Torrential rain hits the Spanish city of Cadaques, bringing grim search for flood missing to coast
• Nov 9, 2024, 10:20 AM
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Spain was soaked in its wettest October on record last month which culminated in catastrophic floods that have killed 219 people and left dozens missing, the government said on Friday. The rain has now hit the coastal city of Cadaques, details by France 2 and Charlotte Hughes.
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Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling
• 8:31 PM
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A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right.” FRAN
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COP 29: Who pays for climate finance?
• 4:03 PM
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This year’s COP29 summit has been dubbed the “finance COP”. Negotiators must increase a $100 billion-a-year target to help developing nations prepare for worsening climate impacts and wean their economies off fossil fuels. How much will be on offer and w
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Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
• 3:58 PM
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A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday (November 12) overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a huma
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COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework
• 3:32 PM
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The COP29 climate summit is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan this week. So far, the conference has given the go-ahead to establish 'carbon credit quality standards'. That could pave the way for the creation of a global carbon-trading market. But critics sa
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Climate change and the threat of ocean acidification
• 2:17 PM
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It is known by experts as an invisible threat - but one which is unravelling marine life, food chains and entire economies. That is the conclusion of new research on the critical threat of ocean acidification. Scientists discussed the problem at the COP1
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Oil giant Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling
• 11:09 AM
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A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday (November 12) overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a huma
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