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Banks mask lending to polluters with PR greenwash, ECB blog says
06
Dec

Banks mask lending to polluters with PR greenwash, ECB blog says

FRANKFURT, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Euro zone banks talking the most about climate change are the biggest lenders to polluting industries and use public relations noise to mask their support,…
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In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits
12
Nov

In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits

By Valerie Volcovici Nov 12 (Reuters) - As the world's nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing…
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EU agrees on contested law to restore nature
10
Nov

EU agrees on contested law to restore nature

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Thursday to pass a fiercely contested law to restore degraded natural ecosystems, salvaging measures some lawmakers had campaigned to…
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World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says
25
Oct

World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The world is heading towards a series of environmental "tipping points" that could cause irreversible damage to water supplies and other life-sustaining…
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Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits
20
Sep

Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits

By Daina Beth Solomon Sept 20 (Reuters) - A new U.N. treaty to protect the world's oceans is expected to be signed by dozens of countries on Wednesday, another step…
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Pope decries ‘terrible world war’ on environment, announces new writing
30
Aug

Pope decries ‘terrible world war’ on environment, announces new writing

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, announcing that he will issue a new document on the protection of nature, said on Wednesday he was doing…
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Pope Francis pledges updates to landmark document on world environmental crisis
22
Aug

Pope Francis pledges updates to landmark document on world environmental crisis

Pope Francis said on Monday that he was writing a follow-up to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the protection of the environment and the dangers of climate change "to bring…
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Italy earmarks 2.9 million euros to tackle blue crab invasion
07
Aug

Italy earmarks 2.9 million euros to tackle blue crab invasion

ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italy's government has earmarked 2.9 million euros ($3.2 million) to tackle the spread of a particularly aggressive crab species that is threatening the country's role…
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Italy’s clam industry under threat from blue crab ‘invasion’
06
Aug

Italy’s clam industry under threat from blue crab ‘invasion’

By Alvise Armellini ROME, (Reuters) - A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Italy's role as one of the world's top producers of clams - as…
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Deep-sea mining could impact tuna fisheries, study says
17
Jul

Deep-sea mining could impact tuna fisheries, study says

MELBOURNE  (Reuters) - Deep-sea mining could interfere with migration of tuna that is expected to be driven by climate change to areas of the Pacific Ocean currently slated for mining…
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EU Parliament passes nature law after political backlash
12
Jul

EU Parliament passes nature law after political backlash

By Kate Abnett and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS, July 12 (Reuters) - The European Parliament voted to pass the EU's flagship law to restore nature on Wednesday, salvaging the environmental measures…
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EU nature law on knife-edge after losing first vote
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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Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters
17
Jun

Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY  (Reuters) - The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico's Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said, as the country…
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On the road to 2030: Microsoft’s 2022 Environmental Sustainability Report
15
May

On the road to 2030: Microsoft’s 2022 Environmental Sustainability Report

2022 marked the sixth warmest year in history. Extreme weather caused devastating droughts, wildfires, famine, floods, and heat waves with alarming frequency. Microsoft felt the effects of climate change like…
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Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research
27
Feb

Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb…
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ESG tops regulatory demands in finance as UK, EU rules diverge – KPMG
13
Feb

ESG tops regulatory demands in finance as UK, EU rules diverge – KPMG

Financial firms in Britain and the European Union remained under significant pressure to comply with diverging environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules over the past six months, KPMG's Regulatory Barometer showed…
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Single-use plastic production rose between 2019 and 2021 despite pledges
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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EU to promote ‘buzz lines’ to help reverse decline of bees by 2030
25
Jan

EU to promote ‘buzz lines’ to help reverse decline of bees by 2030

BRUSSELS,(Reuters) - "Buzz Lines" for bees and other pollinators where they could move across Europe and find food and shelter were among measures laid out by the EU's executive body…
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Mass crab deaths leave British experts baffled
22
Jan

Mass crab deaths leave British experts baffled

By Sachin Ravikumar and William James Mass crab, lobster deaths began in October 2021 Expert panel finds more questions than answers New pathogen 'as likely as not' the cause, but…
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Environment risks dominate in “polycrisis” world – WEF survey
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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ECB must step up efforts to ‘green’ monetary policy, board member says
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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COP27: Sustainable standard setters close in on regulatory gap
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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MFA accepts football coach Devis Mangia resignation / Malta News Briefing – Monday 7 November 2022
07
Nov

MFA accepts football coach Devis Mangia resignation / Malta News Briefing – Monday 7 November 2022

Updated 1650 MFA accepts resignation of Malta football coach: The Malta Football Association has accepted the resignation of football coach Devis Mangia. The association said that in his letter of…
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COP26 a year later: Where do last year’s climate pledges stand?
01
Nov

COP26 a year later: Where do last year’s climate pledges stand?

(Reuters) - A year ago at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, countries, banks and business leaders announced a slew of climate plans and pledges. Here is an update…
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UK financial watchdog proposes rules to stamp out ‘greenwashing’
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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Italian Alpine lakes at all-time low
15
Oct

Italian Alpine lakes at all-time low

Italy's Alpine lakes are at an all-time low in their water levels amid the worst drought in northern Italy in 70 years, the Po observatory said this week. Lake Como…
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Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife
01
Oct

Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's worst drought in four decades has killed almost 2% of the world's rarest zebra in three months, and 25 times more elephants than normal over the…
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UK must continue to use water wisely as drought remains -drought group
01
Oct

UK must continue to use water wisely as drought remains -drought group

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Most of England remains in drought and careful management of water resources will be needed throughout the winter, Britain's National Drought Group said. England had…
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EU plans to upgrade its Paris Agreement climate target
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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U.S. is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 – study
04
Sep

U.S. is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 – study

The U.S. government is drastically underestimating the social cost of carbon dioxide emissions, which is 3.6 times higher than the estimate currently used to inform many of Washington's key climate…
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‘Staggering’ rate of global tree losses from fires
20
Aug

‘Staggering’ rate of global tree losses from fires

Around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to forest fires in 2021, a new report says. Data from Global Forest Watch suggests that across the globe, the…
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Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected
29
Jul

Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected

TORONTO, (Reuters) - The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and preliminary findings showed that the birds died of avian flu.…
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Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
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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<strong>Climate change tops priority in Catholic Education’s Secretariat new environmental policy</strong>
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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EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green
06
Jul

EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out an attempt to block the law that has…
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EU’s green gas and nuclear investment rules head for final vote
05
Jul

EU’s green gas and nuclear investment rules head for final vote

BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - The EU's plan to label investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly faces a final vote on Wednesday when European lawmakers decide whether to accept…
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Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report
05
Apr

Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report

Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees…
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No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 – data
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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Europe seeks breakthrough on climate change plans amid energy crisis
17
Mar

Europe seeks breakthrough on climate change plans amid energy crisis

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - EU environment ministers will assess their progress on negotiating a raft of new climate change policies on Thursday, with countries divided over whether soaring energy prices should…
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EU proposes law forcing large firms to check suppliers for environment, human rights issues
23
Feb

EU proposes law forcing large firms to check suppliers for environment, human rights issues

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law to make large companies operating in the EU check that their suppliers around the world respect environmental standards and…
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Express Trailers Plants 270 Trees, A Tree For Every Employee
22
Feb

Express Trailers Plants 270 Trees, A Tree For Every Employee

Express Trailers has planted 270 saplings in Burmarrad’s Santa Katarina Valley, an initiative made possible following an agreement with Parks Malta who supplied the 270 saplings – representing the 270…
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EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics
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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75% of people want single-use plastics banned, global survey finds
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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Italy makes protecting environment part of Constitution
09
Feb

Italy makes protecting environment part of Constitution

Italian parliament approved a law on Tuesday making protection of the environment part of the Constitution in a vote politicians and activists hailed as significant for the country's future. The…
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Swiss wind park ordered to scale back to protect birds
26
Nov

Swiss wind park ordered to scale back to protect birds

A new wind park in Switzerland must scale back its plans to deliver renewable energy in order to protect vulnerable bird species, the country's supreme court ruled this week. Plans…
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Britain seeks ban of single use plastic plates and cutlery in England
20
Nov

Britain seeks ban of single use plastic plates and cutlery in England

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in England as the British government seeks to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste,…
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EU proposes law curbing import of goods linked to deforestation
17
Nov

EU proposes law curbing import of goods linked to deforestation

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law aimed at curbing the import of commodities linked to deforestation by requiring companies to prove their global…
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Congo to ban log exports to reduce pressure on its forests
29
Oct

Congo to ban log exports to reduce pressure on its forests

Democratic Republic of Congo's environment minister said the country intends to ban all log exports and implement other measures to lessen threats to its carbon-absorbing tropical rainforest, a major bulwark…
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Plastic waste is hurting women in developing countries – but there are ways to stop it
24
Oct

Plastic waste is hurting women in developing countries – but there are ways to stop it

If we are to build a greener, fairer and more equal society in the wake of COVID-19, it’s time for rich countries to end their practice of dumping plastic waste…
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Volvo Trucks says launches world’s first fossil-free steel vehicle
13
Oct

Volvo Trucks says launches world’s first fossil-free steel vehicle

Truck maker AB Volvo said on Wednesday it had produced a prototype of what it said would be the world's first vehicles made of fossil-free steel. Volvo and steel-maker SSAB…
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UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
08
Oct

UN declares access to a clean environment a human right

GENEVA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the…
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Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery
06
Oct

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery

French luxury group Kering , Richemont's Cartier, and the Responsible Jewellery Council have teamed up to set environmental targets for watches and jewellery activities, challenging labels in the industry to…
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Clean environment could become U.N. human right. Not so fast, say U.S., Britain
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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Protecting indigenous people key to saving Amazon, say environmentalists
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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McDonald’s pledges net-zero emissions by 2050
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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U.S. to declare 23 species officially extinct
30
Sep

U.S. to declare 23 species officially extinct

The ivory-billed woodpecker, whose last confirmed sighting was nearly 80 years ago, is one of 23 federally protected species that would be officially declared extinct - the most ever at…
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World’s youth take to the streets again to battle climate change
25
Sep

World’s youth take to the streets again to battle climate change

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their largest protest since the start…
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EU countries struggle to agree approach to COP26 climate talks
24
Sep

EU countries struggle to agree approach to COP26 climate talks

BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - European Union countries are struggling to agree their negotiating position for the COP26 climate change conference, with rifts emerging over timeframes for emissions-cutting pledges, according…
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