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Tokyo June Heatwave Worst Since 1875 as Power Supply Creaks Under Strain
Date: June 28, 2022
By Kantaro Komiya and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital’s heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election...
EU Ministers Agree on Laws to Save Energy, Promote Renewables
Date: June 27, 2022
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – EU energy ministers agreed on Monday on laws to save energy and promote renewables, part of a package of reforms proposed by Brussels to fight climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions this decade. More details of the climate change proposals will be discussed at further talks on...
Spain Turns to Africa, Lobbies Nato, Allies Over Ukraine-Driven Migration
Date: June 27, 2022
By Belén Carreño, Borja Suárez and Joan Faus MADRID/LAS PALMAS (Reuters) – Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters. Spain will use a NATO summit...
EU Ministers Seek Deals on Climate Laws as Economy Woes Test Green Pledges
Date: June 27, 2022
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -European Union ministers began talks on Monday to approve new laws to fight climate change, but diplomatic sources said economic pressures could prompt efforts to water down some of the EU’s most ambitious proposals. EU energy ministers will also discuss options to collectively reduce demand for natural gas as the...
Fears for EU Climate Ambition as Countries Seek to Weaken Proposals
Date: June 24, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries are seeking changes to a raft of climate change policies in negotiations on the laws, raising concerns that moves to weaken measures could see the EU miss its green goals. The EU is negotiating a huge overhaul of its carbon market and laws on energy, transport...
Five Countries Seek to Delay EU Fossil Fuel Car Phase-Out -Document
Date: June 24, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania want to delay a European Union plan to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 by five years, according to a document seen by Reuters. The policy is a key pillar of the EU’s plans to tackle rising...