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The elephant in the expo centre: Who's hosting COP29?
There's an unprecedented deadlock at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit over who will host next year's event.
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EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows
The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation, a letter seen by Reuters on Friday
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France's allies relieved by Le Pen loss but wonder what's next
Many of France's allies breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Marine Le Pen's far-right party failed to win a snap election, but
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2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records
Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional
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New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show
The next European Commission will no longer be able to rely on a broad consensus among lawmakers in support of ambitious climate change policies, with lawmakers
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Azerbaijan plans climate fund after pushback on fossil-fuel levy, source says
Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N.
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EU to push at COP29 for followup on deal to curb fossil fuels
The European Union will pressure other countries at this year’s COP29 climate summit to follow through on their pledge to transition away from fossil fuels, a draft
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Group of lawmakers calls on EU to strip Hungary of voting rights
A group of 63 European Parliament lawmakers has asked the EU to withdraw Hungary's voting rights in the bloc, in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
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Malta's Metsola wins second term as EU Parliament chief, warns against polarisation
Roberta Metsola, a Maltese lawmaker from the centre-right European People's Party, easily won a second term on Tuesday as president of the European Parliament and
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EU Parliament body to discuss relations with Hungary's presidency of the bloc
The European Parliament's organising body will discuss how the institution will engage with Hungary while it holds the EU's rotating presidency,
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EU Parliament criticises Hungary's Orban for meeting Putin
The European Parliament strongly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday for meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in
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European Commission chief von der Leyen faces precarious vote on new term
Ursula von der Leyen has spent weeks trying to convince European Union lawmakers to back her for a second term as president of the
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EU Commission boss von der Leyen elected for second term
Ursula von der Leyen won a second term as president of the European Commission on Thursday after pledging to create a continental "defence union"
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Von der Leyen reelected as EU Commission boss. What happens now?
Ursula von der Leyen was reelected by the European Parliament on Thursday for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful
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Plaintiffs drop 5 climate cases at Europe's human rights court
Five young people are withdrawing climate-change complaints at Europe's top human rights court after a wave of governments agreed to exit an international energy
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Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows
Consumer goods giants including Nestle, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero have backed the European Union's upcoming ban on imported goods linked to deforestation, amid calls
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Tesla to get lower EU tariff on its Chinese-made EVs
The European Union has slashed its planned extra tariff on Tesla electric vehicles imported from China by more than half, the bloc's executive
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Ryanair's O'Leary says new Boeing management 'continue to disappoint'
Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary on Tuesday said that Boeing's new management "continue to disappoint" and that deliveries were
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EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes
Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a
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Countries still far apart on COP29 finance goal
With less than three months until this year's COP29 UN climate negotiations, countries remain far from agreement on the summit's biggest task: to agree a new funding
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EU manages record number of responses to extreme weather
The European Union has coordinated a record number of emergency responses to extreme weather this year, as climate change fuels wildfires and other disasters in
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Summer of 2024 was world's hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says
The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as
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EU countries mull 20-year tax holiday for jet fuel, document shows
European Union countries are considering delaying the introduction of EU-wide taxes on polluting aviation fuels for 20 years, as they seek a breakthrough on tax
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EU likely exaggerating climate-friendly spending, auditors say
The EU is exaggerating spending on climate-friendly projects, potentially by billions of euros, the bloc's auditors said on Wednesday, citing examples of countries
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US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress
Countries have a chance to use this week's U.N. meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world's annual goal for climate finance,
