Noticias sobre Poland
Suez reports first half 2019 results
Revenue: €8,656m, organic growth of +3.5% EBIT: €645m, organic growth of +4.8% with a positive contribution from each of the divisions.
EUR 10 billion to support the Circular Economy in the EU
The EU’s largest National Promotional Banks and Institutions and the European Investment Bank launch a EUR 10 billion initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and circular economy.
EIB channels €12.7 m grants to improve water supply, sewage and inland waterway network in Serbia
The EU Bank signs EUR 10 m grant to finance water supply and sewers systems in Serbian municipalities; the grant is a part of a bigger EUR 80 m project to improve living conditions of 600,000 people in Serbia; The EIB grant is the first signed in Serbia under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) and the biggest grant signed to date in the Western Balkans; Technical assistance grant worth EUR 2.7 million will be provided under ERI to support inland waterway network in Serbia on Danube and Sava Rivers.
Temperature records fall in European heatwave
An unusually early and exceptionally intense heatwave has set new temperature records in Europe and ensuring that the month of June was the hottest on record for the continent, with the average temperature 2° Celsius above normal.
Nuclear disasters could leave a lasting legacy of contaminants in glaciers
Nuclear disasters such as Chernobyl and Fukushima are known to have had an immediate impact on their surrounding environments and the people living within them.
Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
Tests of Europe’s rivers and canals have revealed more than 100 pesticides – including 24 that are not licensed for use in the EU.
Brussels adopts €4 billion investment package, including for water infrastructure projects
The EU Cohesion Policy invests €4 billion of EU funds in 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member States.
European Commission takes Italy to Court over failure to properly treat urban waste water
The European Commission decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU in two separate cases regarding environment legislation.
Suez exceeds its goals in 2018 with record organic growth in revenue
2018 targets exceeded: Revenue and EBIT up 11.9% and 11.5%, respectively, at constant exchange rates; Free cash flow in excess of €1bn.
EU Foreign Ministers welcome vision for climate neutral Europe
The EU's foreign affairs ministers today welcomed the Commission’s strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral Europe.
Climate change recognized as ‘threat multiplier’, UN Security Council debates its impact on peace
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss its concrete impact on peace and security, and focus on tangible ways to diminish the effects of global warming.
World Bank Group announces $50 billion over five years for climate adaptation and resilience
The World Bank Group launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience.
Who do citizens consider as accountable in the fight against Climate Change?
31% of Europeans think citizens should take the lead in the fight against climate change, while only 23% of them would give that role to international institutions and 21% to…
UNESCO Atlas on the retreat of Andean glaciers and the reduction of glacial waters
If current trends continue, some of the lower-altitude glaciers of the tropical Andes could lose between 78 and 97% of their volume by the end of the century, reducing the region’s available freshwater resources.
Itaipu and UN launch the Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions Network
A Global Network of Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions, led by Itaipu Binacional and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, was launched during the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 24) in Poland.
Utico commissions $100 million water pipeline in the UAE
Utico achieved another major milestone by commissioning the largest sustainable trans-emirate pipeline in the UAE, built at a cost of over $100mn.
COP24: “The role of water in achieving climate neutrality”
The UNFCCC 24th Conference of the Parties and 14th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held in Katowice, Poland, on 2-14 December.
World’s most vulnerable nations demand rich countries to act over climate change
Developing nations most at risk due to climate change have urged leaders of the world’s biggest polluting countries to step up their ambition to match the scale of the climate crisis at the Climate Vulnerable Forum’s (CVF) Virtual Summit.
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment.