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Saturday, november 23, 2024

COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations

After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.

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Paris’ historic zinc roofs create an ‘oven effect’: This invention keeps residents cool

Over 60 per cent of roofs in the French capital are made of the sheet metal.

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COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Friday, november 22, 2024

COP 29: Brazil warns no deal unless rich countries raise climate finance target

Brazilian chief negotiator - representing next COP host country - told Euronews second Azeri finance bid came too late in summit, leaving doubt over whether deal can be clinched.

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COP29: What happened on day 11 of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin on Monday to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution

Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950.

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Plagued by pollution and violence, is the COP30 host city ready to take over from Baku?

Due to a lack of hotels in host city Belem, delegates will have to sleep on cruise ships.

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'Breadcrumbs': Azerbaijan proposes $250bn annual climate finance target in draft deal

The coming hours will reveal whether this is enough to placate developing countries and small-island states.

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Thursday, november 21, 2024

'Clearly unacceptable': EU unconvinced by COP29 compromise climate finance proposal

Azerbaijan’s first bid for a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations, though it says a ‘breakthrough’ is imminent.

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How do you climate-proof a city? European leaders on how they are preparing for extreme weather

With this year's climate summit dubbed the 'finance COP', much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.

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COP29: What happened on day 10 of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Wednesday, november 20, 2024

'We will try to protect what we can’ – Ukraine’s environment minister at COP29

On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn’t waiting for the bombing to stop before ‘building back

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COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on last year’s climate deal

As negotiators await Azerbaijan’s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same.

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Till the midnight hour: Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal

The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.

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COP29: What happened on day nine of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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A giant tunnel and vast sponge parks: How Denmark is trying to avoid devastating floods

Around the world, estimates suggest economic costs to cities from rising seas and inland flooding could top €950 billion by 2050.

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Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries rank highest for climate performance?

Authors of the ranking say the EU’s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc’s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Tuesday, november 19, 2024

Paris could offer new parents anti-pollution baby 'gift bags' to combat 'forever chemicals'

The proposed effort, set to go to a vote on Tuesday, is similar to "baby box" programmes in other European countries and includes non-plastic items.

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‘The path to peace doesn’t pass through pipelines’: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29

As central as environmental destruction is to Ukraine’s story at COP29, its pavilion is also a showcase for green restoration.

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COP29: Small island states ‘feel abandoned’ as climate talks grind on

Representative for small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29.

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More than 200 agriculture lobbyists attend COP29 climate talks, analysis reveals

An analysis by DeSmog and The Guardian found that representatives from some of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies have travelled to Baku for the talks.

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UK farmers join French with protest against 'hammer blow' inheritance tax hikes

Until now, the UK has not seen farmers' protests like those that have hit other European countries.

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COP29: G20 teams given ‘marching orders’ to seal a finance deal at UN climate summit

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Monday, november 18, 2024

COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Wopke Hoekstra

The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need.

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Billionaires, frequent flyers, oil and gas: Who could fund COP29’s $1tn finance target?

“It makes common sense to tax mega polluters and the mega-rich to ensure that we have the money needed for climate action at home and globally” according to one campaigner.

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'Brinksmanship' could sink COP29 finance deal, UN climate chief warns as EU softens stance on China

The whole COP climate process could stall or go into reverse if governments refuse to compromise with less than a week of negotiations left.

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‘A champion of dirty fossil fuels’: Trump names fracking advocate Chris Wright as energy secretary

Fracking advocate Chris Wright has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change and could give fossil fuels a boost.

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COP29: The clock is ticking as tensions intensify during climate finance talks

The first week of the COP29 summit in Baku ended with frustration at a lack of progress on the key issue of financing the energy transition and climate adaptation in developing countries.

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COP29: What happened on day 7 of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Saturday, november 16, 2024

'A constant battle on what we can say': Activists say they feel stifled by COP29 rules

Activists feel that only being able to protest within certain areas throughout the venue — when previous years have seen mass street marches in host cities — can be frustrating.

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COP29: What happened on day six of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Friday, november 15, 2024

Al Gore calls for reform of COP climate process

Former US vice-president now climate campaigner Al Gore said it is 'absurd' that the presidency of the UN climate talks is being repeatedly handed to petrostates, in an exclusive interview with Euronews.

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Europe’s plans to continue relying on gas power undermine climate commitments, report reveals

Three European countries are especially reliant on fossil gas for electricity generation - Italy, the UK and Germany.

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Did people have to fly to COP29? Private jet use soared, but one group got to Baku overland

New flight tracking data adds to a dubious atmosphere around the climate summit, held in the oil-rich state of Azerbaijan.

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More than 1,700 oil and gas lobbyists at COP29: Which European delegations invited them?

If fossil fuel lobbyists were a country, they would be the fourth-largest delegation at the summit.

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COP29: What happened on day five of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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COP29: Is Net Zero just a dream or an attainable goal?

Euronews spoke with a Vice-Chair of the IPCC and a leading expert in clean energy growth.

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Thursday, november 14, 2024

In pictures: Activists unravel 10m itemised invoice for climate damages at COP29

Activists say there can be no more delay in providing the “trillions, not billions” in climate finance for vulnerable communities.

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COP29: European mayors and city leaders appeal for more money to prevent climate disasters

Local leaders could be the driving force behind plans that help their areas to survive extreme weather.

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‘A beacon of hope’: World’s largest coral discovered in the Pacific Ocean unharmed by global warming

A mega coral has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands, which holds centuries of ocean secrets.

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COP29: What happened on day four of the UN climate conference with finance in the spotlight ?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Albufera’s fragile ecosystem is at risk: Another tragic victim of València’s historic floods

Albufera national park has devastated by València’s historic floods.

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Wednesday, november 13, 2024

‘Dreams reduced to memories’: COP29 world leaders lay out first-hand experiences of climate change

At the UN climate talks, nations big and small have had the chance to bear witness to climate change.

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‘We clearly are not doing enough’: Global carbon emissions head for record high in 2024

Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions.

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COP29: What happened on day three of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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COP29: Invest in adaptation and resilience to prevent more Valencia floods, says EIB president

A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority.

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Tuesday, november 12, 2024

Goodbye Gouda and farewell French mustard: Signature foods on the brink of climate extinction

Dijon mustard was recently so damaged by climate change, French retailers limited customers to a single jar each.

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COP29: What happened on day two as world leaders addressed the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Monday, november 11, 2024

World is already becoming dangerously overheated, warns WMO

The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on record.

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‘Bitterly disappointing’: Trump’s election win casts shadow over international climate talks in Baku

The US is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter and by far the highest historical emitter in the world.

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COP29: From finance to agenda fights, what happened on day one of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Friday, november 8, 2024

‘A total waste of time’: The world leaders shunning COP29 over political spats and lost confidence

This year’s international climate conference will be much smaller than talks last year in Dubai.

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Paris follows major European cities with introduction of car-free zones - and residents don't notice

All motorists will now be banned from driving through the centre of Paris as the city launches a traffic-free zone.

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World cannot wait on Washington for climate action, EU foreign policy chief warns

EU negotiators prepare for tough talks on finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate talks that open in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week,

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Thursday, november 7, 2024

EU climate chief gets green light for new Commission

Dutch commissioner recommits to a 90% emissions cut by 2040, pledges not to revise deadlines for the phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars, and brushes off a far-right climate denier during a grilling by MEPs.

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Don't lose hope: Climate experts on how to keep your head up after Trump victory

Activists are getting busy organising rallies and reminding us that the energy transition is already well underway.

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New environment commissioner gets the nod after parliamentary stand-off

After a somewhat unconvincing showing in the teeth of a grilling by several European Parliament committees, Swedish former EU affairs minister Jessika Roswall has been waved through as the next environment commissioner.

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‘Children must be a top priority’: What the most vulnerable need COP29 negotiators to focus on

400 million children have been affected by school closures due to extreme weather events since 2022.

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Wednesday, november 6, 2024

‘Beacon of hope’: The Earthshot Prize winners 2024 revealed in star-studded Cape Town ceremony

The winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024 were unveiled at a prestigious ceremony celebrating finalists in South Africa.

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Trump victory casts shadow over upcoming COP global climate talks

Donald Trump already pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement to halt global heating once, and his presidential election victory means he could be about to do so again. Many are now looking to the EU to hold the line.

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