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Germany could owe €16.2 billion for missing EU climate targets

Only six of the 27 EU member states have submitted national climate plans that are up to scratch.

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Italy, Croatia, Serbia: Europeans struggle to cope as heatwaves strike

Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, with temperatures rising at roughly twice the global average.

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Good news for the Amazon as Colombia cuts deforestation by 36%

President Gustavo Petro is coming good on his election promise to cut tree felling.

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Google falls short of important climate target due to AI

Scientists have asked individuals to think twice before using AI to generate memes.

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Canada's 2023 wildfires spewed more emissions than 647 million cars

The devastating fires lasted for months and burned an area bigger than the size of Norway.

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This European airline is the latest to charge an environmental fee

it is one of the first in Europe to introduce a fee like this but it could be a sign of things to come from other airlines.

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Air conditioning use has more than doubled in Europe since 1990

Cooling machines are part of a vicious heating cycle.

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Russia could face €30bn climate reparations bill for Ukraine war

Carbon experts have put together the most comprehensive emissions assessment of any war to date.

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60 million tonnes of CO2: What it will take to rebuild Gaza

Nearly two million Gazans are displaced and made more vulnerable to the climate crisis by a war exacerbating it.

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What’s really behind France’s ‘historic’ drop in emissions?

While welcoming the good news, climate campaigners say the government should be more modest about how it was achieved.

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Small island states win ‘historic legal victory’ at UN ocean court

The International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea found that carbon emissions can be considered a marine pollutant.

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Babies are suing South Korea over climate in East Asian first

Tomorrow’s hearing follows successful examples in Europe, and campaigners hope it will lead to more climate litigation in Asia.

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First ruling farmer protesters to shake bloc’s agriculture policy

A farmers’ protest movement has entered a European government for the first time in the Netherlands. What will be its impact on EU policies?

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Data centres have driven Microsoft’s emissions up by 30%

AI has helped increase Microsoft’s emissions almost a third since 2020.

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Industry backers say Europe needs a carbon capture tsar

With real-world development lagging far behind the rhetoric of policy makers in Brussels, industry groups and big oil agree the EU needs a 'CCS tsar' to make the case for a climate solution that still attracts a lot of mistrust

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Italy, France, Spain: Which EU country has the most circular economy?

Italy has the best urban recycling rate in the EU while Spain has the lowest material consumption.

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European leaders gather to tackle a silent killer: dirty cooking fuels

“I believe if your neighbour’s house is burning, you help them. Africa is our neighbour,” said IEA executive director Dr Fatih Birol.

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Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April

The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower.

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Redirect farming subsidies from meat for climate's sake, World Bank says

EU member states and other high-income countries should shift subsidies from emissions-heavy ‘wasteful’ foods like red meat towards greener fruit and veg, according to the World Bank.

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How does EU climate policy actually impact your life?

The European Green Deal and other buzzwords are talked about a lot in the Brussels bubble, but how do these things actually affect EU citizens in their everyday lives?