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EU Countries Edge Towards Deal to Share Out Emissions-Cutting Efforts
Date: April 21, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries are edging towards a deal on how to share the burden of cutting greenhouse gas emissions within the EU, with states poised to accept national targets proposed by Brussels last year, according to diplomats and a draft document seen by Reuters. The EU’s “effort sharing” policy...
Why Businesses Must Embrace Sustainable Solutions to Survive the Energy Crisis
Date: April 20, 2022
By Simon Kew, Managing Director of Alchemie Technology Soaring energy prices are in danger of forcing manufacturers to close – particularly in the textile sector. Spiralling costs are putting a strain on businesses, which for many may prove too much to bear. The price of gas and electricity had been steadily increasing for the last...
ANALYSIS-Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Exposes Gaps in Renewable Energy Push
Date: April 19, 2022
• Power cuts, fuel shortages force many to cook on firewood • Crisis highlights delays in shift to clean energy sources • Tough challenges lie ahead in net-zero shift, analysts say By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, April 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It is hard to know how much Sri Lankan forest has been cut down...
South Africa Braces for More Flooding as Rains Restart in East
Date: April 18, 2022
By Rogan Ward KWANDENGEZI, South Africa (Reuters) – Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening more flooding and forcing many to take refuge in community centres and town halls. The heavy downpours in Kwazulu-Natal Province have already...
Eyeing Green Vote, Macron Vows to Exit Oil, Coal and Gas
Date: April 18, 2022
By Michel Rose MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the “first great nation” to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young and green voters he fears could abstain in next week’s election runoff. In a rally in the Mediterranean city of...
Climate Change Protesters Block Central Paris Square to Protest Election Choices
Date: April 18, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Climate change activists forced the closure of a main square in central Paris on Saturday to protest against the environmental programmes put forward by France’s remaining presidential candidates. The Extinction Rebellion (XR) had said on its website that it planned to block a major Parisian location to disrupt the electoral cycle and...