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EU climate plan leak suggests a 55% emissions cut by 2030

In the corridors of Brussels rumours are rife that the Commission is to announce a 55% emissions cut, up from the current 40% goal by 2030, but its not proving popular across the political spectrum.

USA

Euroviews. Jeff Bezos' philanthropy highlights just how much trouble we're really in ǀ View

Billionaires' donations will never be enough. The highways, the suburbs and the victory against the Nazis — just to provide a few examples — are products not of the private sector but of government action.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Momentum for change at the COP 26 is building but success is not guaranteed ǀ View

Instead of rhetoric, “greenwashing” and abstract, long-term goals, what is needed is concrete action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and build resilience. Now.

World News

Reducing emissions won't necessarily harm the economy in the long term

One organisation is suggesting there is no proof that reducing gas emissions will harm the economy in the long term...and it's not a Green NGO

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World

French oil giant Total in court over carbon emissions

It is the first such case against a private company in France.

USA

Euroviews. Regardless of who is president in 2020, climate change will be at the bottom of the US agenda ǀ View

A second term for President Trump will entrench the “energy dominance” agenda. A new Democratic administration will likely bring a tour de force of federal executive action on climate policy through US domestic, foreign and trade policy.

World News

Review 2019: Greta than ever climate fight inspired by teenage Swede

This year has seen activists step up their protests over climate change, calling on their governments to do much more. Inspired by Greta Thunberg, their demonstrations have come as temperature records were being set in scores of countries across the globe.

Spain

"Point of no return" is hurtling towards us, says UN head

"Point on no return" is hurtling towards us, says UN head

Europe News

The Brief: EU declares a climate emergency

In Strasbourg, MEPs voted in favour of a resolution that would require Europe to keep in mind the environmental effects of all future legislation.

World

'Mobilisation on World War Two scale needed to achieve climate target'

A climate politics expert has told Euronews that mobilisation on the level of World War Two is required to fulfil the Paris Climate Agreement's minimum target.

Living

Kanye West to make sustainable shoes, while supporting Donald Trump

The American rapper announces his brand is going green.

World News

Most countries' climate targets 'totally insufficient' — study

The US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate agreement sends "a terrible signal", the former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tells Euronews.

Poland

Watch: Polish officers smash windows of Greenpeace ship with hammers

Masked men, armed with automatic weapons, break the windows of the Rainbow Warrior vessel.

France

Euroviews. The G7 must stop fuelling inequality ǀ View

Now more than ever political leaders actually need to listen. They will find that the solutions to inequality are not coming from politicians, but are already being moved forward by people on the frontlines of the problem globally.

World News

Euroviews. The long-term strategy to make the EU carbon neutral needs a hard reality check ǀ View

The gap between EU policies and goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly wide and new solutions are urgently needed to close it.

World

Belgium, Germany and Netherlands topple all-time highest temperatures

The heatwave gripping Europe has toppled all-time temperature records in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

Japan

G20: 19 members recommit to Paris climate agreement, without US

All members of the G20 but the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate agreement.

World News

Euroviews. It’s time to stop talking about the Paris Agreement and start acting on it ǀ View

The window for action on the Paris Agreement is closing. Governments and businesses have a responsibility to invest in a just transition to a safer, fairer, cleaner energy system, and ecosystem restoration and recovery.

World

France's environment targets discussed

In France, the National Assembly will discuss its carbon neutral objectives this week. The new proposals will set a 2050 target for the country to be carbon neutral. It will also pledge to halve its reliance on nuclear energy by 2035 and close all its coal-fired power stations within 3 years.

World News

Euroviews. For the sake of security and political stability, parliaments must pursue sound governance ǀ View

As rapporteur of the [OSCE] economic and environmental committee, I have tabled a report and draft resolution under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Development to Promote Security: The Role of Parliaments.”