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Greek Summer Wildfire Threat Nears, Outpacing Plans to Contain It
Date: May 2, 2024
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on...
Extreme Heat Shuts Schools for Millions, Widening Learning Gaps Worldwide
Date: May 1, 2024
Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) -Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Bangladesh capital. “There is no real education in schools in...
Analysts Cut EU Carbon Price Forecasts on 2023 Emission Slump
Date: April 30, 2024
Analysts cut EU carbon price forecasts on 2023 emission slump By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts have cut price forecasts for European Union carbon permits for 2024 to 2026 following record low figures last year for emissions covered by Europe’s carbon market. EU Allowances (EUAs) are forecast on average at 63.96 euros a metric...
G7 Reaches Deal to Exit From Coal by 2035
Date: April 29, 2024
G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035 By Francesca Landini TURIN (Reuters) -Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired power plants by 2035 at the latest, in a significant step towards the transition away from fossil fuels. “We have an agreement to...
G7 Ministers to Agree Coal Plants Shutdown by 2030-2035, UK Says
Date: April 29, 2024
G7 ministers to agree coal plants shutdown by 2030-2035, UK says TURIN (Reuters) – Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries have agreed to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2030-2035, Britain’s minister for Energy Security and Net Zero Andrew Bowie told Class CNBC on Monday. “It is an historic agreement,” Bowie...
Tepid Economic Data Weighs on Equities; Yen Sinks to Fresh Lows
Date: April 25, 2024
Tepid economic data weighs on equities; yen sinks to fresh lows By Lisa Baertlein, Abhirup Roy and Nick Carey LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -UPS and FedEx are facing uncertainty in U.S. supplies of big, boxy electric step vans they need to replace their gas guzzlers and make a dent in the country’s climate-warming tailpipe emissions....