National news
-
The Secretary General of the Climate Parliament visited the Bulgarian pavilion at COP28
07 Dec, 2023 | 10:21The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov welcomed Nick Dunlop, Secretary General of the Climate Parliament - an organization that gathers parliamentarians from all over the world, committed to climate policies. During the meeting, Minister Popov presented the programme of events at Bulgaria's first pavilion at COP28, which demonstrates t...
-
The metalworking industry presented its successful experience in heavy industry decarbonisation at COP28
06 Dec, 2023 | 17:54Business achievements in decarbonizing heavy industry were presented by leading companies during a panel discussion on the topic hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Water during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. "Today we have a very interesting discussion about a sector that is usually singled out as a big source of emissions. The meta...
-
Bulgaria successfully passed the Fifth Round of the International Progress Assessment in the framework of COP28 in Dubai
05 Dec, 2023 | 14:59Experts from the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) today presented Bulgaria's progress in attaining the 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target at the International Assessment of Progress held during the COP28 in Dubai. Bulgaria has exceeded its 2020 GHG emission reduction target, together with other EU Member States. The prese...
-
The events at the Bulgarian pavilion at COP 28 in Dubai started
03 Dec, 2023 | 14:37Bulgaria demonstrated not only its strong commitment to climate goals and policies, but also the capacity and potential of Bulgarian entrepreneurship, research, and education centres to contribute with innovative solutions and transformative leadership relevant at the regional, European and global levels. The representatives of institutions, the b...
-
Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva: Children are most vulnerable to the negative impact of climate change
02 Dec, 2023 | 11:56"Undoubtedly, climate change affects the most vulnerable communities, including children, who are most susceptible to the negative impact due to development factors," said Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva at an event on Children and Climate, organised by UNICEF on the sidelines of the COP28 global climate meeting in Dubai. In...
-
Minister Popov: Carbon is the new currency that is beginning to dictate the world economy
23 Nov, 2023 | 14:25"Carbon is the new currency that is beginning to dictate the world economy," said the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov in his opening speech on the second day of the Net Zero Economy conference organized by Capital. Minister Popov noted that the world is on the threshold of a new industrial revolution, which is related to carbon emis...
-
Kina Kazakova, Kiril Mirchev, and Gyulshen Yumer are the big winners in the Third National Online Contest “Knowledge for Natura 2000”
23 Nov, 2023 | 14:00Kina Kazakova from Haskovo won a laptop, Kiril Mirchev from Kyustendil won a smartphone, and Gulshen Yumer from Pazardzhik won a camera. These are the big winners in the Third National Online Contest "Knowledge for Natura 2000". These are the national winners, out of 1484 people who participated. The regional winners won 28 tablets. Incentive prize...
-
Minister Julian Popov participated in an event where the priorities of the Formula for Peace of the President of Ukraine were presented
22 Nov, 2023 | 11:20Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov outlined Bulgaria's leading role as co-chair of the Working Group No. 8 "Environmental Security" of the Peace Formula of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during an international forum on the occasion of the presentation of the priorities of the initiative, which was held on 21 Novemb...
-
The fourth meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the Environment Programme 2021-2027 took place
21 Nov, 2023 | 11:11Methodologies and criteria for the evaluation of procedures with a total budget exceeding 1 billion BGN were approved. The Managing Authority of the Environment Programme 2021-2027 held the fourth meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the programme in Burgas on Monday. During the forum, members approved methodologies and evaluati...
-
41 student projects qualified for the second phase of the 15th edition of the “Health Ambassadors” competition
17 Nov, 2023 | 12:45The Ministry of Environment and Water is a traditional partner for the national student competition. Forty-one projects of students from 1st to 12th grades country-wide qualified for the second phase of the 15th edition of the National Student Competition "Health Ambassadors". The competition is organized within the framework o...
-
The MOEW received an award for the effective application of GIS technologies
16 Nov, 2023 | 12:27The ministry was selected among over 100 000 applications from around the world Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov received an award on behalf of the ministry for special achievements in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The awards were presented on 15 November - World GIS Day 2023, and this year they c...
-
The MOEW inspected the activities of the packaging waste recovery organizations
13 Nov, 2023 | 11:50In fulfillment of its obligations to exercise control over the activities of the organizations for packaging waste recovery, a MOEW expert committee carried out an inspection of the audit reports that the four operating organizations submit in proof of delivering on their objectives - ECOPACK BULGARIA AD, BULECOPACK AD, ECO PARTNERS BULGARI...