EU. According to the Ember think tank, renewable energies provided more electricity than fossil fuels in EU countries in the first six months of 2020. version française

ALBANIA. The European Commission adopts a €100 million package to rehabilitate and rebuild schools after the November 2019 earthquake in Albania. version française

MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean declares climate financing as a priority for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, which is warming 20% faster than the global average.

MOROCCO / FRANCE. Var-based Pizzorno Environnement announces the closure of the Oum Azza waste treatment and recovery centre in Morocco. version française

EUROPEAN UNION. The Investment Plan for a Sustainable Europe will invest at least €1,000 billion over ten years to address climate and environmental challenges.

EUROPEAN UNION. A few days before the opening of the COP25, the European Parliament adopts a resolution declaring a "climate and environmental emergency".

MEDITERRANEAN. A key issue in the debate on global warming, greenhouse gases (GHG) are poorly measured in practice. ICOS, an international research network active in Spain, Italy and Portugal, recently set up a measurement station in Provence to observe the impact of forests on GHG emissions and their atmospheric concentration.

Leo Brincat, maltese Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change will hold until 2016 the presidency of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development during the two next years, in charge of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development review process. Econostrum.info :...

EGYPT. Sayed Farouk, senior vice president of The Arab Contractors, explains the steps taken by his company to reduce energy consumption.French version

LEBANON. The Lebanese energy sector is attempting to make up ground in terms of energy efficiency. Interview with Pierre El Khoury, director of the LCEC, an organisation affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water that is charged with drawing up energy efficiency strategies. French version

All around the Mediterranean, countries are looking at improving their energy efficiency. Efficiency is thought of as key to reducing energy consumption, particularly in homes. This is why all the focus is on the building sector. French version

Dwindling resources and an increase in consumption. Tunisia aims to solve this complicated energy equation by applying already existing legislation in the field. French version