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UN: Russia creating ‘stifling climate of fear’ in occupied territories
Russia is committing widespread violations of international law, including unlawful detention and torture , to create a “stifling climate of fear” in occupied areas of Ukraine , the UN said on March 2 Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Arctic protection is essential for tackling climate change. And it is impossible if the international law is not enforced
This requires punishing Russia for breaching international law, the first step to which is arming Ukraine. Recently, the Russian parliament discussed the possibility of denouncing the so-called “Sheva Source : voxukraine. read more
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UN opened Russian bank account to facilitate climate payments
The United Nations disclosed that in 2022 it initiated the opening of a Russian bank account due to complications arising from Western sanctions affecting conventional payment channels. The UN has rec Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Finland plans to ban Russian LNG from 2025
Finland plans to ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) from next year, Finnish Environment and Climate Minister Kai Mykkanen told newspaper Helsingin Sanomat on Jan. 5. Fossil fuel profit Source : kyivindependent.com/finland-p… read more
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Russia studying allocation of frozen gold reserves to Global South for climate change
Russian officials at the COP28 summit on Dec. 9 in Dubai said Moscow is studying whether some of its gold reserves, frozen by the West after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, could be used to help t Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Germany and European Investment Bank to provide €20 million to adopt green energy initiatives in Ukraine
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Change (BMWK) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) plan to allocate €20 million in grants for the implementation of renewable energy tech Source : www.weareukraine.info/germany-a… read more
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Opinion: Europe knows that climate action is vital to global security
BRUSSELS – “Present trends are racing our planet down a dead-end three-degree temperature rise,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently warned . He is right. Unless we act decisive Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Svitlana Romanko: UN climate summit offers chance to confront Russian fossil fuels, climate crisis
As world leaders gather for meetings at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit , the urgency of addressing the climate crisis cannot be overstated. At the same time, we must confront Russia’s ongoing war in Source : kyivindependent. read more