Anca Gurzu
Europe Correspondent at Cipher News
Chief Europe Correspondent for @CipherClimate | 🎤Moderator | ex @POLITICOEurope | ex Fellow @StiglerCenter @ChicagoBooth RTs≠endorsements
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1 week ago |
ciphernews.com | Anca Gurzu
ESBJERG, Denmark — We all know wind turbines are big, but you can’t get a real sense of their size until you see them, and their various components, up close and in person. And when you do, it’s hard not to be amazed and humbled by what it takes to build and install them. That was my experience earlier this month during a trip to Western Denmark and Port Esbjerg, the country’s largest port and where four-fifths of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is shipped from.
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2 weeks ago |
ciphernews.com | Anca Gurzu
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — It would be an understatement to say the pressure is on for Brazil at a pivotal moment in climate diplomacy. The host of this year’s United Nations climate summit, known as COP30, is facing a rapidly changing world order as it prepares to host thousands of delegates in the Amazonian city of Belém in November.
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1 month ago |
ciphernews.com | Anca Gurzu
Hundreds of millions of people gained access to electricity over the last 15 years around the world, but population growth and tight financing have slowed this trend in recent years, especially in Africa. While the road to electrification in developing countries has always been challenging, current geopolitical dynamics, including decreasing development aid and falling green investments globally, risk making universal energy access even more elusive going forward.
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1 month ago |
ciphernews.com | Anca Gurzu
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Under blue skies and palm trees, a stone’s throw from this island nation’s pristine beaches, leaders from across the Global South gathered last week to do some serious soul-searching.
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1 month ago |
ciphernews.com | Anca Gurzu
BRUSSELS — Europe is shifting into higher gear in the global cleantech race as the United States is pressing the brakes. It’s a step change that appeared improbable just a few years ago, highlighting the rapidly shifting world order under climate-skeptic U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The “climate change issue is not a one-way street," Rahman Mustafayev @rahman2609m, Azerbaijan's amb to the Netherlands, tells me. Yes, banks+donors need to give developing countries better access to 💵 but receiving countries also need to better account for how they use the 💵
.@AncaGurzu sat down with Azerbaijan's ambassador to the Netherlands @rahman2609m to discuss his country's plans for the #COP29 climate summit in the capital Baku. Key things: access to climate finance and fossil fuels. Read more: https://t.co/t1OCg90gCZ
⭐Europe enters elections as global clean power leader⭐ As Europeans head to the polls this weekend, they can boast one of the cleanest electricity mixes in the world, outperforming the US and China, according to @EmberClimate. Read in @CipherClimate https://t.co/WQo0LOOywx https://t.co/UI9Zf4Ojzg
🏭Europe’s secret sauce to building a green industry? Be a better team player at home. Industrial strategy remains largely in the hands of the 27 members, creating fragmentation. One solution? Overcome national mentalities, experts say. But that’s easier said than done. ⬇️
Europe has some of the world’s most ambitious climate policies and speaks with one voice in intl trade. But having a coordinated industrial green strategy is proving a weak spot for the bloc, @AncaGurzu writes. https://t.co/dfJ1PJTPfv