27

Jun

EU nature law on knife-edge after losing first vote

European Union Parliament committee on Tuesday rejected the bloc's landmark law to protect nature, which the Parliament's biggest lawmaker group is leading a campaign to block in a decisive vote…

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13

Jun

EU proposes greater regulatory scrutiny of ESG ratings providers

The European Union said on Tuesday it would tighten regulation of agencies providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, in an effort to improve standards in an industry which guides trillions…

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23

May

EU will not rewrite contested nature law, bloc’s green chief says

The European Commission will not redraft a landmark law to restore damaged environments, the bloc's green policy chief said on Monday, in the face of calls from some lawmakers to throw…

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28

Mar

Nuclear row threatens EU deal on renewable energy goals

European Union countries are split over whether to allow nuclear energy to contribute to meeting their renewable energy targets, a dispute threatening to delay one of the EU's main climate…

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07

Feb

Single-use plastic production rose between 2019 and 2021 despite pledges

Polluting single-use plastic production rose globally by 6 million tonnes per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making "little progress" to tackle the problem and…

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11

Jan

Environment risks dominate in “polycrisis” world – WEF survey

Failure to tackle climate change and environmental degradation dominate the ranking of top risks facing the planet in the next decade, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey of global risk…

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10

Jan

ECB must step up efforts to ‘green’ monetary policy, board member says

The European Central Bank must adjust its monetary policy to make it more climate-friendly, even as it shrinks its bloated balance sheet to fight runaway inflation in the euro zone, ECB board…

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15

Nov

COP27: Sustainable standard setters close in on regulatory gap

Sustainability standard setter chief Emmanuel Faber said he was hopeful of reaching in the coming weeks a "big milestone" towards aligning the European Union's corporate disclosures with his board's global…

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25

Oct

UK financial watchdog proposes rules to stamp out ‘greenwashing’

Britain's financial watchdog proposed new rules on Tuesday from 2023 to stop consumers being hoodwinked by 'greenwashing', or exaggerated claims regarding environmentally friendly investments. Trillions of dollars have flowed into…

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24

Oct

Zero Pollution: Europeans seriously worried about air quality and call for stronger action

Europeans are worried about the effect of air pollution on health and the environment, according to a special Eurobarometer survey published today. Most also think that industry, public authorities and…

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20

Sep

EU plans to upgrade its Paris Agreement climate target

The European Union plans to raise its target to tackle global warming under the Paris climate agreement, although the upgrade is unlikely to happen in time for this year's U.N. climate…

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06

Sep

EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft, after rampaging wildfires across Europe…

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26

Jul

Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves

MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland (Reuters) - From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed…

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19

Jul

WATCH: Record temperatures scorch Europe, as wildfires rage across south

Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, while wildfires raged across parched countryside in France, Spain…

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12

Jul

Climate change tops priority in Catholic Education’s Secretariat new environmental policy

The Secretariat for Catholic Education has approved its wide-ranging environmental policy, placing climate change as its key priority for the years ahead. Echoing Pope Francis’ belief that the world faces…

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03

May

EU body sets out draft sustainability disclosure standards

Companies will have to set a much broader range of sustainability targets under draft new European Union reporting standards, environmental impact body CDP said on Tuesday. Authorities across the world are writing reporting…

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22

Mar

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 – data

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog…

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11

Mar

Climate Change: No time and luxury to wait

“While raising awareness remains important, we do not have the time and luxury to wait. Climate change is a real, immediate threat and we need to act now.” Konrad Pirotta,…

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22

Feb

EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics

The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a proposal to make large companies operating in the European Union check that their suppliers from around the world do not use slave…

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22

Feb

75% of people want single-use plastics banned, global survey finds

Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, according to a poll released on Tuesday, as United Nations members prepare to begin talks…

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05

Oct

Clean environment could become U.N. human right. Not so fast, say U.S., Britain

Britain and the United States are among a few countries withholding support for a proposal brought at the United Nations that would recognise access to a safe and healthy environment…

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05

Oct

Protecting indigenous people key to saving Amazon, say environmentalists

Protecting the native inhabitants of the Amazon and their right to ancestral lands is crucial to saving the rainforest because they are its best guardians, environmental activists said on Monday.…

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05

Oct

McDonald’s pledges net-zero emissions by 2050

McDonald's says it aims to cut its global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. The target covers everything from the beef in its burgers to the lights in its…

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21

Sep

Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists murdered in a single year, the worst figure on record

As the climate crisis intensifies, violence against defenders of the earth is escalating. A new report reveals that 227 land and environmental activists were murdered in 2020 for defending their…

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07

Sep

Europe just had its warmest summer on record, EU scientists say

Europe had its warmest summer on record this year, though only by a small margin over two previous highest temperatures for June-August, European Union scientists said on Tuesday. The EU's…

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24

Aug

EU Funds Encouraging Sustainable Waste Practices in Households and Beyond

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, climate change ranks among the biggest concerns of the Maltese population, with citizens asking for more action to protect the environment. Research shows that…

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20

Jul

Pandemic recovery to push emissions to all-time high – IEA

The global rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is set to drive emissions of greenhouse gases that stoke climate change to all-time highs, the Paris-based International Energy Agency said in a report on Tuesday.…

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06

Jul

Net-zero carbon impact on UK debt could be less than pandemic hit

The impact on Britain's public debt mountain caused by action to meet the country's net carbon zero target by 2050 could be less severe than that of the coronavirus pandemic,…

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29

Jun

Analysis: When do electric vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars?

DETROIT (June 29): You glide silently out of the Tesla showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you're looking great and doing your bit for the planet. But keep going…

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27

Jun

Malta joins EU push for Guinness World Record

Malta is taking part in the European Climate Pact Day of Action on June 29, officially launching a drive to reach 141,000 pledges and smashing a Guinness World Record for…

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15

Jun

Liberals say that 2030 climate package is opportunity to turn climate neutrality into EU success story

Renew Europe, the Liberal coalition in the European Parliament, has outlined five flagship messages in a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the…

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25

May

Pope launches green initiative, decrying “predatory attitude” toward planet

Pope Francis launched an initiative on Tuesday to make Catholic institutions ranging from families to universities to businesses environmentally sustainable in seven years, saying a "predatory attitude" toward the planet must end. The…

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20

Apr

Malta launches national campaign on climate change

Malta is at high risk for impacts of climate change, and this requires ambitious action and collective change. This is not a simple educational campaign, but a call for a…

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22

Mar

Carbon emissions from trawler fishing on a par with aviation, say ocean researchers

Trawling of the ocean floor by fishing fleets releases roughly the same amount of carbon emissions into the water as aviation puts into the atmosphere each year, researchers said, calling…

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16

Feb

Bill Gates warns that manufacturing could challenge climate goals

Bill Gates exudes optimism in discussing the world’s ability to tackle climate change – until he hits on manufacturing. About that, he is worried. There is currently no way to…

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16

Feb

India’s arrest of activist tied to Greta Thunberg’s movement sparks outrage

Indian politicians and activists on Monday condemned the arrest of a 22-year-old climate campaigner accused of sedition for helping edit an online document that Sweden's Greta Thunberg had promoted in…

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26

Jan

U.S. “proud to be back” in climate fight, Kerry tells leaders

The United States is "proud to be back" in international efforts to tackle global warming, Washington's new special climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of world leaders on Monday.…

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12

Jan

Photo Story: One Planet Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the end of One Planet Summit, part of World Nature Day, at the Reception Room of the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France,…

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09

Jan

Largest Arctic Ozone hole has now closed – CAMS

Scientists monitoring the "unprecedented" hole at the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) announced the closure of the largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded. https://twitter.com/CopernicusECMWF/status/1253273035248975873 Ozone columns over large parts of the Arctic have…

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31

Dec

From floods to locusts, ‘climate breakdown’ cost rich and poor in 2020

Disasters fuelled by weather and climate extremes brought “catastrophic results for millions” across rich and poor nations in 2020, causing thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in…

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15

Dec

WTO fails to agree rules to stop over-fishing, but will try again

World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut the subsidies that have helped decimate the world's fish stocks, but will try again next year, the…

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09

Dec

EU-wide ban would save nature from 500,000 tonnes of microplastics

Banning the use of microplastics in products such as cosmetics and detergents across the European Union would prevent 500,000 tonnes of microplastics from polluting the environment over 20 years, the…

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01

Dec

EU greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2019 to the lowest level in three decades

The EU has registered important progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 decreased by 3.7 % year-on-year, while GDP grew by 1.5%. This…

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27

Oct

Exposure to air pollution may accelerate Covid-19 deaths

Exposure to air pollution may be linked to some 15% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide, according to research published Tuesday that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Previous…

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21

Oct

Study finds air pollution killed nearly half a million new-borns in 2019

Some 476,000 infants across the world died from the adverse effects of exposure to air pollution in 2019, a new global study has found. The State of Global Air study…

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13

Oct

UN calls Development Banks to stop backing fossil fuel projects

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged development banks to stop backing fossil fuel projects, raising the pressure on the state-backed lenders ahead of a climate change summit France…

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10

Oct

‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales

More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction. They say more than half…

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08

Oct

Prince William launches global environment prize

Britain’s Prince William will on Thursday launch a multi-million-pound global prize aimed at solving some of the world’s greatest environmental problems. The Earthshot Prize will award five one-million-pound ($1.29-million) prizes…

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30

Sep

David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 bln a year to protect nature

British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of nature, warning that the…

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23

Sep

Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames indigenous people for Amazon fires in U.N. speech

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro told the United Nations that indigenous people in the Amazon were to blame for fires in the rainforest this year and attacked the media for spreading…

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19

Sep

France plans for airline environmental tax to be put on hold

France is preparing to put plans for new environmental taxes on the airline sector on hold, officials said on Friday, despite a government push to speed up moves towards a…

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16

Sep

Global net zero emissions goal would require $1-2 trillion a year investment -study

Achieving net zero emissions by mid-century would cost an estimated $1 trillion-$2 trillion a year of additional investments, or 1-1.5% of global gross domestic product, a report by the Energy…

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13

Sep

More masks than jellyfish in the sea – Opération Mer Propre

The French association Opération Mer Propre (Operation Clean Sea) has estimated that the sea is populated "more by masks than by jellyfish". A strong signal came from Ancona, where the…

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12

Sep

European Commission to propose more ambitious 2030 climate goal

The European Commission will propose that the European Union sets a 2030 target of cutting its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% against 1990 levels, according to an internal document…

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10

Sep

Scientists warn wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’ due to human destruction

Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report by the conservation group WWF. In its Living Planet report, the charity…

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09

Sep

Brazil’s Amazon fires worsen in September

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest worsened in the first week of September and are increasingly spreading into areas of untouched forest, satellite data showed as of Wednesday, after the number…

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09

Sep

Tackling pollution and climate change in Europe will improve health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable

Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments contribute to 13 % (one…

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