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Poland keeps climate plan, isn’t breaking election pledge, official says
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is not giving up its climate ambitions, a top official said on Wednesday, after the government submitted a climate...
Norway and the Sami people end a dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore...
Government extends windfall tax on oil and gas companies
The windfall tax on oil and gas companies will be extended for another year as higher oil and gas prices look likely to...
Thailand asks Australia to slow down on car emissions standards
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY – Thailand has called on Australia to slow down a plan to introduce emissions standards that would penalise imports...
Analysis: Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target
The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over...
UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines
LONDON/NEW YORK – A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle climate change...
Stormont Minister ‘sense of shame’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh
A Stormont minister has said he feels a sense of shame at the environmental crisis affecting Lough Neagh. Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s...
