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Kate Abnett

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United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows

The United States has withdrawn from the board of the U.N.'s hard-negotiated climate damage fund, dedicated to helping poor and vulnerable

United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows
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EU green finance row-back sets climate investment challenge

A move by the European Commission to pare back its flagship sustainability reporting rules risks making it harder for investors to

EU green finance row-back sets climate investment challenge
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political

EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows

The European Commission plans to cut back the number of companies facing EU sustainability reporting requirements, as part of its drive

EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows
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Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit

The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global

Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit
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EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies

The European Union will seek more gas from countries including the U.S. to replace Russian supplies, and expand renewable energy faster to cut its overall reliance

EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies
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US paper industry asks Trump to seek lighter EU deforestation rules

The U.S. paper and pulp industry is lobbying President Donald Trump's administration to ask the EU to declare the United States deforestation

US paper industry asks Trump to seek lighter EU deforestation rules
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EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows

The European Union is drawing up plans to simplify rules governing its huge farming subsidy programme, draft documents seen by Reuters showed, as Brussels races to

EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows
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Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets

Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following

Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets
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Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La

Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina
Environment|Europe|Political

Europe's water resources under pressure, most surface bodies polluted, EU says

Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of

Europe's water resources under pressure, most surface bodies polluted, EU says
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Investors with 6 trillion euros warn EU not to weaken green rules

Investors with 6.6 trillion euros in assets under management have urged the European Union not to weaken its sustainability rules, as Brussels

Investors with 6 trillion euros warn EU not to weaken green rules
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|Technology

EU points way to competitive future to catch US, China rivals

The European Commission presented on Wednesday its plans to reverse industrial decline in the bloc and step up efforts to compete with the

EU points way to competitive future to catch US, China rivals
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Europe's plan to regain a competitive edge for industries

The European Commission set out a years-long plan to regain competitiveness in global industries, as European businesses face fierce

Europe's plan to regain a competitive edge for industries
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

EU says drive to simplify will not weaken climate agenda

The European Union's drive to simplify rules will not weaken the bloc's climate change goals, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

EU says drive to simplify will not weaken climate agenda
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Trump pause on clean funding is 'window of opportunity' for Europe, Poland says

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Trump pause on clean funding is 'window of opportunity' for Europe, Poland says
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political

EU to target AI, biotech, cheap energy in global competitiveness push

AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it

EU to target AI, biotech, cheap energy in global competitiveness push
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|US|World

Trump's Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017

A second U.S. withdrawal from the world's primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the U.S. and globally - than the country's

Trump's Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017
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Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials

More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to

Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials
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Rich countries may have met $100 billion climate goal last year -OECD

Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022, the OECD said on Thursday, an

Rich countries may have met $100 billion climate goal last year -OECD
Economy|Environment|News|World

Exclusive-France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 - sources

France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for coal-based

Exclusive-France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 - sources
Environment|News|Science

COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030

The presidency of next month's COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged governments to triple renewable

COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030
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Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023 -report

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023 -report
Business|Economy|Europe

Exclusive-EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change, draft shows

The European Union is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poorer countries under a United Nations target, a draft

Exclusive-EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change, draft shows
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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say
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World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

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