Climate remains one of a few topics where it is still able to find common ground with the western countries, which imposed sanctions on its economy. Russia has among the biggest delegation at COP this year, with 900 people registered.

Climate Week 2025 following the success of first, second and third edition, held in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in Frankfurt, Rome, Barcelona respectively.

The EC also said that "continued" and "further action" is needed for the EU to meet its ambitious target of reducing emissions by 55% in 2030 from 1990 levels.

Solar and wind generation facilities are approximately the same capital cost per unit of rated capacity as fossil fueled generation facilities. However, the renewable generators have a capacity factor approximately one third the capacity factor of the fossil generation facilities.

Climate change has led to more severe natural disasters with profound socioeconomic and infrastructural effects. From 1960 to 2019, there was a 13-fold increase in natural catastrophes worldwide.

Energy poverty remains a critical issue in sub-Saharan Africa, where approximately 600 million people lack reliable electricity.

“To get to carbon free, 24 hours a day, we need more technologies than just wind and solar.”

Furthermore, the vulnerabilities of the power sector have cascading effects on critical infrastructure such as communication, health and other emergency services. On a power system level, a lack of situational awareness, inadequate system visibility and ageing infrastructure further contribute to a wider disturbance propagation and slowing down of restoration services.

Рабочая группа, состоящая из представителей профильных министерств и ведомств, научно-исследовательских институтов России и Азербайджана, займётся исследованием проблемы обмеления акватории Каспийского моря.

We know now that microplastics are everywhere, that we can find different levels and types between the sites and that the levels in Antarctica are relatively low if we compare them with highly populated industrial zones - but they are far away from zero, which is what it was thought to be until recently in Antarctica.