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The very last requirement had been fulfilled for the Paris Climate Agreement to enter into force.

A new World Health Organization (WHO) air quality model confirms that 92% of the world's population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits.

International conference "Green Bridge - Bridge to green technologies, innovation and available energy" was held in Astana on September 14.

Capital of Denmark has sold all of its assets in fuel companies that is worth more than $1 billion.

There are 40,000 EV charging stations versus 35,000 gas stations in Japan.

Consumers got paid for using electricity in Germany.

Renewables got cheaper than conventional gas and coal-fired power plants even without government subsidies.

Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) has announced its intention to get rid of its assets in companies that produce fossil fuels as soon as possible, including the largest oil company ExxonMobil.

Many countries consider to stop selling fuel-powered cars in 2050. How can the humanity switch to electric cars?

The United States is, by most measures, still the largest economy in the world. According to the World Bank, its carbon monoxide emissions per capita over the last five years, although on a downward trend, remain the highest of any large economy. Without decisive action in Washington, hopes of successfully tackling climate change are slim.

One of the main topics of discussion at the meeting of G7 Leaders in Germany  in June 7-8, 2015, was the problem of climate change. The results of this debate and the alleged intentions of the leaders in this area are reflected in the final document.

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Vital to Achieving a Green Economy, Says Energy Minister

ASTANA – The Kazakh government has announced its intention to move to a green economy, with a primary goal of reducing carbon-emitting elements of its gross domestic product. 

ASTANA – The UN Development Programme and the Kazakh government have launched a five-year, $71.3 million project to generate and support Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for Low-carbon Urban Development in Kazakhstan. The NAMAs are expected to encompass investments in infrastructure, capacity building, awareness raising and technical assistance and reduce Kazakhstan’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15 percent by 2020, a UNDP announcement about the project reads.

A joint programme on innovative development, technology transfer, capacity building support for business infrastructure, industrial parks and clusters as well as trade capacity and export support between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Eurasian Economic Commission is under development now.

German company Promondis Kazakhstan recently began construction of the country’s largest solar power plant with a total capacity of 75 MW in South Kazakhstan, according to the regional akimat (administration).

The meeting of the Deputy Chairman of JSC «KAZNEX INVEST» Almas Aidarova with experts of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the intermediate results of the development of strategies to attract Japanese companies to SEZ of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Astana.

ASTANA – A methane production project has been launched in the Karaganda coal basin that will help supply gas to the Astana and Karaganda region and in the process alleviate many of those regions’ social and economic problems .