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Airlines not switching quickly enough to green jet fuel, study says

By Joanna Plucinska (Reuters) – Most of the world’s airlines are not doing enough to switch to susta...

3rd December, 2024

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World Court to open climate change hearings

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE – The United Nations’ top court on Monday starts hearings on the...

2nd December, 2024

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Exclusive-UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

By Simon Jessop and Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) – Restoring the world’s degraded land and holding b...

2nd December, 2024

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Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes

ATHENS (Reuters) – Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist...

2nd December, 2024

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Britain seeks views on including shipping in carbon market from 2026

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has called for views on changes to its emissions trading system (ETS) tha...

29th November, 2024

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China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes

By Mei Mei Chu, Florence Lo and Xiaoyu Yin YANQING, China (Reuters) – In a research facility in the...

28th November, 2024

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HSBC sustainability chief leaves after executive committee role dropped

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC’s chief sustainability officer, Celine Herweijer, has step...

25th November, 2024

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Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin

By Valerie Volcovici and Joyce Lee BUSAN/BAKU (Reuters) -As delegates from 175 countries gathered in...

25th November, 2024

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Germany pushes 17-billion-euro gas power plan despite election uncertainty

By Markus Wacket and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s economy minister pushed ahead on Fr...

22nd November, 2024

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COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The COP29 climate summit presidency released a d...

22nd November, 2024

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Greece sets up fund to decarbonise its islands, reduce hefty fuel imports

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece signed a deal with the European Commission and the European Investment Bank...

21st November, 2024

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John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s To...

21st November, 2024