Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’
Finnish utility Fortum said on Tuesday (25 April) it has begun recovering raw materials from the “black mass” of electric vehicle batteries at its new recycling facility in Finland.
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‘Impossible to keep track’: Spain’s gamble on green hydrogen
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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Understanding the environmental cost of the Ukraine war
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Romania aims to triple bear culls to address ‘overpopulation’
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 groups.
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Stellantis tests e-fuels on existing engines to decarbonise fleet
Carmaker Stellantis is testing synthetic e-fuels, which are made with renewable energy, on 28 types of its internal combustion engines, a step it said on Thursday (20 April) could help decarbonise its existing European fleet.
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This Eid might be last before climate crisis permanently alters Muslim World
The impending doom of climate change is expected to displace over 1.2 billion individuals within the next three decades, most of whom will originate from the Islamic world, which will become practically uninhabitable, writes Ibrahim Özdemir.
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Netherlands, UK to announce major new power link to boost energy security
Plans for a new power line to link both countries and offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, to increase energy security and boost renewable power, will be announced by the Netherlands and the UK on Monday.
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Polish ruling party head slams EU’s Fit for 55 plans, says only richest states benefit
The EU’s Fit for 55 Agenda only benefits the richest member states and is imposed by a European Parliament led by a “Green communism” agenda, ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said in a letter quoted at a rally by Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk on Sunday.
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Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency
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 April).
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EU, Norway seal ‘Green Alliance’ to tackle climate change
The European Union and Norway signed a ‘Green Alliance’ on Monday (24 April), committing to work together on tackling climate change, protecting nature and developing
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Meet the MP who led an inquiry into France’s energy sovereignty
The French Parliament recently published the final report from a special inquiry committee looking into why France lost energy sovereignty and independence.
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How can Fuel Cell micro-CHP help us to decarbonize buildings?
According to official EU figures, buildings are responsible for around 40% of energy consumption and 36% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Weather tracker: heatwave grips parts of Asia and heavy snow hits Scandinavia
A prolonged heatwave that has been affecting many parts of Asia this month continued to batter the region last week.
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European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms
Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into what Belgium’s energy minister called “Europe’s biggest green power plant”.
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Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists
A microbe discovered in a volcanic hot spring gobbles up carbon dioxide “astonishingly quickly”, according to the scientists who found it.
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Next UN climate summit to consider health issues in depth for first time
The next UN climate summit will be the first to consider health issues in depth, with a meeting of global health ministers to highlight the consequences of the climate crisis for wellbeing.
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BP’s profits labelled ‘heinous’ as calls grow for tougher windfall tax
Bumper profits at BP have been labelled “heinous” and sparked renewed calls for a tougher windfall tax, after the oil and gas giant recorded one of its best ever starts to the year
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Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river
A chemicals company is releasing large quantities of a “forever chemical” described as being “very persistent, mobile and toxic” into the River Wyre in Lancashire each year,
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Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
Many Europeans are alarmed by the climate crisis and would willingly take personal steps and back government policies to help combat it, a survey suggests – but the more a measure would change their lifestyle, the less they support it.
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Greenpeace activists held in Belgium after occupying gas terminal
Fourteen Greenpeace activists have been held for more than 48 hours after trespassing into and occupying a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium
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