The hefty carbon footprint of global shipping networks that crisscross our oceans and keep the world’s economy afloat will come under scrutiny this week, as countries wrestle over measures to slash…
Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night (15 June), as emerging economies, including China, demanded that rich ones vastly scale…
Average global temperatures at the start of June were the warmest the European Union’s climate monitoring unit has ever recorded for the period, trouncing previous records by a “substantial margin”,…
World leaders will gather in Paris this week with ambitions to reimagine global financing for a new era shaped by climate change, as a cascade of crises swamps debt-burdened countries.
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Carbon dioxide emissions from energy use in the European Union fell by 2.8% last year, thanks to reduced use of natural gas following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Eurostat reported on Friday (9 June…
French nuclear power is “an absolute red line” and non-negotiable, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday (8 June), following Franco-German disagreements over the role of nuclear energy in…
The head of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, who also is the chief executive of the UAE’s national oil company, acknowledged Thursday (8 June) that a reduction in the use of fossil fuels is…
Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union’s climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday (7 June).
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The future of fossil fuels – the leading source of planet-heating emissions – will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday (5 June) with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into…
France will launch its first battery factory for electric cars on Tuesday (30 May), taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China.
Building up the battery industry is at the…
Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday (24…
omania’s government proposed Thursday (20 April) to triple the number of bears to be culled each year in an effort to control the protected species’ “overpopulation”, drawing the ire of environmental…
Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader – but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty.
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EU lawmakers this week adopted new laws boosting Europe’s climate change fight, but a parallel drive to restore nature and protect biodiversity in a separate bill to be finalised before the European…
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday (29 March) adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body’s top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change.
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