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UK climate watchdog says faster electrification needed to cut household bills

June 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Climate Change Committee (CCC) urged the government on Wednesday to ac...

24th June, 2026

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Global business leaders back faster electrification shift

By Simon Jessop LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES INCLUDING NESTLE, UBER URGE GOVE...

22nd June, 2026

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EU crafts plan to give industries extra free CO2 permits this year, diplomats say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - The European Union plans to grant industry additional f...

18th June, 2026

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'Short, sharp and more strategic': the EU's new approach to climate talks

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - The EU wants to target fewer, clearer goals at the world...

8th June, 2026

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Six countries resist EU plan to reduce free carbon permits

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) - An EU plan to gradually reduce the number of free CO2 pe...

27th May, 2026

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US gas exporters ask to push back EU methane regulation until 2028

By Francesca Landini and Marwa Rashad AMSTERDAM, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. gas exporters are asking Eu...

19th May, 2026

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France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US

PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defendin...

24th April, 2026

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EU prepares to clash with US again over shipping carbon levy

By Kate Abnett and Jonathan Saul BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European Union countries agre...

24th April, 2026

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Shell faces new court case in the Netherlands over emissions

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, April 21 (Reuters) - A Dutch climate activist group launched a new cour...

21st April, 2026

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Dutch government to appeal ruling in Bonaire climate case

AMSTERDAM, April 10 (Reuters) - The Dutch state is appealing a court ruling that it must set binding...

10th April, 2026

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Proxy adviser ISS recommends vote against BP board over attempt to scrap some climate reporting

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder S...

4th April, 2026

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Italy to postpone shutdown of coal-powered plants by 13 years

ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Italy is set to postpone to 2038, 13 years later than originally planned,...

31st March, 2026