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FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows vehicles partially underwater in a courtyard of the State Traffic Department during floods in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
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World Bank board agrees to host climate ‘loss and damage’ fund

World Bank has, in principle, approved plans to create a fund to help cover the impact of extreme weather events

Tories pledged to boost offshore wind in net zero plans that have faced criticism from campaigners (Ben Birchall/PA)
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UK Tories criticised over ‘pragmatic’ net zero plans in manifesto

The Conservatives have been accused of failing to seize the “economic opportunity of the century”.

Cars to be exported sit at a terminal in the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China January 10, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/file photo
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Chinese automakers committed to Europe despite EV tariff probe: industry group

Chinese automakers' plans to invest in Europe won't be deflected by the EU's anti-subsidy probe into Chinese-made EVs, leading association said Tuesday.

Former Green MSP Robin Harper has now joined the Labour Party it was revealed (David Cheskin/PA)
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UK’s first ever Green parliamentarian joins Labour Party

Former Scottish Greens leader Robin Harper has joined the Labour Party

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo
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Oil prices extend rally on potential U.S. crude purchase for reserve

Investors are waiting to see how changing oil prices could hit demand

A lurch to the far-right in this past weekend's Europe-wide elections could have implications for Canada's trade and climate policy. The first provisional results for the European Parliament elections are projected on a large screen during an election event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Harry Nakos
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Rightward shift in European elections could impact Canada trade, climate policy

A lurch to the far-right in this past weekend's Europe-wide elections could have implications for Canada's trade and climate policy.

French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen as he delivers a speech following results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
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What’s next for markets after far-right EU election surge triggers shock France vote?

Will Europe's climate policies suffer over far-right election surge? The shift to the right is unlikely to undo existing climate policies, but could...

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Analysis: What is changing under the new EU methane regulation?

What is changing under the new EU methane regulation, for whom and when? A new insight published by the Oxford Institute for Energy...

Like their allies elsewhere in Europe, Germany's Greens saw their support slide (AFP)
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Green parties suffer EU poll drubbing

Green parties suffered major losses in the EU elections, hit by discontent at the bloc's environmental push and voters' shifting priorities.

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