Spanish residents angry over slow relief effort following deadly floods
• Nov 9, 2024, 5:57 PM
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Protests have just begun in several Spanish cities, as thousands of people voice their anger over a lack of warning before the floods in Valencia, which killed at least 219 people. Survivors say they also felt completely abandoned in the aftermath. There are calls for the regional President to resign, and also questions for the prime minister over why a national text alert warning system was not triggered in advance. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Madrid, Spain, Sarah Morris.
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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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