Tag: climate
World 02.12.23 | 18:15

As part of climate action, about 20 countries will treble their nuclear energy use

Some 20 countries plan to significantly increase energy production from nuclear power for the benefit of the climate, according to a declaration published on Saturday at the UN Climate Change Conference. In the declaration, which was signed by France and the United States, capacities should be tripled...

Macedonia 26.08.20 | 15:12

New heatwave about to begin

For the next few days, until Tuesday, forecasters expect a strong heatwave over Macedonia. Daily highs will range between 30 and 37 degrees and the peak of the heatwave will be reached at the start of next week when we can expect up to 39 degrees. Starting Tuesday, forecasts expect a drop in temperatures.

World 12.12.19 | 21:57

Orban: We cannot allow poor countries to bear the costs of climate change

During negotiations on the fight against climate change, the battle – from a Central European and Hungarian standpoint – will be about “not allowing Brussels bureaucrats to have poor people and poor countries to pay for the costs of combating climate change,” said Hungarian Prime...

World 07.10.19 | 14:05

V4: Unruly eco-activists paralyze traffic in London, Berlin

As London is brought to a stand-still by environmentalist protesters, the German branch of the international environmental organisation called Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning similar non-violent acts of civil disobedience in Berlin. The group began building a protest camp outside the German Chancellor’s...

Macedonia 12.07.19 | 11:00

Climate change: Budapest will resemble Skopje and Skopje will be as hot as Austin by 2050

An analysis prepared by the Swiss Crowther Lab reveals possible climate changes for many world cities in the next 30 years. It shows that a northern city such as Budapest will have a climate similar to that of nowdays Skopje, while Skopje will more likely resemble Austin, Texas, with its tropical –...

World 26.12.18 | 09:28

More than 1.6m sign petition to sue France over climate

More than 1.6 million people have signed an online petition to take the French state to court for not doing enough to fight climate change, The Associated Press reports. Greenpeace, Oxfam and two French environmental groups launched the petition last week. Their signature drive received exceptional support...

World 19.12.18 | 15:27

Teen activist from Sweden scolds world leaders on climate

Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student from Sweden, captured the attention of the world recently when she shamed climate change negotiators at a United Nations climate summit in Poland, CNN reported. “You are not mature enough to tell it like is,” she said at the COP24 summit, which ended...