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Global Temperatures Near Record Highs as Us, China Meet on Climate
Date: July 17, 2023
Global temperatures near record highs as US, China meet on climate By Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) – Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, sought on Monday to reignite talks on climate change. With scientists saying the target of keeping global warming within...
Spain Election: Bike Lanes, Low-Emission Zones in Crosshairs in Rightist-Run Cities
Date: July 17, 2023
Spain election: Bike lanes, low-emission zones in crosshairs in rightist-run cities By Belén Carreño and Pietro Lombardi MADRID/VALLADOLID (Reuters) – Aiming to highlight the city of Valladolid’s green credentials, Spain’s Environment Minister Teresa Ribera arrived by bicycle at a European Union climate meeting there last week. But even as she pedalled to the event along...
Factbox-Aviation Emissions Targets in Focus at Paris Airshow
Date: June 21, 2023
Factbox-Aviation emissions targets in focus at Paris Airshow By Joanna Plucinska PARIS (Reuters) – Big deals at this week’s Paris Airshow have highlighted a sharp recovery in air travel demand. The sector promises to reduce net emissions to zero by 2050. Green groups say more planes in the sky could hamper those efforts. Aviation generates...
EU Countries Weaken Nature Law in Hunt for Deal -Document
Date: June 2, 2023
EU countries weaken nature law in hunt for deal -document By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries want to water down parts of the bloc’s flagship nature law by adding loopholes to dodge certain targets, as they attempt to find a deal on the contested proposal, a draft document showed. The EU’s proposed...
EU Plans for Company Human Rights, Environment Checks Face New Hurdle
Date: May 31, 2023
EU plans for company human rights, environment checks face new hurdle By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the European Parliament sought on Wednesday to water down groundbreaking European Union rules that would require large companies to check whether their suppliers abuse human rights or damage the environment. Parliament is due on Thursday to...
Analysis-Europe Hits Resistance in Race to Finalise Green Laws
Date: May 25, 2023
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe’s green transition. Ahead of elections in the European Parliament in June next year, the European Union is racing to finish legislation that includes two landmark nature bills –...