EnvironmentUzbekistan joins global carbon neutrality race to 2050
European reconstruction bank signs on to assist Central Asian nation
Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev's country is joining east Asian nations such as Japan and South Korea in aiming for carbon-neutrality by 2050. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
January 31, 2021 15:10 JST
HONG KONG -- Uzbekistan will become the latest nation to join the global race to carbon neutrality by 2050. In collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, the central Asian republic is set to declare its intention to significantly cut its reliance on thermal energy sources.