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Image for France's Veolia launches $95 million plastic recycling project in Britain
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France's Veolia launches $95 million plastic recycling project in Britain

(Corrects paragraph 3 after company corrected Veolia UK CEO's quote to reflect that 2.2 million tons...

9th July, 2025

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Coffee maker Lavazza calls for further delay to EU deforestation law

By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) -Coffee maker Lavazza on Wednesday called for the European Union's de...

9th July, 2025

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Extreme weather could cause 5% drop in euro zone GDP, bank watchdogs find

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding and wildfir...

9th July, 2025

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EU lawmakers reject attempt to curb far right's sway on climate talks

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposal to fast-...

9th July, 2025

Image for UK secures $10 billion clean energy investment deal with Japan's Sumitomo Corp
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UK secures $10 billion clean energy investment deal with Japan's Sumitomo Corp

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain secured a deal to unlock 7.5 billion pound ($10 billion) in investments wi...

9th July, 2025

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No economic grounds for Polish energy firms to spin-off coal assets, minister says

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish State Assets Minister Jakub Jaworowski said on Wednesday a government analy...

9th July, 2025

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Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change

By Joshua McElwee CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) -Pope Leo interrupted a two-week vacation on Wedn...

9th July, 2025

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VW branded e-car sales up 14% in H1, Handelsblatt reports

(Reuters) -Volkswagen's core VW brand saw global sales volumes of electric vehicles gain 14.3% durin...

9th July, 2025

Image for France battles smouldering fire near Marseille, warns of flare-ups
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France battles smouldering fire near Marseille, warns of flare-ups

PARIS (Reuters) -A wildfire that had reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second city of M...

9th July, 2025

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European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

By Alison Withers and Kate Abnett COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Around 2,300 people died of heat-re...

9th July, 2025

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How US buyers of critical minerals bypass China's export ban

By Alessandro Parodi, Lewis Jackson, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese BEIJING (Reut...

9th July, 2025

Image for Spain's Solarig to invest more than $350 million in biomethane plants in Italy
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Spain's Solarig to invest more than $350 million in biomethane plants in Italy

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish renewable developer Solarig will invest more than 300 million euros ($351....

8th July, 2025