By the end of 2024, 67% of the population of Cyprus or 2/3 will be using the "Pay as you throw" system for their municipal waste, based on figures and deadlines by the Department of Environment.The...
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a new grants scheme to encourage greenhouse gas emission reductions in businesses.According to the proposal presented to the Cabinet, the Scheme will be implemented...
21/02/2024
The total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2022 stood at 615 thousand tonnes compared to 585 thousand tonnes in 2021, recording an increase of 5%, according to Statistical...
21/02/2024
In the third quarter of 2023, greenhouse gas emissions through economic activity had increased by 3.7% in Cyprus and decreased by 7.1% across the EU, compared with the same quarter of 2022, according...
15/02/2024
The European Parliament's Petitions Committee (PETI) has decided that it will not close the petitions on allegations of breaches of EU environmental legislation in Akamas by the Cypriot authorities,...
15/02/2024
The situation in the Akamas peninsula, following two petitions regarding alleged violations of EU environmental legislation as well as the development projects in the area, will be discussed on...
13/02/2024
The production of municipal waste in Cyprus increased by 3.5% to 673 kg per person in 2022 compared to 2021, above the EU average (513kg), while decreasing on the EU level during the same period,...
09/02/2024
The protection of the environment is a top priority for the Republic of Cyprus, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Dr Maria Panayiotou said, addressing the conference...
09/02/2024
A new range of green incentives to reward vessels that demonstrate effective emissions reductions were approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, a press release by the Shipping Deputy...
08/02/2024
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Saturday that work would resume promptly in the Akamas region, aimed at completing temporarily suspended road projects. The President said the...
22/01/2024