Greenhouse gas emissions

Luxembourg – Slovenia saw the biggest decline in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU in the third quarter of 2021 when compared to the same quarter a year before even as emissions across the bloc increased to slightly below pre-pandemic levels, Eurostat data shows.

Strasbourg – Slovenian Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek on Tuesday welcomed an initiative for a new business model for low-carbon farming that is based on the actual sequestration of carbon and involves the option of evaluating that on the market.

Turkish Airlines (THY) has launched a flight for the first time using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a key moment for the aviation industry which has been seeking to adopt more environmentalist efforts.

Turkey's energy giant Tüpraş plans to invest $5 billion by 2035 and $10 billion in total by 2050 as part of its Strategic Transition Plan, the company announced on Nov. 24.

Ljubljana – Commenting on the deal reached at the COP26 conference in Glasgow on Saturday, climatologist Lučka Kajfež Bogataj said is was just another disappointment in terms of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, she noted the progress in providing financial assistance to the most vulnerable countries and halting deforestation.

Brnik – A solar power plant has been installed on the roof of the parking garage at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport recently. As the airport said on Tuesday at the commissioning ceremony, this is another step towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions, which has been a strategic goal of the airport since 2013.

More than 100 countries have pledged to end deforestation by 2030. The financial value of this commitment is about 19 billion dollars. Here are more highlights from the climate meeting in Glasgow.

India's economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country's prime minister announced on Nov. 1 at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

"By 2070, India will achieve the target of net-zero emissions," Narendra Modi told more than 120 leaders at the critical talks.

Glasgow – Prime Minister Janez Janša highlighted the need to create a realistic path to implement the goals from the Paris climate agreement as he addressed the World Leaders Summit, a high-level political event held in Glasgow as part of the ongoing COP26 climate conference.

Ljubljana – Delo points the finger at G20 nations as it argues in Saturday’s commentary that the onus is on the biggest polluters when it comes to keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

“It is clear who must do the most – those who are responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions. They are united in G20, which produces three quarters of the world’s emissions.”