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COP30: EU countries dodge 2035 climate targets with statement of intent

After lengthy negotiations, EU countries haven't agreed on a 2035 target to present at the United Nations next week.

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Emissions targets deferred, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief, EU news, Jeremy Fleming-Jones.

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PFAS: What’s all the fuss? | Euronews Tech Talks Podcast

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals widely used in the industry, but potentially harmful to human health. Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with chemist and research scientist Martin Scheringer.

Scenes

Watch: The gondoliers dive deep to reclaim Venice’s beauty

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Venice’s canals look postcard-perfect, but beneath the surface lies a waste crisis.

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Space

Ariane 6 carrying climate monitoring satellite succesfully launched

The rocket is crucial for giving Europe independent access to space, and reducing its reliance on Elon Musk's SpaceX, and will help the continent build resilience against the climate crisis.

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Injured elephant repeatedly visits Indian village for food and water

An elephant with a leg injury has been making daily visits to a village on the outskirts of Assam in northeast India, searching for food and water.

Art

Life-sized animal puppets complete 20,000km climate crisis journey

The Herds, a climate change art project by The Walk Productions, has completed its 20,000km journey from the Congo rainforest to Norway’s Arctic Circle.

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Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen

The authors say some positive tipping points are already occurring in power and transport.

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Delegates meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution

Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

Climate

Australia’s reefs suffer worst coral decline on record

Some of the reefs surveyed lost as much as 70 per cent of their corals.

Design

RIBA announces architecture shortlist for Stephen Lawrence Prize 2025

Diverse, innovative and inspirational creations are at the forefront of six outstanding designs shortlisted for the prestigious Stephen Lawrence Prize, the annual award for early career architects, named after the south London teenager fatally stabbed in a racist attack in 1993.

Earth News

Greece unveils national plan to tackle worsening water scarcity

The Greek government presented its plan for the threat of water scarcity

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Climate shelters: When the heat is on, where can you escape to?

Heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, causing a search for solutions to cool cities. With energy poverty leaving people more unprotected inside their homes, climate shelters can be an option to make cities resistant to extreme temperatures.

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Eighteen EU countries call for EU Deforestation Law 'simplification'

Eighteen member states called for the 'simplification' and postponement of the implementation of the EU deforestation law, amid criticism from civil society over the move.

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Lisbon launches citywide reusable cup scheme to cut plastic waste

The system could remove thousands of discarded cups from Lisbon's public spaces every night.

Art

King Charles meets giant gorilla puppet at climate reception

King Charles III came face-to-face with a life-sized gorilla puppet on Wednesday during a climate-focused reception at Lancaster House in London.

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Will anti-greenwashing directive survive EU institutions' tug-of-war?

The European Commission plans to remove a key proposal from the Green Deal, sparking controversy over greenwashing regulations and consumer protection.

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Warming seas threaten Antarctic ecosystems, scientists warn

With ocean temperatures rising, marine biologists are racing to understand the fate of species that depend on freezing conditions.

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Brookfield Zoo’s pangolin at centre of new wildlife documentary

A new Netflix documentary is shining a spotlight on the pangolin, one of the world’s most endangered and illegally trafficked mammals.

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Blatten remains evacuated as Birch Glacier continues to break apart

A section of the Birch Glacier in the Lötschental remains unstable following a major landslide, with millions of cubic metres of debris pushing the ice dangerously downhill.