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Major win: Young climate activists score historic victory in US court

Young environmental activists have prevailed in a first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana.

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Trees and renewables help India slash emissions rate by 33%

India’s greenhouse gas emissions rate fell by one-third in 14 years, sources reveal.

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Antarctica is not ‘frozen in time’, scientists warn as heatwaves bite

Faster action is needed to address Antarctica’s extreme weather, a new report warns.

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Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Festival over 'greenwashing'

She had been due to attend an event at the annual festival on 13 August.

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Heart attacks fell after this US city closed a coal plant 7 years ago

One researcher compared the benefits from cleaner air to the health gains people make after quitting smoking.

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UK: How did a low emissions zone become a political hot potato?

New oil and gas licences have been described as “the final nail in the coffin for any suggestion that the UK is a climate leader.”

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COP28 president reveals climate action plan for UN summit

COP28 is due to take place in November in Dubai and some decisions around the climate conference have already caused controversy.

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EU to push for an end to ‘unabated’ fossil fuel use at COP28

The EU wants governments to commit to more renewables, improve energy efficiency and give up fossil fuels for good.

Climate

Why don't militaries have to report their greenhouse gas emissions?

Militaries account for an estimated 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they are not obliged to report their carbon footprints.

Austria

OPEC members meet in Vienna to help stabilise world oil prices

Members of the oil producers group OPEC have met in Vienna to discuss future production of energy but reject pressure to invest less in fossil fuels

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Just Stop Oil protesters storm Wimbledon court and throw confetti

Two protesters in their 60s stormed a Wimbledon court to demand the UK government halts all new licences and consents for oil, gas and coal.

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Euroviews. The EU must restrict fossil fuel lobbyists’ access to our institutions

The countdown before climate mayhem has started, and it is high time to phase out the fossil fuel industry's influence on public institutions, MEPs Manon Aubry, Michael Bloss and Pierre Larrouturou write.

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World heading in ‘wrong direction’ as fossil fuels surge, report shows

Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, a report has revealed.

Netherlands

Gas production in Groningen field to end in October, Dutch gov't says

The gas wells will remain open for a further year, however, in case of a particularly cold winter. After that, 60 years of gas extraction in the province of Groningen will cease altogether.

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Why shutting down fossil fuels is unlikely to make you poorer

Shutting down fossil fuels will have negligible financial impact on ‘vast majority’, study finds.

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This major church just divested from fossil fuels

Church of England has ‘followed science and faith’ to divest from fossil fuels, slamming oil and gas companies for failing on climate.

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‘Pure climate vandalism’: Shell backtracks on plans to cut oil

The oil and gas giant claims it has already hit its 2030 target, because it sold its interest in a Texan oilfield in 2021.

Eco-Innovation

The world’s solar rooftop power doubled in 2022, new report reveals

After another record-breaking year, global solar power will generate enough electricity to meet 57% of the EU’s needs in 2023.

Living

Are electric cars really the answer? We asked an emissions expert

It can be difficult to know what the most environmentally friendly car option is, so we asked an expert for advice.

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EU wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for the first time last month

The EU is on track for a 'huge collapse' in fossil fuel power this year, says energy think tank Ember.