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More than three hundred applications from eleven countries were submitted to participate in the 2nd Green Eurasia International Climate Competition.
The acceptance of applications for the Green Eurasia Competition has ended. Its purpose is to select the most effective practices in climate mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development.
Commercial organizations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, authorities, associations and individuals of Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union and third countries will take part in the competition. The organizers of the competition are the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI).
“In addition to the EAEU states, among the applications we can note projects from partner countries in the CIS (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan), as well as from far abroad - China, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, Cameroon,” said Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade. “The largest number of applications was submitted in the areas of low-carbon transport, energy and forest climate projects.”
The Minister clarified that the next stage will be the assessment of applications by an expert group of representatives of the professional community, after which the winners and finalists will be determined by the presidium of the competition.
“Since the geography of the competition this year was expanded - we accepted applications from all countries - the range of practices is truly diverse. We are confident that the competition will be a useful tool for sharing the best climate solutions. It is important that participants see the potential for replicability in each other’s practices and are able to adapt them to their needs,” said ASI General Director Svetlana Chupsheva.
The partners of Green Eurasia are Gazprombank, Promsvyazbank and the Melnichenko Foundation, each of which will highlight projects in their own categories.
The results of the competition are expected to be announced at the Eurasian Economic Forum, timed to coincide with the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council scheduled for September-October 2024 in Yerevan (Republic of Armenia).
