environmental issues

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Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit

By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and...

21st February, 2025

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Parched southern Greece reveals EU's giant challenge to conserve water

By Renee Maltezou NAFPLION, Greece (Reuters) - In the Argolida region of southern Greece, water esca...

20th February, 2025

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Codelco, Anglo American to jointly operate copper mines in central Chile

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean state-run copper giant Codelco and London-listed miner Anglo American a...

20th February, 2025

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Six UK water companies lodge appeals against regulator's pricing regime

(Reuters) - British water regulator Ofwat said on Tuesday six water utilities have appealed its pric...

18th February, 2025

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US paper industry asks Trump to seek lighter EU deforestation rules

By Richa Naidu and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. paper and pulp industry is lobby...

18th February, 2025

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Factbox-Thames Water: debt lifeline provides relief but challenges remain

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Thames Water, Britain's biggest water supplier with 16 million cus...

18th February, 2025

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Factbox-Trump pushes for use of plastic straws in US, defies global trend of countries imposing a ban

President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and c...

11th February, 2025

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UK climate protesters challenge jail sentences in landmark appeals

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - More than a dozen British climate activists challenged their sentenc...

29th January, 2025

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Explainer-What challenges does the UK face if it backs the new Heathrow runway plan?

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heath...

28th January, 2025

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More snowdrops, less ice: Russia's famed winter has lost its bite this year

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's legendary cold winters are not what they used to be. Early snowdrops, mi...

24th January, 2025

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Analysis-Trump's Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017

By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - A second U.S. withdrawal from the wo...

21st January, 2025

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Analysis-Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised 'Golden Age'

By Gram Slattery and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump faces an arduous task d...

20th January, 2025