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Euroviews. Law enforcement isn't ready for its greatest test yet — climate change

The European law enforcement community must take the initiative and face its greatest challenge yet head-on: our planet’s changing climate, Dr Detlef Schröder writes.

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For a mud cause: Climate activists stage protests across Europe

Environmental activists are not staying quiet. On Tuesday a string of new protests against governments, oil companies, and the air travel industry took place around the continent.

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Euroviews. Climate change is hurting the Earth. It will hurt your wallet, too

Climate change will endanger financial security, our personal health, and the planet we love living on. Real solutions will only come from governments that require equal participation and collaboration between all, Prof Gary Yohe writes.

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Watch: Rescue crews evacuate residents in northern Italy from floods

Officials said the latest floods pushed losses in the region of Emilia-Romagna to multiple billions of euros, given the widespread damage to farmland, buildings and infrastructure.

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Meet the entrepreneurs trying to make insects an everyday food

It might seem disgusting at first, but experts claim insects could cut emissions and food costs.

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G7 owes Global South €12.3 trillion in climate funding and aid pledges

The British charity says wealthy nations are demanding debt payments from the Global South while failing to pay what they owe themselves.

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Is the EU the only place on Earth that has reduced its emissions?

French President Emmanuel Macron believes the 27 member bloc has already done more than other major economies to reduce emissions. Is it true?

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Six months on from COP27, what has - or hasn’t - been achieved?

Vital groundwork is being laid for the loss and damage fund. But 43 billion barrels worth of oil fields are set to be approved this year.

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12 Italian citizens are suing one of the world's biggest oil companies

The company and the Italian government are being sued for failing to protect life.

Nature

Scientists race to save endangered wild koalas from chlamydia

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile”

Canada

Canada's Alberta province declares state of emergency over wildfires

Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought some relief, but officials warned the reprieve came only in some areas.

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Euroviews. Will ecocide be television’s next prophetic prediction come true?

Pressure is slowly mounting on governments to support the recognition of ecocide at the International Criminal Court, and nations worldwide are beginning to take unilateral action against it, Jojo Mehta writes.

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Spanish worshippers prayed for rain on May Day

The "El Abuelo" religious procession in the southern Spanish city of Jaen on May 1st, saw worshippers pray for rain. Spain has had its hottest April on record and there are fears it could face a drought this year.

Germany

Berlin fuel summit hears calls for an end to the fossil fuel age

Germany's foreign minister has said it is time to ring in the end of the fossil fuel age, and to introduce targets for renewables for the next COP climate change summit. Annalena Baerbock was speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.

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Euroviews. It's time to tackle BASF’s legacy of pollution and end burden shifting

EU and member state decision-makers need to agree on robust new rules to get the industry in line and paying its way in full, Vicky Cann writes.

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Spain heatwave: Why are fish being euthanised in Girona?

Spain has endured 36-consecutive months of below-average rainfall. The drought led to unusual scenes at the River Onyar yesterday.

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Euroviews. Without permanent carbon removal, there's no genuine offsets ecosystem

In recent decades, disruptive startups have turned many industries upside down by reinventing established ways of working. We are confident in their potential, Ruben Brands and Ben Brandt write.

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Climate activists who scaled UK bridge jailed for 5 years

“I wasn’t expecting it to be that long," said one. Why were the pair given "draconian" sentences, and how has JSO reacted?

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Police use drill to free climate activist's hand in Germany

Police in Germany had to use a drill to free an activist's hand from a road during a climate protest in Berlin

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Climate activists march in Montreal on Earth Day

As the world marked the 52nd edition of Earth Day, thousands took to the streets in Montreal to tell the Canadian government to do more concerning climate change.