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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 Parliament gives final approval to deforestation law delay

The EU Parliament approved a one-year delay for its deforestation law, set to ban imports linked to forest destruction starting in 2025.

Jude Law has said fossil fuel companies should ‘answer for their actions’ (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Jude Law says fossil fuel companies need to answer for their actions

Jude Law: “Oil, gas and coal are harming our planet, causing a surge in deadly weather events. It’s time for fossil fuel firms...

A pumpjack operates at a drilling site in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate

Countries will gather in Azerbaijan for COP29 — a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil industry.

FILE PHOTO: A car is parked at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says

A secret video reveals Azerbaijan, COP29 host, offering to discuss potential fossil fuel deals ahead of the climate summit.

Environmentalists are urging Google to crackdown on climate denialism. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoods

Groups urge Google to enforce its climate disinformation demonetization policy as ads persist on misleading content despite bans.

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