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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Europe needs more resources to tackle climate change, Greek PM says

Greek PM Mitsotakis urges Europe to balance swift green goals with immediate climate response resources to protect lives.

A man jogs as he participates in a marathon while the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi’s air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

Delhi battles toxic smog, low visibility, and record-high AQI levels, affecting flights and raising pollution concerns in winter.

FILE PHOTO: Workers continue to clean the sand and rocks south of Refugio State Beach where an oil spill on May 19, 2015 sent as much as 2,400 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, United States July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon/File Photo
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Plains All American agrees to pay about $73 million to settle California oil spill lawsuit

Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa...

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault  speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump's re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada's plan to fight climate change.

A wind farm at Voe in Shetland (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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What must the UK do to reach the new goal of 81% emissions cut by 2035?

Prime Minister Starmer aims for an 81 per cent reduction in UK emissions by 2035, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s climate goals.

A conceptual image of a gas flame burning high in the sky in an oil drilling setting.
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Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies

For the first time, oil and gas companies will face federal fees for methane emissions above certain levels under a new Biden EPA...

Climate activists project a message onto the Embassy of Azerbaijan ahead of COP29 climate talks, in London, Britain, November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
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At COP29, development lenders set $120 billion climate finance goal for poorer countries

Global banks pledge $120B yearly climate aid by 2030, targeting low-income nations, boosting private sector investment.

Children perform at the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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COP29: Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas industry

At COP29, UN's Guterres urged world leaders to boost climate finance, warning, “Pay up, or humanity will pay the price.”

FILE PHOTO: A view of the skyline in Singapore September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
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Singapore commits up to $500 million funding to support decarbonisation in Asia

Singapore has committed the funding to support the local central bank's initiative to help fund Asia-focused climate projects.

Donald Trump is expected to pull his country out of the Paris climate agreement again (Steven Senne/AP)
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Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts

The UK will on Tuesday set out a new target to reduce fossil fuel emissions but will not make any new financial commitments...

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