(3/3) ...Are fossil fuels being phased out? And what's happening on the important topic of #justtransition across Central Asian societies? To make sense of it all, we are joined by Dr. Bakhyt Yessekina, Founder & Director of Kazakhstan's Green Academy.
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(2/3) ...this region's energy landscape contains almost all energy sources from #fossil to #renewables; to a varying degree, the energy transition is underway, even if not at the desired pace. What are the Central Asian delegations bringing to #COP30? Which are their plans on #adaptation? ...
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(1/3) Central Asia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change. Already today, #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Tajikistan, #Turkmenistan and #Uzbekistan are facing various climate consequences: from #droughts to #landslides, from #glacier melts to flash #floods. At the same time, ...
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(3/4) ... To get a grip on these and many other topics, @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social and Ufuk #Alparslan of @ember-energy.org dive into the Central Asian section of their 2025 Global #Electricity Review with @boris101.bsky.social, while Angelina #Davydova meets Tatiana #Lanshina of...
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(2/4) ... Who are the main drivers of the energy transition? Is cross-border cooperation happening? Are the #grids ready for the renewable transition? Which role does #hydro play? And what about some countries' #nuclear ambitions? ...
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(1/4) #CentralAsia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to #climatechange. And while some countries are heavily reliant on #fossilfuels, there is potential for #renewables across this entire part of the world.
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(1/2) The second guest of our new episode is Tajik climate activist Anisa #Abibulloeva, whose organisation Little Earth won the Gender Just Climate Solutions Award at #COP29. Angelina Davydova spoke to her about the challenges Tajikikistan's civil society faces around climate change, in particular..
09.09.2025 21:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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08.09.2025 23:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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(3/3) ...and what this saga tells us about the economic realities in 21st-century Kyrgyzstan. Link in comments.
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08.09.2025 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
2/3) ...But as @boris101.bsky.social learned from Bermet Borubaeva, founder of the #BishkekSmog initiative, the second part never happened. Tune into our new episode to find out how this fits into Bermet's fight for clean air in Bishkek, why she saw the need for a "#trash museum" ...
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(1/3) Electrified public transport is an essential contribution to clean urban air. Although the Kyrgyz capital #Bishkek had a functioning, @ebrd.bsky.social-financed #trolleybus system, the city administration chose to dismantle it, promising a transition to electric buses...
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