Wednesday, 22 January 2025

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Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples turn to EU to save their savanna from deforestation

An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but Brazilian Indigenous people note the Cerrado, Brazil's vast...

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S&P Global Market Intelligence: Florida insurers made money last year for first time in 7 years

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years, thanks to investment income and...

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U.S. energy agency announces $6B to slash emissions in industrial facilities

The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S....

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In a surprise vote, major European climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests

BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely...

AgricultureClimateNewsWeather

Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply

Higher chocolate prices this Easter after bad crops on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions in...

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Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of...

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‘Winners and losers’: The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests

BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes...

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Kenyans are building sand dams for year-round water supply

On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound...

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Campaigner calls for ecocide to be criminalised, warns UK ‘far behind EU’

Campaigner Gina Miller is calling for ecocide to be criminalised as she warned that the UK is far behind the European Union in...

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NI will not meet European water quality targets for lakes and rivers

European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new Audit Office report...

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