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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows deforested land during "Operation Green Wave" conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, to combat deforestation in Brazil, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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United States asks EU to delay deforestation law, letter shows

The US has asked the EU to delay its upcoming ban on imports of soy, wood and other commodities linked to deforestation, a...

FILE PHOTO: A plane is seen during sunrise at the international airport in Munich, Germany, January 9, 2018.    REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
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EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules

International carriers have been lobbying for an opt-out on monitoring no-CO2 emissions.

FILE PHOTO: View of the Doode Bemde nature reserve near the Belgian city of Leuven, in Oud-Heverlee, Belgium July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kate Abnett/File Photo
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EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays

The new EU policy aims to reverse the decline of natural habitats and includes targets to restore peat lands so they can absorb...

FILE PHOTO: A survey vessel sails past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FILE PHOTO
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Analysis-Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy

Wind farms like this one in New Brighton could face CO2 fees from 2026 even though they don't produce emissions.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows houses submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall, at a village in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Explainer: The global fight over climate change funding

Nearly 200 countries will try to agree a new global goal for funding to fight climate change at this year's U.N. COP29 climate...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of installed solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit

Countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight climate change - let alone how...

Bas Eickhout, lead candidate for the European Greens, reacts to the announcement of the first provisional results for the European Parliament elections, at the European Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Rightward shift after election could limit future EU climate policies

A more rightward-leaning European Parliament will make it harder to pass ambitious EU climate policies, but the majority of Europe's current world-leading green...

FILE PHOTO: Dump trucks haul coal and sediment at the Black Butte coal mine outside Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. April 4, 2017.  REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
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Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing

World's major economies looking to finalise a plan ahead of UN climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects.

FILE PHOTO: A plant sprouts between the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir during a severe drought in La Vinuela, near Malaga, southern Spain August 8, 2022. A prolonged dry spell and extreme heat that made last July the hottest month in Spain since at least 1961, have left Spanish reservoirs at just 40% of capacity on average in early August, well below the ten-year average of around 60%, official data shows.REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
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World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: "We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell."

Electrical power pylons of high-tension electricity power lines are seen in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Johanna Geron
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EU agrees to quit energy investment treaty over climate concerns

EU countries agreed on Thursday to jointly quit an international energy treaty over concerns that it protects fossil fuel investments.

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