Kaliningrad Wastewater Treatment Plant finally in operation

The long-awaited wastewater treatment plant in Kaliningrad started operations on 18 December 2015 at about half of its capacity. By April 2016, the plant has reached almost full capacity processing biologically over 100,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day. The construction of the plant’s sand-filter and UV disinfection units will be finalized during the nearest weeks, and the handling and …

Energy Efficiency in the Baltic Sea Region. Policy and Project Review

The Council of Baltic Sea States has published a new report on energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea Region resulting from collaboration with the Swedish Institute and the Nordic Centre for Spatial Planning. Read the Energy Efficiency in the Baltic Sea Region. Policy and Project Review.

New issue of “Green Growth the Nordic Way”

Nordic Council of Ministers has published a new issue of the web magazine “Green Growth the Nordic Way” that focuses on climate financing and parliamentary follow-up to COP21 (the 2015 Paris Climate Conference). This issue looks at two factors, namely the role of the elected parliamentarians to ensure climate action and the possibilities to secure a better financing for green investments. Read …

Dissertation: Black carbon deposition in the European Arctic from the preindustrial to the present

Meri M. RuppelFaculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences Department of Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki, Finland The objective of this thesis is to collect new spatial and temporal data on BC deposition in the European Arctic from the preindustrial to the present (i.e., the last ca. 300 years), and assess BC sources and climatic implications, by analysing five lake sediment …

EASME looking for experts on environment and resources

The European Commission Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME) is looking for independent experts to act as peer reviewers in the evaluation of project proposals in the fields of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials. The next evaluations in the field of environment and resources are planned for spring 2016. EASME is looking for experts from local, regional and …

The latest issue of the web magazine Green Growth the Nordic Way

The latest issue of the web magazine Green Growth the Nordic Way zooms in on the role of biorefineries in the new biobased economy. Read more on www.nordicway.org

Baltic Rim Economies Issue 3, May 2015

The Baltic Rim Economies introduces articles on current topics concerning the Baltic Sea region. This issue includes, among others, the article on the energy market of the Baltic countries written by the Vice President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič. Read Baltic Rim Economies 3/2015

Aleksanteri Insight: The Arctic Paradox and Russia’s Energy Policy

Through its use of the Arctic, Russia tries to fortify the idea that it is a global energy superpower, writes Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen in the March issue of Aleksanteri Insight, a series of expert opinions published by the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki. Read the article in full here.

New report on the European environment

European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report on the European environment. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the European environment’s state, trends and prospects, and places it in a global context. Link to the report: The European environment — state and outlook 2015 report (SOER2015)

Improving the environment with committed stakeholders

The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) has been highly successful in co-financing projects to improve wastewater treatment in North West Russia. As a result of NDEP’s 14 year cooperation with St Petersburg Vodokanal, the city is now treating 98.4% of its wastewater. NDEP grants of EUR 40 million, combined with loans of EUR 220 million from the EBRD, EIB, NIB …

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