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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.

Scientists say 2023 and 2024 were the hottest years ever recorded (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted...

Cyclone Chido raged over Mayotte and passed on to Mozambique (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA))
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Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido

A senior official said the death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands.

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UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought

5 billion people could be affected by drying lands by the end of the century.

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic looks on during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic/File Photo
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US mulls sanctions against Serbian oil firm majority owned by Russians, president says

UK and EU sanctions would likely follow, affecting oil shipments through a pipeline from Croatia.

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Hearings are done: Now the wait begins for verdict on closely-watched climate case at UN’s top court

The Hague hearings on climate change seek global legal clarity on nations' duties and accountability to combat rising emissions.

The tiny Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu spearheaded the drive to bring the case to the ICJ, corralling a group of countries to push the United Nations to ask its top court for its opinion (ANP)
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‘Ambitious’ islanders spice up ICJ climate hearings

"The outcome of these proceedings will reverberate across generations, determining the fate of nations"

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