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FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter on the day European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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EU watchdog frees green bonds from fund naming rules

The EU allows green bond funds to invest in bonds from big polluters, easing previous restrictions and supporting decarbonization efforts.

FILE - People arrive for the day at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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Can UN summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Global environmental talks are faltering, with recent UN negotiations failing to address climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

A man walks on a footbridge across an open drainage channel, as the sky is enveloped in smog caused by air pollution, in New Delhi, India, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
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New Delhi tightens anti-pollution measures as air quality worsens

Delhi recorded "very poor" air on Monday with an air quality index reading of 379 in the 24 hours to midday, the Central...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla electric vehicle is plugged to a charger in a parking lot in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

Trump's transition team proposes cutting EV support, imposing global tariffs on battery materials, and rolling back emissions standards.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, is swarmed by the media as they ask him about finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford

Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto to address Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs, focusing on trade, border security, and healthcare.

A drone view shows South Africa's Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Thando Hlophe
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South Africa’s smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air

In Sasolburg, air pollution from coal refineries is harming children’s health, highlighting the struggle between industry and clean air.

FILE PHOTO: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, November 30, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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US case against India’s Gautam Adani appears strong but extradition unlikely, experts say

The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment on whether the United States had asked India to extradite Gautam Adani.

A study said the Government needs to take a fresh approach to curbing climate change (David Jones/PA)
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UK researchers call for fresh policy approach on curbing climate change

A “holistic policy approach” is essential to curbing CO2 emissions and climate change, a study has said.

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Green transport: How countries can grow their mobility infrastructure sustainably

Global mobility spending is expected to triple by 2035, driven by EV charging and ADAS growth, as Asia and Europe lead the decarbonization...

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