This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB, through its development arm EIB Global, has signed a landmark $250 million loan to support the construction of Costa Rica’s first electric train system. This marks the first EIB loan to the Republic of Costa Rica, the first EIB operation in the country in more than ten years, […]EIB Global backs Costa Rica’s first electric train with landmark $250 million loan
October 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB, through its development arm EIB Global, has signed a landmark $250 million loan to support the construction of Costa Rica’s first electric train system. This marks the first EIB loan to the Republic of Costa Rica, the first EIB operation in the country in more than ten years, […]UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January
September 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026. Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of States ratifying on Friday, becoming […]EBRD invests in cement company Eurobond in Türkiye
May 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing US$ 50 million in a Eurobond issued by Çimko Cimento ve Beton Sanayi, a joint stock company incorporated in Türkiye. Çimko will use the proceeds of the US$ 300 million Eurobond issue to finance its decarbonisation […]WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. “We are living through the greatest disruption to global health […]UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic
April 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants – being deported from the Dominican Republic. According to the UN migration agency, IOM, recent weeks have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those […]Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
April 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism. The framework – agreed during the just-concluded meeting of the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee – aims for […]EBRD and NIB finance greener public transport in Vilnius
December 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) are supporting the roll-out of greener public transport in Vilnius, Lithuania by each lending €40 million to Vilniaus Viešasis Transportas (VVT), the city’s urban transport company. The €80 million co-investment will enable […]Commission allocates additional €10 million to support researchers from Ukraine under Horizon Europe
April 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has topped up the budget of the MSCA4Ukraine initiative, set up to support researchers forced to flee Ukraine, with an additional €10 million. The scheme, set up under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) has supported displaced researchers since the start of the Russian […]2023 figures show stalling progress in reducing road fatalities in too many countries
March 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is publishing preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2023. Around 20,400 people were killed in road crashes in the EU last year, a small 1% decrease on 2022. Despite some progress since the baseline year of 2019[1], few Member States are on […]How technology is driving net zero in the Middle East
March 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda We are in real trouble. Unless humanity acts now, the world is on track for a climate catastrophe that will completely disrupt how and where we live. There are few bigger red flags […]5 actions to help leaders combat modern slavery in Europe and beyond
January 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, Louise Thompson, Community Lead, World Economic Forum This week, the grave global concern of human trafficking and modern slavery is once again on the agenda of world leaders at the 2024 World Economic […]5 ways to power up India’s green hydrogen ecosystem
January 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company Inc., Jörgen Sandström, Head, Transforming Industrial Ecosystems, World Economic Forum Green hydrogen is critical to help meet India’s energy security needs while tackling emissions in hard-to-abate sectors.The Indian government launched the National Green Hydrogen […]
