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FILE PHOTO: Logged area is pictured near a site where environmental activists take action in the defence of one of the last primeval forests in Europe, Bialowieza forest, Poland May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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EU envoys agree implementation delay of deforestation law

EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to delay implementation of the bloc's landmark deforestation law by a year till the end of December 2025.

FILE - Bigeye trevally fish swim against the current at Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski, File)
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Pressure grows for countries to deliver on promised biodiversity targets at UN conference

Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are making progress on efforts to...

Studies suggest that rising global temperatures linked to climate change are causing glaciers globally to melt (AFP)
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Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity

Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more...

FILE - People walk past Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)
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$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan

As Notre Dame gears up to reopen its doors in December, Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival, bringing nature back...

Nations meeting at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in November are supposed to agree how much money should go to poorer countries to help them combat global warming (AFP)
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COP29 draft climate pact leaves open thorny question of money

UN draft narrows COP29 climate finance options for poorer nations but leaves unresolved how much rich countries will pay.

Ezedin Muste, 23, is one of thousands of waste collectors known in Amharic as 'korale' (AFP)
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Ethiopia’s ‘korale’ recyclers turn waste into money

In Ethiopia's capital, scrap collectors turn waste into reusable goods, helping reduce pollution while earning a living.

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Going off grid is a financial win for some, but it’s a threat for poorer families and the environment

The Conversation: Grid defection can lead to 'utility death spirals,' which can disadvantage both lower-income households and the environment.

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Meet the microbes that transform toxic carbon monoxide into valuable biofuel

Microbes can turn waste, like carbon monoxide, into biofuels, offering a green solution to industrial emissions and waste.

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The renewable energy hidden in our wastewater ponds – here’s how it could work

New Zealand can meet energy and emissions goals by integrating biogas, floating solar, and heat recovery in wastewater systems.

Paris is remove a network of obsolete power cables with new ones more resistant to extreme heat (AFP)
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Paris switches to climate-resilient power cables

Paris is modernizing its 60-year-old underground electric cables to withstand heatwaves, replacing obsolete paper-insulated cables.

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