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EU Ombudsman blasts Commission over chemicals safety
• 4:39 PM
5 min
Many highly dangerous substances have remained on the market, sometimes for years, while the EU executive flouts legal deadlines on authorisation decisions, the Ombudsman has found, warning of a ‘threat to health and environment’.
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‘Sprinting to the finish’: Joe Biden signs off billions for clean energy projects in election run-up
• 2:32 PM
9 min
There are concerns that, if he were to win the election, Donald Trump would undo much of Joe Biden’s climate progress.
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Sunday, october 20, 2024
Kenyan athletes record double triumph at first edition of Rome Half Marathon
Sport • 4:16 PM
2 min
19-year-old Emmanuel Wafula dominated the men's race after reaching the 10 km mark in 28 minutes 14 seconds and finishing the marathon in 59'58".
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Italian Jannik Sinner wins biggest tennis match payout in Saudi Arabia
Sport • 9:52 AM
4 min
Italian Jannik Sinner has pocketed 5.5 million euros after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam.
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Behind the scenes of giant pumpkin growing with the 2024 European champion
• 9:04 AM
9 min
They’re a symbol of autumn - but you’ve probably never seen pumpkins quite like those at the European Pumpkin Championship.
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Friday, october 18, 2024
From cheap buses to endless bike lanes, which European cities make it easiest to travel sustainably?
• 2:21 PM
10 min
The study compared the transport in 24 cities across Europe.
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Vienna is the world's most liveable city. Is its public transport network the key to its success?
• 8:30 AM
4 min
The Austrian capital was voted "most liveable city in the world" by The Economist in part because of its public transport.
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Thursday, october 17, 2024
Are fans being priced out of football?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Football’s popularity continues to increase, but so too has the cost of following a team. And it’s not just match-going fans who are affected.
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A La Niña event is likely coming to Europe: What does it mean for weather this winter?
• 2:35 PM
6 min
If La Niña does arrive, it will follow an unstable summer caused by El Niño’s effects.
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Taking more than 2 flights a year? €50 frequent flyer tax could raise much-needed €64bn for climate
• 2:03 PM
7 min
A levy would keep flights cheap for occasional flyers while making multiple flights in a year much more expensive.
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Wednesday, october 16, 2024
Tuesday, october 15, 2024
European rivers and lakes are chemically polluted, water security in danger
• 2:39 PM
4 min
A damning report into the state of Europe’s surface and groundwaters just three years away from a clean-up deadline increases pressure on EU executive to take action, not least to finalise a water resilience plan it shelved earlier this year.
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3,000 risk experts and 20,000 citizens name climate change as number one threat facing the world
• 1:58 PM
11 min
Climate change topped the poll for the third year in a row.
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EU to push for ambition in global climate talks but plan lacks detail
• 9:40 AM
6 min
The EU has agreed its negotiating stance ahead of key UN climate talks in Baku next month, while stressing the links with parallel efforts to reverse ecosystem destruction and stop swathes of the planet – including parts of Europe – turning to desert.
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Monday, october 14, 2024
EU governments adopt tougher air pollution limits, with reservations
• 3:40 PM
3 min
Germany seeks reassurance from European Commission that it will not be forced to restrict car driving or shutter polluting factories as stricter air quality rules take effect across Europe.
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Hurricane Milton costs Florida billions in damage and wreaks havoc on countless lives
• 2:04 PM
14 min
At least 11 people were killed during Hurricane Milton’s landfall and authorities are warning the cleanup could take up to a year.
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Sunday, october 13, 2024
Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam 2024: Heavyweights take centre stage
Sport • 7:41 PM
3 min
France, Germany, and the Netherlands all took home gold on the third day of the competition, with host country UAE finishing 4th in the overall standings.
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Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to take Shanghai Masters title
Sport • 11:48 AM
2 min
The South Tyrolean champion beat the Serb in just two matches in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. Sinner thanked Djokovic, calling him a 'sports legend'.
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France could turn radioactive waste into cutlery if public agrees to proposed recycling plant
• 5:50 AM
4 min
Sweden and Germany already have novel ways of recycling materials once a nuclear plant has closed.
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Saturday, october 12, 2024
Friday, october 11, 2024
Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam 2024: Home glory for UAE
Sport • 6:57 PM
2 min
All the latest developments on day one of the competition.
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As England suffers one of its worst ever harvests ever, what could disappear from shop shelves?
• 2:34 PM
9 min
The devastating news comes after it was announced that England’s 2023/4’s winter was the wettest for nearly 200 years.
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Thursday, october 10, 2024
How is data revolutionising the modern game?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Scientific data is changing the game for football clubs and their players. But how does the action on the pitch get turned into the data we see off it?
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Wimbledon’s treasured line judges to be replaced by electronic system
Sport • 2:53 PM
4 min
Wimbledon will introduce Live Electronic Line Calling, replacing human line judges, aiming for maximum accuracy in officiating. Fans and line callers express mixed feelings.
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Wednesday, october 9, 2024
MEPs battle over green tech cars as EU automotive industry faces Chinese EV competition
• 11:27 AM
4 min
While ostensibly debating the challenge facing Europe’s car industry from more technologically advanced and cheaper Chinese competitors, MEPs spent several hours squabbling over the Green Deal policy to phase out petrol and diesel cars in Europe.
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The climate crisis may cause more whale shark collisions with ships - here’s why
• 5:04 AM
7 min
A new study predicts that collisions between whale sharks and ships could increase by 15,000 times by 2100.
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Tuesday, october 8, 2024
Cash in the attic: The UK is hoarding €316 million worth of copper in its old and broken tech
• 4:04 PM
7 min
UK households contain 38,449 tonnes of copper in old electricals, enough to build 1,240 copper Statues of Liberty.
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Renewable desalination projects could solve Greek water scarcity crisis
• 3:05 PM
1 min
With fears that affected islands will receive insufficient winter rainfall, aquifers are under pressure to perform well in the coming months.
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What impact will Hurricane Kirk have on mainland Europe? Experts weigh in
• 10:31 AM
10 min
Euronews Green spoke to Chartered Meteorologist Lars Lowinski to find out the likely impact of the storm.
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Sunday, october 6, 2024
Junior Judo World Championship: Teams put on a show on day 5 as Japan protected its title
Sport • 6:56 PM
3 min
On the final day of the Judo Junior World Mixed Team Championship in Dushanbe, Japan defended their title with a 4-2 victory over France. Korea claimed bronze after defeating Mongolia 4-0, while Uzbekistan took the other bronze with a win over Azerbaijan.
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Countries least to blame for climate change but suffering the most could finally be helped in 2025
• 8:03 AM
9 min
Dubbed the ‘finance COP’, countries are set to work out the finer details of the loss and damage fund at COP29 in Baku next month.
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Saturday, october 5, 2024
World Junior Judo Championships in Dushanbe: Heavyweights enter the stage
Sport • 6:48 PM
3 min
First victories for Uzbekistan, Colombia and South Korea in the championship.
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Inside the industrial heartland where France wants to build a €1 billion lithium project
• 8:04 AM
10 min
France views the mine as crucial for both its ecological transition and national sovereignty.
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Friday, october 4, 2024
2024 Dushanbe Junior WC Day 3: Austria, Georgia and Japan strike gold
Sport • 6:07 PM
3 min
All the latest developments on day three of the tournament.
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Portugal is launching a new €20 a month national rail pass as an ‘investment in the environment’
• 2:30 PM
7 min
This monthly national train pass is significantly less expensive than some equivalent schemes in other European countries.
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Thursday, october 3, 2024
2024 Junior WC Day 2: Dushanbe rises to the occasion
Sport • 6:05 PM
2 min
All the latest developments on day two of the competition.
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Are young footballers playing too often?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
As the amount of football played continues to increase, so do the minutes for players under 23. But is playing so many games healthy at such a young age?
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EU claims to be ‘on track’ with global biodiversity pledge despite deforestation U-turn
• 3:32 PM
5 min
The European Union’s chief negotiator on a United Nations compact to reverse biodiversity loss denies postponement of anti-deforestation law undermines credibility just weeks ahead of crunch summit in Colombia.
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EU deforestation backflip: Conservatives cheer, green groups rage
• 6:15 AM
9 min
A much-debated deforestation law has been postponed by the European Commission, sparking outrage from environmentalists but relief from affected businesses.
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Wednesday, october 2, 2024
2024 Dushanbe Junior WC Day 1: The future of Judo
Sport • 6:35 PM
3 min
All the latest developments on day one of the tournament.
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EU Commission delays deforestation law’s implementation following global outcry
• 12:54 AM
3 min
The decision by the EU executive follows months of pressure by the industry and third countries calling on appropriate guidance to help companies to properly implement the deforestation law.
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Tuesday, october 1, 2024
NGOs target new Commission with launch of ‘Blue Manifesto’
• 3:37 PM
3 min
With a European Oceans Pact in the pipeline and a new Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner set to take office later this year, green groups have set out their demands for the next EU executive.
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Business vs leisure: Private jet use during peak holiday seasons exposes ‘extravagant luxury’
• 3:16 PM
4 min
Are private jets reserved for business? New research reveals flights spike during Europe’s holiday season.
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How the UK phased out coal in 12 years by nudging power plants to close and boosting renewables
• 2:42 PM
8 min
The country’s final coal-fired power station was desynced from the grid on 30 September, bringing an end to 142 years of burning coal for electricity.
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Germany’s beer industry produces costly waste: This startup is turning it into building materials
• 2:04 PM
9 min
HopfON was inspired by how banana fibres in Colombia are used to make sustainable building materials.
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EU needs long-term climate investment plan aligned with just transition, French MEP tells Euronews
• 7:46 AM
9 min
French Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, 34, has been a researcher in EU energy policy for the past ten years and joined the European Parliament as a S&D lawmaker following the June elections. The Frenchman wants to stop the EU from backtracking on the green promis
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Monday, september 30, 2024
Switzerland and Italy redraw border as melting glaciers shift the frontier
• 1:35 PM
4 min
The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area.
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Wildfire in southern Greece leaves two people dead following record-hot summer
• 8:14 AM
5 min
The flames were fanned on by strong winds blowing through forests left tinder-dry by a warm spring and hot summer.
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Sunday, september 29, 2024
Saturday, september 28, 2024
Are cars a thing of the past? This is how people in Europe prefer getting around, city by city
• 11:17 AM
8 min
We look closer at the most used transportation modes across 83 European cities where various factors contribute to the differences between the cities.
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How this concerned dad shifted his company away from fossil fuels for his daughters’ future
• 9:04 AM
11 min
Jordi Zonneveld didn't want his three daughters to live in a world reliant on burning oil, gas and coal, warming the planet.
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Friday, september 27, 2024
Inside the London restaurant that cooks with ingredients grown 60km away on an eco-friendly farm
• 3:06 PM
5 min
The approach of UK restaurants reflects a broader trend, with many Europeans now going for locally sourced food.
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Commission sees role for nuclear and carbon capture in production of low-carbon fuels
• 2:45 PM
4 min
Trains, automobiles and even planes could be run on nuclear power or even natural gas while being treated as ‘green’ under proposed EU rules
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Hypocrisy claims levelled at climate negotiators pushing for low emissions while backing oil and gas
• 2:32 PM
6 min
Top climate negotiators urged countries to put forward more ambitious climate plans but critics say they aren't cutting back themselves.
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Turtle comebacks and solar breakthroughs: Positive environmental stories from 2024
• 7:35 AM
78 min
Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet.
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Thursday, september 26, 2024
What are the differences between club and international football?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Infrequent matches and a limited selection pool mean international football poses a unique challenge for players and coaches alike.
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'Like a toothpick in wet sand’: 10 homes in this US village have collapsed into the sea since 2020
• 3:02 PM
11 min
Their destruction has been decades in the making as beach erosion and climate change slowly edged the Atlantic closer.
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‘Chronically submerged’: Europe’s overseas territories are battling sea level rise
• 2:30 PM
5 min
Residents of former Dutch colony Bonaire have sued the Netherlands for lack of action against climate change.
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'Generic, vague, misleading’: Shein investigated by Italian watchdog over greenwashing
• 2:04 PM
4 min
The Chinese fast fashion giant is being investigated in Italy over its sustainability claims.
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Wednesday, september 25, 2024
Uber calls on EU to ban combustion engines on ridesharing cars by 2030
• 4:08 PM
4 min
Multinational ride-hailing company is also calling on binding targets for the production of electric vehicles in the European market along with adequate incentives to ease the climate transition.
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‘National Hero’: Locals praise for Polish reservoir that spared two cities from Storm Boris flooding
• 3:04 PM
5 min
Some have suggested the reservoir should be named after famous Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
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Slower planes and contrail coordination: New report lays out five-year plan to cut aviation impacts
• 2:32 PM
6 min
Current policies leave the aviation industry seriously off track in meeting its climate pledges.
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Italy floods: Grandmother and baby missing in Tuscany as Veneto region declares state of emergency
• 2:00 PM
3 min
The floods in Tuscany and the Veneto come days after the Emilia Romagna region was struck, with some areas submerged for the third time in just over a year.
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Wolves in crosshairs as EU governments agree to more hunting and culls
• 1:15 PM
4 min
Nature conservationists have denounced as ‘shameful’ a back-room agreement that saw all but two EU governments acquiesce to a European Commission proposal to ease protection for Europe’s burgeoning wolf populations.
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Tuesday, september 24, 2024
Commission insists no plans to delay anti-deforestation law
• 4:11 PM
3 min
Amid a growing backlash from trading partners and conservative lawmakers, the European Commission maintains it is working to implement new legislation that will ban from January the import of products linked to deforestation overseas.
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Earth’s life support systems are in ‘critical condition’, new Planetary Health Check warns
• 3:32 PM
7 min
Years of research have outlined nine processes that help to keep the planet’s life support systems stable.
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Commission mulls regulation of solar radiation modification research
• 3:20 PM
3 min
EU funding is assessing the feasibility and safety of geoengineering as an approach to combat the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Which polluter pays and planetary danger zones: Climate takes centre stage at UNGA
• 2:20 PM
5 min
‘Earth is going in the wrong direction... that's why we need to act," one speaker said ahead of the UN General Assembly.
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A giant Antarctic glacier is melting but scientists have found a way to thicken Arctic sea ice
• 2:16 PM
5 min
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is retreating at a faster rate than in previous decades, raising concerns about a total collapse.
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European ad agencies are leading the way on working with fossil fuel companies
• 9:04 AM
6 min
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described advertising and PR industries as key facilitators for the fossil fuel industry.
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Fossil fuel investment could cost extra under EU insurance plans
• 6:30 AM
4 min
EU insurance regulator Eiopa is considering hiking capital charges on oil and gas bonds by up to 40%, as it seeks to prepare the industry for net-zero.
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Monday, september 23, 2024
Auditors find EU support for organic farming ineffective
• 3:58 PM
5 min
Member states apply EU funds inconsistently and disregard basic principles of organic farming, the latest audit from the European Court of Auditors revealed.
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England and Wales’ heat-leaking homes unleashing same amount of CO2 as Denmark emits annually
• 3:04 PM
7 min
Under current plans, it will take 90 years for the insulation in all of the energy inefficient homes to be upgraded.
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Major new UN pact reaffirms global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels
• 2:30 PM
10 min
The 42-page plan for the UN's 193 member states to work together in addressing the most significant global challenges has been years in the making.
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Wetter atmosphere may have exacerbated Central European floods, climatologist says
• 1:57 PM
3 min
Geosphere Austria climatologist Marc Olefs said that the fossil fuel industry is to blame for the exacerbation of extreme weather events, including heavy rainfall as seen over Europe over the past couple of weeks.
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Friday, september 20, 2024
Portugal’s wildfires produce record emissions with smoke headed for France and Spain
• 3:03 PM
9 min
The smoke plume has significantly degraded local air quality is forecast to travel east in the coming days.
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‘We had just finished repairing our houses’: Flooding hits Italian city for third time in 16 months
• 2:30 PM
7 min
Some residents of the city of Faenza had just completed house repairs after devastating floods in 2023 when their properties were submerged again this week.
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Kyiv residents told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
• 10:48 AM
3 min
The Ukrainian capital topped a list of the most polluted major cities early on Friday in a real-time Swiss database.
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Global strikes across 50 countries demand action as two major climate events begin in New York
• 9:38 AM
5 min
New York is hosting Climate Week NYC, an annual event that promotes climate action, at the same time the UN General Assembly takes up the issue on several fronts.
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Thursday, september 19, 2024
How does France keep developing generational talents?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Despite missing out on Euro glory and Olympic gold, France is one of the best international football teams in the world.
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4°C hotter in Paris and 2.2m in the path of flooding: France’s extreme weather only set to get worse
• 3:04 PM
13 min
The report’s authors hope it can act as a roadmap for local authorities to adapt and accelerate the green transition.
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‘Common sense solution’: How taxes on yachts and private jets could fund climate action
• 5:04 AM
8 min
The carbon emissions of the world's richest 1 per cent are thought to be the same as poorest two thirds of humanity.
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Wednesday, september 18, 2024
Civil society groups urge EU leaders to secure funding for fair transition in regions
• 3:00 PM
3 min
Central and eastern European countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of transition funds due to their historic dependency on the coal mining sector and heavy industries.
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Locals in this capital are happiest with their public transport. How do Europe's cities compare?
• 2:42 PM
8 min
Dissatisfaction with public transport in capital cities was more keenly felt in southern Europe and parts of the Balkans. How does your city compare?
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