Thomas Ortegat-Traen (°1983) was a reporter at Koppen (VRT) and now heads 'Human Nature' from Portugal.

Thomas Ortegat studied psychology and criminology at the University of Ghent between 2001 and 2007.

In 2008, he completed a postgraduate course in international research journalism at the Thomas More Hogeschool in Mechelen. He became an editor at the programme Koppen (VRT).

Thomas Ortegat-Traen

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Thomas Ortegat-Traen
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Portugal
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São Luis
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Belgium trades in Hot Air

  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Politics

BUDAPEST - A year ago the Belgian government bought 2 million tonnes of CO2 permits from Hungary. This 26 million euros investment aims to fulfill the country’s commitment under the Kyoto Protocol: Decreasing their emissions 7.5 percent by 2012 compared to 1990 levels. Under the terms of the deal, Hungary had to invest the proceeds in the Green Investment Scheme (GIS), an investment vehicle for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Belgium is one of the first countries to experiment with this mechanism.

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