By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the Philippines—a nation rich in natural resources and vulnerable to environmental conditions—pursues its quest to become a greener economy, there will emerge new opportunities in conjunction with the initial phase of transitioning based on the same criteria. The green economy concept involves a symbiosis of economic growth and environmental sustainability, as well as socio-ethical principles. ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As Southeast Asian countries attempt to adopt sustainable practices to meet energy demands and cut back on emissions, hydrogen energy presents itself as a potential game-changer. No longer seen as remote and impossible, hydrogen appears as a real alternative in the current discussion on energy and as a realistic multilateral reaction to global challenges associated with ...
Embracing Decentralization towards a Green Future By Mehmet Enes Beşer The regional energy giant of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, is at the crossroads of its energy future. Its history of dependency on fossil fuels led by coal has driven economic development at the cost of environmental degradation and escalating greenhouse gas emissions. In answer to global climate imperatives, not to mention ...
Some even consider Germany “the sick man of Europe”. By Şafak Erdem The report published by one of Germany’s prominent economic research institutes, Ifo (Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V.), on September 5, 2024, is titled “Deutsche Wirtschaft steckt in der Krise fest” (The German economy is stuck in crisis). The report identifies the crisis as primarily ...
A report by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce shows that German companies assess energy transition negatively. The German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Die Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer – DIHK) published the results of surveys conducted with companies between June 10 and 30, 2024. The report, titled “Energy Transition Barometer 2024” (Energiewende-Barometer 2024), is based on interviews with ...
In a previous article, we referred to the deterioration of a series of grave problems regarding the disastrous degradation of the natural environment around the world, including climate change (or rather, climate crisis) and air pollution . These problems are hard to deal with, but they become even harder due to the consistent efforts of big polluters to deny climate ...
by Yiğit Saner, reporting from Rome / Italy The energy crisis in Europe, a consequence of the geopolitical developments of recent years, together with the increase in the prices of fossil fuels and the expectation of filling the energy deficit with sustainable energy, force the Old Continent on the one hand to find new markets and, on the other, to ...