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Factbox-What’s on the Table in EU Parliament’s Bumper Climate Vote?
Date: June 7, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on eight climate change policies to slash emissions faster this decade, with outcomes uncertain as lawmakers are split on whether to boost or weaken the plans. The package of proposals aims to deliver the 27-country European Union’s target of reducing net greenhouse...
EU Lawmakers Face Hundreds of Amendments in Key Votes on Climate Policies
Date: June 7, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament will vote this week on a raft of EU climate change policies designed to cut Europe’s emissions over the next decade, with proposals facing multiple amendments and the outcome uncertain for some of the most ambitious plans. The plans aim to put the 27-country European Union –...
U.S. Interior Must Weigh Climate Impacts of Oil, Gas Leasing – Settlement
Date: June 2, 2022
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration must thoroughly analyze the climate impacts of oil and gas leasing on nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of federal land in five states before drilling can take place, according to legal settlements reached late Wednesday. The requirement comes after Judge Rudolph Contreras of the...
Climate Damage Case Breaks Ground With German Judges’ Visit to Peru Glacier
Date: June 1, 2022
• Peruvian farmer is suing German energy giant over emissions • Lawsuit aims to hold company liable for climate change impacts • Court travels to examine evidence on glacial lake flood threat By Dan Collyns LAKE PALCACOCHA, Peru, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Lawyers working on a groundbreaking climate lawsuit said it had entered...
FEATURE-South Africa Flooding Leaves Survivors Traumatised, Homeless
Date: June 1, 2022
• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery efforts, say experts By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, May 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nozipho Sithole closes her eyes to sleep, she still hears the screams of her neighbour’s two young children as...
FEATURE-As U.S. Flooding Worsens, South Carolina Redraws Risk Maps
Date: June 1, 2022
• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own flood maps, rules By David Sherfinski CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As Hurricane Florence tore through the southeastern United States in 2018, April O’Leary raced to warn hundreds of her...