Alaverdi, 23 June 2023 – The summary event of the “My Green Alaverdi” youth idea competition, organized as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week, took place at the “Green Camp” in Poqr Ayrum village, Alaverdi community. The competition was held within the framework of the EU-funded “EU4Climate” project and the Sida-funded “Strengthened Community Resilience…
On June 9, within the framework of the 58th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (June 5-15) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the event “With LT-LEDS Insights towards Concluding the first Global Stocktaking” organized by the initiative of Armenia, took place in Bonn, Germany. In 2024, at the COP28 the process of the…
In the period of June 5 and 7, within the EU funded EU4Climate project, implemented by UNDP in Armenia, the online sessions of “Alaverdi towards Clean Energy Transition” awareness campaign” were held for Alaverdi community youth, to mark the World Environment Day. The campaign was aimed at raising awareness of around 50 youth (aged 15-25)…
With EU4Climate support, a new Program on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy for 2022-2030 for Armenia has been developed and adopted by the Government in March 2022, in line with Armenia’s Energy Sector Development Strategic Program to 2040. The new Program aims to improve energy efficiency in the economic sector in the next ten years,…
Within the “EU4Climate” project, the Environment Agency Austria (EAA, Umweltbundesamt) has developed a “Concept for improving air quality monitoring in Armenia” based on requirements arising from the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia. For this purpose, the analyses of the legal framework in Armenia for environmental…
On March 9-11, the EU4Climate project was represented by the Task Lead Artak Baghdasaryan in meeting held for the Members and experts of the RA National Assembly, organized by “Strengthening Armenia’s Energy Security” project that is financed by UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). The meeting aimed at discussing Armenia’s international obligations in…
Carbon pricing as a policy tool for lowering global warming emissions uses market mechanisms that can be in form of a fee on emitting or financial incentives to lower emissions. The created price signal shifts consumption and investment patterns, making economic development compatible with climate protection. To address climate change, carbon pricing combines different instruments…
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement translates into the increased need for the ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). To fill this need, the EU4Climate project supported the development of NDCs in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova. Belarus and Georgia committed to reducing GHG emissions by up…
The European Green Deal has significantly increased the ambition of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) a cornerstone of the EU’s policy to combat climate change and a key tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. Since 2005, emissions in the sectors of power and heat generation, energy-intensive industrial sectors and commercial aviation within…
On 30 August, the representatives of “EU4Climate” project, that is funded by the EU and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, participated in “Climate Budgeting” workshop. It was organized by UNDP “Financing for the transformation of Armenia. Identifying sources of funding through the joint efforts of the “Armenia 2030″ program, the French Development Agency…