the other end, the French are 
                  asking the British to reduce the draw of electricity through 
                  the sub-sea interconnector so that both sides can <A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/12/13/french-energy-squeeze-forces-britain-to-cut-imports/">manage 
                  peak daily demand</A> in a cold snap. If Russian 
                  President Vladimir Putin is gambling that the European public 
                  will turn against their politicians’ united front on Ukraine, 
                  then the sub-zero temperatures represent his <A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2022/12/12/2023-may-be-a-sterner-test-for-eu-amid-dwindling-russian-gas-exports-iea-says/">best 
                  chance to achieve that 
        goal</A>.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                  <H1 
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                  class=gmail-null><STRONG>Regional and world news</STRONG></H1>
                  <H4 
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                  <P 
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                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://caneecca.org/eng/the-winterstans-energy-crisis-in-central-asia/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>The 
                  “Winterstans”: Energy Crisis in Central Asia</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr>On January 25, 2022, parts of the territories of 
                  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan experienced a massive 
                  blackout. The three countries are united by one power grid 
                  inherited from the Soviet Union — the Unified Energy System of 
                  Central Asia. 11 months later, the first days of December also 
                  brought an energy crisis to two largest countries in Central 
                  Asia: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Several cities of Kazakhstan 
                  suffered accidents in thermal power plants at the beginning of 
                  the new heating season. An especially large one happened in 
                  the city of Ekibastuz, in the north of the country.</P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://eurasianet.org/tajikistan-families-freeze-while-energy-independence-chimera-remains-ever-distant" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>Tajikistan: 
                  Families freeze while energy independence chimera remains ever 
                  distant</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>Tajikistan first began to experience these chronic 
                  difficulties in the early 2000s, when Uzbekistan suspended 
                  deliveries of natural gas. Shortage of that fuel meant power 
                  generators were unable to work at full capacity in winter. 
                  Many a time since then, Rahmon has assured the public that 
                  Tajikistan is on the cusp of achieving “energy independence.” 
                  He <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://rus.ozodi.org/a/28190439.html">promised</A> in 
                  2016 that the day would come “within three years.” In 2009, 
                  he <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://asiaplustj.info/news/tajikistan/power/20090415/emomali-rakhmon-obeshchaet-chto-cherez-chetyre-goda-respublika-dostignet-energeticheskoi-nezavi">vowed</A> energy 
                  independence would be attained “within four years.”</P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/15/the-climate-crisis-and-the-environment-in-central-asia-is-there-hope/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>The 
                  climate crisis and the environment in Central Asia — Is there 
                  hope?</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 22px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>The states of Central Asia — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
                  Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — are facing severe 
                  environmental challenges, which are being further exacerbated 
                  by climate change. These issues are complex, intertwined, and 
                  often rooted in the countries’ common Soviet legacy. The list 
                  of issues includes how to battle Central Asia’s climate crisis 
                  and its inherited ecological disasters: intense air pollution, 
                  deforestation, nuclear contamination and the ecological 
                  disaster that is the <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.grida.no/resources/5615">disappearing Aral 
                  Sea</A>. According to <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking">data</A> from 
                  the Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, Central Asian 
                  cities rank among the worst in the world in terms of air 
                  pollution.</P>
                  <P 
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                  dir=ltr> </P>
                  <H4 
                  style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 22px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/armenia-steps-adaptation-climate-crisis" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>Armenia 
                  steps up adaptation to the climate crisis</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>Armenia, a mountainous, landlocked country in the 
                  South Caucasus, is one of the most vulnerable countries in 
                  Europe and Central Asia to climate change. The 
                  nation’s <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/NC4_Armenia_.pdf">average 
                  temperature</A> has risen by more than 1.2°C since 1929, 
                  and changing climatic patterns have caused the degradation of 
                  important landscapes, including watersheds and wetlands. In 
                  the face of those challenges, Armenia has launched an 
                  ambitious effort to adapt to climate change and cut domestic 
                  greenhouse gas emissions, which fuel the climate crisis.</P>
                  <P 
                  style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
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                  <H4 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 22px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-air-pollution-problems-nuclear-fossil/32181893.html" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>Can 
                  Central Asian Cities Resolve Their Big, Ugly Smog 
                  Problems?</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  <P 
                  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 24px; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" 
                  dir=ltr>Coal-powered plants and the stoves of residential 
                  homes in Central Asia's largest cities are pumping toxins into 
                  the sky, icy roads are thick with slow moving, aging vehicles, 
                  and social media chatter is full of talk about how bad the air 
                  is and where to buy the best air purifier. Air pollution, and 
                  especially dirty winter air, has long been a problem in the 
                  region, but it is now beginning to resemble a catastrophe. The 
                  political will to combat air pollution has traditionally been 
                  weak, but with public awareness of the problem growing and the 
                  health effects telling, can governments continue to ignore the 
                  obvious?</P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://www.ebrd.com/news/2022/ebrd-promotes-wind-power-generation-in-uzbekistan.html" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>EBRD 
                  supports 1GW of renewable energy generation in 
                  Uzbekistan</STRONG></A></H4>
                  <H4 
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                  dir=ltr>The Bank has arranged two syndicated loans worth US$ 
                  520 million to help construct and put into operation two wind 
                  power plants with a total installed capacity of 1GW in the 
                  Bukhara region. The financing is the EBRD’s largest renewable 
                  energy project to date across its regions. The Bank’s loan of 
                  US$ 277 million to Bash Wind Power Plant (WPP) will consist of 
                  an A loan of US$ 150 million on the EBRD’s own account and a B 
                  loan of US$ 127 million, which will be syndicated to 
                  commercial lenders. The new wind power plant will generate 
                  more than 1,650 GWh of electricity annually and help reduce 
                  annual CO2 emissions by 930,000 tonnes.</P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://civil.ge/archives/519125" target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>Georgia, 
                  Azerbaijan, Hungary, Romania Sign Agreement on Black Sea 
                  Electricity Cable</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  dir=ltr>On 17 December, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, 
                  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Hungarian Prime Minister 
                  Viktor Orban, and Romanian Prime Minister Romania Nicolae 
                  Ciucă signed the agreement for the development of the 
                  1,100-kilometer-long Black Sea strategic submarine electricity 
                  cable aimed at transporting energy from Azerbaijan to the 
                  European Union through Georgia. The agreement followed the 
                  Plenary Session on Strategic Partnership Agreement for Green 
                  Energy Development and Transmission held in Bucharest, 
                  Romania. </P>
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                  dir=ltr class=gmail-null><A 
                  style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" 
                  href="https://impakter.com/were-all-in-this-together-eu-invests-billions-in-asean-green-future/" 
                  target=_blank><STRONG 
                  id=gmail-docs-internal-guid-7302e75c-7fff-c3eb-9188-7a5175d4627a>EU 
                  Invests Billions in Asia’s Green Future</STRONG></A></H4>
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                  dir=ltr>The EU’s €10 bn investment in ASEAN member states will 
                  help accelerate their green transition, but as the Ukraine war 
                  and competition with China exposes vulnerabilities within both 
                  unions, their strategic partnership’s motivations are almost 
                  certainly more intricate in nature. One of the agreements 
                  promised by the EU was a “Global Gateway” investment package 
                  of €10 billion to ASEAN nations, intending to help member 
                  states to advance their green economies and infrastructure 
                  whilst staying on track to reach ambitious climate neutrality 
                  targets. “Because our energy and trade cooperation will only 
                  reach its full potential if it is underpinned by the right 
                  infrastructure,” <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,124,137)" 
                  href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_7740">said</A> President 
                  von der 
      Leyen. </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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                                href="http://infoclimate.org/" 
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            <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A 
            title=b.chynybaeva@gmail.com 
            href="mailto:b.chynybaeva@gmail.com">Baktygul Chynybaeva</A> </DIV>
            <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:21 PM</DIV>
            <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Newsletter in English from CAN 
EECCA</DIV></DIV>
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