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EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives

(Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used substanc...

7th February, 2023

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France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

By Benjamin Mallet LA HAGUE, France (Reuters) – At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms gu...

3rd February, 2023

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Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union

By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, on T...

13th January, 2023

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Growing tensions between Asian palm oil producers and the European Union

(Reuters) – Malaysia on Thursday said it could stop exports to the European Union in response to a n...

13th January, 2023

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World’s dams to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050 – UN research

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their stor...

12th January, 2023

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Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, Eu...

10th January, 2023

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Norway says fund to reduce Amazon deforestation in Brazil back in business

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Norway, the major donor to the Amazon Fund, said the initiative for backing for...

4th January, 2023

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Aluminium companies compete to sell low-carbon products

LONDON (Reuters) -Aluminium companies have launched a raft of aluminium products with lower carbon e...

19th December, 2022

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Carbon footprint: offering consumers more insight on the impact of their purchases

Ethical consumer spending and finance in the UK has grown by nearly 24% from 2019 to 2020, and the s...

16th December, 2022

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U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key...

6th December, 2022

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U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key...

6th December, 2022

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EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to...

30th November, 2022