Can Cyprus Become Climate Neutral?

Currently, the world temperature has increased by 1°C compared to the pre-industrial era. Back in 2009, the EU has urged Member States to contain their heat trapping emissions between 80% to 95%, compared to 1990, so as to arrest world temperature rise below 2°C. Revising its goals, in Dec. 2019, the EU has set a long-term binding goal of curbing […]

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LNG as a Marine Fuel

Poseidon Med II project aims to take all steps necessary for the adoption of LNG as marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean, while making Greece an international marine bunkering and distribution hub for LNG in South Eastern Europe. Primary motivation stems from reducing the negative impacts of the use of heavy fuel oil and the facilitation of the implementation of […]

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Cyprus could benefit from climate change fight

Article appears in Sunday Mail, on Sept. 3rd, 2017. By Constantinos Hadjistassou* A few months before announcing the third licensing round for hydrocarbons off Cyprus, the government endorsed the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) for restricting climate change. EU member states have committed to curbing greenhouse gases by 40 per cent compared to 1990 emissions levels. Although the EU is […]

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