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Hard-to-Abate Sectors Under the Spotlight in New WEF Net-Zero Report
The World Economic Forum has released a new report, Scaling the Industrial Transition: Hard-to-Abate Sectors and Net-Zero Progress in 2025, assessing how far some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries have progressed toward climate neutrality. The study examines eight key…
European Commission Opens Applications for 2028 Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards
The European Commission has officially launched the application process for the 2028 European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards, recognising cities that demonstrate leadership in environmental sustainability and quality of urban life. Applications open on 8 December 2025 and…
Serbia Adopts CO₂ Taxes Ahead of CBAM Implementation
Serbia has approved two new climate-related taxes: a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and a Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax, each set at EUR 4 per tonne of CO₂ equivalent, entering into force on 1 January. The measures are designed to mirror…
Microsoft Backs U.S. Peatland Restoration in Bid to Scale High-Integrity Carbon Removal
Microsoft is deepening its commitment to nature-based climate solutions with a new investment in Pantheon Regeneration through the company’s Climate Innovation Fund. The partnership aims to accelerate commercial-scale restoration of U.S. peatlands, ecosystems among the most carbon-dense on Earth, and…
Serbia Launches Trial Operations at New Kostolac Wind Farm
Serbia has begun test operations at the newly completed Kostolac wind farm, marking the first wind-powered facility within the system of the state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS). Following approval for grid connection, voltage was activated at the substation and four…
Smart City Expo Doha 2025 Showcases AI-Driven Urban Transformation Across the Middle East
The fourth edition of Smart City Expo Doha 2025 concluded on 26 November after two days of in-depth discussions on how advanced digital technologies are reshaping urban life across the Middle East. Organized by Fira de Barcelona in partnership with…
Romania Commissions Its Largest Solar Plant Built on Rehabilitated Land in Romania
The piece is provided by our media partner Energetski Portal. Romanian company Simtel has inaugurated a 52 MWp solar power plant in Giurgiu County, marking the country’s largest photovoltaic facility constructed on ecologically restored, previously degraded industrial land. According to…
New “City and Me” Application Launched to Support Greener, Smarter Urban Living
A new digital application City and Me was launched in Belgrade on 17 November, aiming to encourage sustainable behaviour and strengthen citizen participation in shaping greener and more inclusive cities. The platform rewards everyday actions such as walking, cycling, recycling…
World GIS Day 2025 Marks the Importance of Geospatial Technologies
On 19 November 2025, more than 80 countries will join the global celebration of World GIS Day, an annual event dedicated to the transformative power of geographic information systems. Each year, the international GIS community demonstrates how spatial technologies are…
EU Parliament Backs 90% Emissions Cut Target for 2040
The European Parliament has endorsed a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040, thereby strengthening the EU’s climate ambition on its path toward achieving full climate neutrality by 2050. In a vote held on Thursday, MEPs approved an amendment to the…