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2024 is set to be the hottest year on record, new report finds

The report found that climate change intensified 26 of the 29 weather events studied that killed at least 3,700 people and displaced millions.

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Pain, growth and hope: 5 climate books for your 2025 list

Looking for an inspiring climate read? Here are five books I mulled over in 2024.

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Public transport use soars in Montpellier a year after becoming free

Montpellier introduced free public transport to combat the climate crisis and to ease the cost of living for its residents.

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How to handle difficult climate conversations this Christmas

Do you engage with climate deniers that come your way this Christmas? And if so, what’s the best way to do it?

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Is climate change making earthquakes more frequent?

A recent study joins a growing body of evidence that climate influences seismic activity.

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Montana’s top court upholds children’s right to a clean environment

The Chief Justice used a classic parental comeback to uphold the ruling, in another blow to state-backed fossil fuel industries.

Climate

How CCS became the fossil fuel industry’s favourite ‘escape hatch’

Oil and gas lobbyists have helped push carbon capture and storage into the heart of Europe’s climate plans.

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Oil and gas majors demand massive public support for carbon capture

The clock is ticking on a legal deadline for the petroleum industry to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure – a technology it has championed for decades – at an unprecedented scale by the end of the decade.

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Cyclone Chido ravages Mayotte island

The people of Mayotte are trying to assess the damage caused by the passage of Cyclone Chido over the weekend.

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Cyclone Chido 'worst storm in 90 years' hits Mayotte

Officials have called the storm the most destructive to hit the archipelago in 90 years, with fears of a high death toll as the cyclone wreaks havoc across the region.

Climate

What did countries argue at the world’s biggest climate case?

Vanuatu and other vulnerable states gave impassioned evidence - aided by a few European allies. Now they wait for the World Court's opinion.

Europe News

'Don't mess with the sun's rays,' EU scientists warn

Amid growing frustration over the slow pace of global action to limit greenhouse gas emissions, attention is turning to geoengineering to reflect sunlight away from the planet – but scientists warn that such tinkering could have dramatic and unpredictable side effects.

Climate

Why the world’s militaries have climate change in their crosshairs

Despite defence spending increasing in several national budgets, climate adaptation within the military is lagging behind.

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Green groups face cash squeeze as EU reconsiders financial support

Leaked document seen by Euronews shows the European Commission is considering a rethink of funding rules, as NGOs warn they need public support to act as a counterbalance to powerful industry lobbies.

Nature

Sharks and rays face growing risk of extinction from overfishing

“Sharks and rays are important predators, and their decline disrupts food webs throughout the ocean", said one of the study's authors.

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EU puts billion-tonne carbon cap on buildings and road transport

The European Commission has set the volume of emissions allowances to be auctioned in the first year of a potentially controversial scheme that could push up fuel prices.

Climate

FIFA world cup stadiums at risk of €760m climate damage, report finds

Wales’s Principality Stadium and Spain’s Estadio Benito Villamarín are some of the most imperilled venues.

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Storm Bora kills two and causes flash flooding on Greek islands

Two people died as Storm Bora swept across the Greek islands over the weekend, bringing heavy rain and flash flooding to several areas.

Climate

Small island states seek climate change justice at top UN court

A major case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may pave the way for more climate change litigation and help for poorer and vulnerable states.

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Five key takeaways from the COP29 climate talks

From the final deal to what happens next, here's what you might have missed at COP29.