Environment

All new buildings across the European Union must achieve zero emissions by 2030, while public buildings face an even tighter deadline of 2028. This ambitious plan forms part of the EU’s ...

Cyprus’ mountains play a crucial role in the country’s environmental, economic and cultural sustainability, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stressed during an event marking the inauguration of new facilities at ...

The House of Representatives unanimously accepted President Nikos Christodoulides’ referral regarding the second amendment to the Constitution, which enshrines the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Following ...

An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...

The House will be voting at Thursday’s plenary on a referred bill amending the Constitution, establishing the right to a healthy and sustainable environment, after the legal committee on ...

By Nicolas NetienAs an island nation, Cyprus faces two critical, intertwined challenges: managing our limited water resources and reducing our dependence on imported energy. With climate change exacerbating water scarcity ...

With Cyprus ranking 15th globally for its coffee consumption, the public was urged on Tuesday to use reusable cups when ordering their favourite beverage, as at least 10,000 single-use caps go ...

By Helen ReidWorkers in some of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme heat as climate change pushes temperatures up, ...

By Kate Abnett and Alison WithersThis year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months ...

Works at the integrated waste management facilities at Pentakomo and Koshi, allowing them to operate at full capacity, will get underway in the first quarter of 2028, the agriculture minister pledged ...

The “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, is to be expanded to 12 new municipalities and ...

By Steve Fletcher United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday December 1. A new round of ...

Wolves in Europe will be less protected from hunting from 2025, after a majority of European countries on Tuesday accepted a proposal to downgrade their status due to their growing number ...

By Jack Marley Cop29, the 29th annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, came to an end on Sunday, and in its wake have come doubts about the UN process for negotiating ...

To many people, both Cypriot natives and visiting tourists, acacia is synonymous with the landscape of Cyprus. Whether eliciting fond memories of its sweet scent and vibrant yellow flowers, providing ...

When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate ...

Cyprus’ commitment to implementing decisive actions against the climate crisis was reaffirmed by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during her participation in the COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, the ministry announced ...

A question and answer session with Founder and CEO of City Friends Club, Anna Gubareva What specific projects and initiatives does City Friends Club plan to implement in Larnaca and ...

The European Union, the U.S. and other wealthy countries raised their offer of climate funding for developing nations to $300 billion a year at COP29 on Saturday, in a bid ...

Markings will be placed on a total of 12.5 kilometres of overhead power lines, with the aim of reducing the number of birds flying into them and being killed, ornithological charity ...

Intense negotiations continued until late on Thursday, but to no avail. All parties appear to be determined to hold onto their positions until the very last moment, with overtime beyond ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was travelling to Baku on Thursday to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). Her visit follows that of President Nikos Christodoulides’, who took ...

Cyprus, the Jewel of the Mediterranean, gets millions of visitors every year with its beaches, landmarks and villages. Tourism is a big part of the island’s economy so we ...

Following the lead from the G20 meeting in Rio, discussions at COP29 on Wednesday were all about money. The amount that appears to be gaining momentum among developed countries is ...