(1/2) Melting #glaciers are often regarded as icons of climate change. But how were they viewed in the early days of glaciology and, more specifically, climate change research? When and how did scientific research of the Central Asian glaciers begin? And why is this still relevant for us today?

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The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(1/2) Nine months ago we published our episode with Bermet Borubaeva, but the topic has lost none of its relevance. Her initiative #BishkekSmog keeps fighting for the city's @ebrd.bsky.social-funded and now-dismantled #trolleybus system. Today, Bermet is at the EBRD Annual Meeting in #Riga, where...

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The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast focusing on climate news in the region stretching from Eastern Europe, Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia. It aims to give a voice to the best experts...

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(1/2) Nine months ago we published our episode with Bermet Borubaeva, but the topic has lost none of its relevance. Her initiative #BishkekSmog keeps fighting for the city's @ebrd.bsky.social-funded and now-dismantled #trolleybus system. Today, Bermet is at the EBRD Annual Meeting in #Riga, where...

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 11mo ago

(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...

🎙️ @eurasianclimate.bsky.social released a new episode. Angelina Davydova speaks with Maria Kolesnikova, director of MoveGreen, an environmental NGO based in #Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 to discuss the air quality in #Bishkek. Boris Schneider also provides a historical overview of the city’s #environment.

Breathless in Bishkek: the struggle for clean air in a city contested by geography, urban development and climate change

Podcast Episode · The Eurasian Climate Brief · May 11 · 31m

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(1/3) The Kyrgyz capital of #Bishkek ranks among the largest cities in all of Central Asia. Located close to the country's border with Kazakhstan, it lies just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range. While contributing to a scenic panorama, these geographic factors also challenge the...

(1/2) Lake #Balkhash is the 14th largest lake in the world and one of the largest in Asia. Its ecological importance is matched by the number of threats it has been facing for decades: copper mining, hydropower, agricultural development – and now a nuclear power plant.

(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, ...

(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. Let's take a closer look...

(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..

(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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A significant rare earth elements deposit has been found in Kazakhstan's Karagandy, with potential reserves of 20 million tonnes. Further exploration is required.

Kazakhstan finds rare earths reserve said to be world's third-largest

A significant rare earth elements deposit has been found in Kazakhstan's Karagandy, with potential reserves of 20 million tonnes. Further exploration is required.

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(1/3) What is the role of #criticalrawmaterials for the energy transition and why are the EU and other global actors so keen on getting them from Central Asian countries such as #Kazakhstan? Is this an economic opportunity? Or can we observe a new, "green" type of #extractivism?

What role do critical raw materials play in the green transition? Why have the EU, the US and others set their sights on Central Asia? And what does this mean for local communities? In our upcoming episode, we will explore CRM at the intersection of sustainability, technology, and geopolitics.