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Trump administration backs out of plan to publish climate reports on NASA website
• 7:20 AM
4 min
The reversal leaves critical climate data harder to access as extreme weather intensifies across the US.
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Yes, Italy is still part of the Paris Climate Agreement
• 5:46 AM
6 min
A viral post online alleges that Italy has withdrawn from the accord, but there is no evidence to support this claim.
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Saturday, july 12, 2025
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In legal first, court rules Spain pig farm megapollution breached residents’ human rights
• 4:32 PM
6 min
The community looks forward to its reservoir becoming ‘a place of life again’, where residents can walk, swim and drink without fear.
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How a small Texas town prepared for the worst and saved every resident in the deadly floods
• 1:59 PM
6 min
The town of Comfort installed flood sirens after past disasters. In July, they helped every resident survive.
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‘Crimes against nature and people’: How a global crackdown in the Amazon unfolded
• 10:07 AM
6 min
Amazon Basin countries and the UAE joined forces to target illegal mining, wildlife trafficking, logging and fuel smuggling.
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Thursday, july 10, 2025
EU ministers invited to test for toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood
• 2:23 PM
5 min
PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.
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‘Europe is becoming a solar powerhouse’: Solar tops EU electricity as coal sinks to new low
• 4:02 AM
6 min
The Netherlands and Greece were the top solar record setters, while wind power also hit new highs in May and June.
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Wednesday, july 9, 2025
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Brussels raises consumer concerns with plans to ease rules for chemical sector
• 3:44 PM
5 min
The European Commission unveiled yet another simplification package on Tuesday, this time targeting chemicals, promising savings for industry - but raising concerns for consumer protection.
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'We have to think bigger': Majority of UNESCO World Heritage sites face severe water risk
• 6:14 AM
9 min
UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal and Acropolis, are increasingly under threat from severe water hazards, a new report reveals.
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Dairy cows in distress: New study shows extreme heat is shrinking milk production
• 12:58 AM
6 min
A new study reveals extreme heat slashes dairy yields, and even high-tech cooling can’t fully fix the problem.
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Monday, july 7, 2025
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Major milestone for Polish energy as renewables generated more electricity than coal for first month
• 3:24 PM
5 min
Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world's fourth highest emitting economy.
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Latin America’s top human rights court says countries have a duty to act on climate change
• 7:08 AM
8 min
In a landmark advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that governments have a legal obligation to tackle climate change.
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Thursday, july 3, 2025
France and Spain join global push to tax private jets and premium flights for climate funding
• 1:45 PM
5 min
The initiative aims to raise billions for climate action and sustainable development by making frequent, high-emitting air travel pay its fair share.
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Deposit, drink, return: Lisbon is the first European capital with a citywide reusable cup scheme
• 8:05 AM
6 min
The system could remove thousands of discarded cups from Lisbon's public spaces every night.
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Tuesday, july 1, 2025
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France, Germany, Luxembourg: Where do people experience the worst noise pollution in Europe?
• 1:59 PM
4 min
Only three countries are estimated to have less than 10 per cent of their populations exposed to harmful noise levels.
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Five political takeaways from the EU Green Claims directive saga
• 12:00 AM
15 min
Amid internal shifting positions within the European Commission and mounting political pressure on parliamentary groups, the twists and turns surrounding the EU's Green Claims Directive offer a revealing snapshot of the bloc’s evolving political dynamics.
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Monday, june 23, 2025
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Safe summer swimming: Europeans can confidently bathe in the majority of EU's waters, report says
• 2:14 PM
7 min
Some 95 per cent of coastal waters in Greece and Cyprus are safe for swimming, a new report has found.
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Commission moves to withdraw greenwashing proposal in another blow to Green Deal
• 1:53 PM
3 min
In a surprise decision, the European Commission has announced it's withdrawing another key component of the once-flagship Green Deal policy, despite the legislation being close to final approval.
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Coldplay to re-issue albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles
• 10:37 AM
9 min
Coldplay will re-issue nine of their previous albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles. The EcoRecords reduce carbon emissions during the manufacturing process by 85 per cent compared with traditional vinyl production.
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More trees, more tools: Uzbekistan steps up on Aral Sea recovery and support for green business
• 9:57 AM
8 min
With representatives from over 30 countries and 20 international organisations, the Eco Expo Central Asia 2025 served as a platform showcasing technologies and setting new policy directions.
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Thursday, june 19, 2025
Carbon emissions on track to make crossing 1.5C threshold inevitable by 2028, scientists warn
• 1:01 PM
7 min
The rate of human-caused warming per decade has increased to nearly 0.27 degrees Celsius, painting 'a depressing picture'.
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Greenpeace warns of potential environmental disaster as oil tankers collide near Strait of Hormuz
• 12:11 AM
5 min
Greenpeace said it had reviewed satellite imagery that showed a plume of oil stretching up to about 1,500 hectares from the crash site.
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Wednesday, june 18, 2025
Could month-long heatwaves and 40°C temperatures become the UK’s new normal under climate change?
• 2:06 PM
8 min
Many parts of England are expecting their first heatwave of the year this week, as the Met Office warns that hotter summers are on the way.
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Swimming in Spree River? Berliners rally to reclaim water access after 100-year ban
• 7:12 AM
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Berliners want to lift a 100-year Spree River swimming ban, citing improved water quality and rising urban heat.
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Tuesday, june 17, 2025
Friday, june 13, 2025
Inside the first-of-its-kind mission to collect data on dangerous hailstones in the US
• 2:03 PM
15 min
Given funding cuts to climate science in the US, it could also be the last time a hail project like this can be done for several years.
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World lagging behind on goal to protect 30% of ocean by 2030: Here’s what’s needed
• 7:22 AM
10 min
A slew of commitments have been made at the UN Ocean Conference this week, with many governments using the opportunity to unveil new MPAs on the international stage.
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Thursday, june 12, 2025
Trump says power plants don't add to air pollution. Climate scientists say it’s 'nonsensical'
• 4:24 PM
3 min
More than a dozen climate scientists said the Trump administration’s assertions were factually incorrect.
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Environmental lawyers ‘heartened’ by another EU Court ruling backing bans on bottom trawling
• 12:52 AM
4 min
Experts say the ruling is likely to have a positive impact on other legal cases on bottom trawling happening across the EU.
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Wednesday, june 11, 2025
Guterres urges countries to join ocean pact before point of no return, warns against science deniers
• 6:52 AM
3 min
Following 18 new ratifications on Monday, UN chief Guterres said on Tuesday the High Seas Treaty is "within sight" of taking effect. He warned of a 'hard battle' against 'greed', which denies science to oppose the pact.
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Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit
• 12:34 AM
5 min
Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.
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Tuesday, june 10, 2025
From renewables to fossil fuels in Europe: How does your country generate electricity?
• 3:26 PM
5 min
Nuclear and coal power in the EU have decreased significantly over the last 20 years, with nuclear dropping to 23% and coal to 12%, while renewables have risen.
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‘A key opportunity’: Brazil and France urge nations to boost ocean climate action ahead of COP30
• 6:28 AM
4 min
Brazil explicitly included ocean-based actions for the first time in its most recently submitted national climate plan.
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Monday, june 9, 2025
Macron says High Seas Treaty could take effect from January after surge in support at ocean summit
• 2:32 PM
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The High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023, would allow countries to establish marine protected areas in international waters.
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‘A golden opportunity’: UK unveils plan to ban bottom trawling in more marine protected areas
• 2:05 PM
9 min
It comes as pressure ramps up at UNOC in Nice, including with a satirical film featuring Stephen Fry and Theo James.
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Sunday, june 8, 2025
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Solar records and dry fields: Britain’s sunniest spring ever has silver linings and hidden risks
• 1:55 PM
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The UK’s solar surge has also cut gas use by €710 million this year.
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Smoke from Canada’s wildfires reaches Europe amid extreme start to the 2025 fire season
• 11:27 AM
9 min
About 200 fires are actively burning in Canada and have consumed about 19,900 square kilometres of terrain, most of it in the last week.
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Wednesday, june 4, 2025
Swiss glacier collapse highlights urgent need for monitoring and warning systems, WMO says
• 10:36 AM
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As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and forecasting of glaciers to help protect mountain communities.
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‘Shadows of indifference’: EU faces heat over inaction on pollution from Italy’s biggest steel plant
• 12:56 AM
17 min
The European Commission has been accused of misconduct over its handling of toxic pollution from Ilva, once Europe's largest steel plant.
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Tuesday, june 3, 2025
‘We don’t need a disaster to justify resilience’: Climate projects can bring big economic benefits
• 3:26 PM
6 min
The 320 climate projects analysed were found to have potential yields of about €1 trillion in projected returns over a decade.
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‘A systemic problem’: Legal action targets EU’s failure to stop bottom trawling in protected areas
• 2:04 PM
6 min
It is the latest in a stream of litigation from all corners of the EU over bottom trawling in protected zones.
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Monday, june 2, 2025
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Tajikistan's president calls for global effort to preserve glaciers as melting accelerates
• 8:30 PM
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Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major glacier study.
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Spain wants to ban people from flushing wet wipes and make manufacturers pay for the clean up
• 1:59 PM
5 min
Wet wipes and balloons are among the 10 most common single-use plastic items found littering European beaches.
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Swiss glacier collapse highlights growing global danger as ice melt accelerates with climate change
• 7:39 AM
7 min
Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to doom many of the world's glaciers.
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Four billion people endured extra month of extreme heat last year due to climate change, experts say
• 12:25 AM
7 min
Human-induced climate change at least doubled extreme heat days in 195 countries last year.
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Thursday, may 29, 2025
Dom Phillips was killed researching a book on the Amazon. Three years later, his friends finished it
• 2:01 PM
11 min
Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.
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EU and six member states take ‘historic step’ by ratifying UN treaty to protect the high seas
• 12:46 AM
4 min
The High Seas Treaty has the potential to bring about a significant shift in global ocean conservation efforts.
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Wednesday, may 28, 2025
EU on track to meet 2030 emissions goal thanks to strong progress on renewables
• 3:02 PM
5 min
Belgium, Estonia and Poland were also singled out for not submitting their NECPs and were urged to “do so without delay”.
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German court dismisses lawsuit against RWE but makes 'landmark' ruling for future climate cases
• 10:18 AM
9 min
The Peruvian famer's climate case could pave the way for others looking to hold polluters liable for past emissions.
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Tuesday, may 27, 2025
