Today
Could China’s CO2 emissions peak by 2025? Experts optimistic about the superpower’s green transition
• 3:31 PM
7 min
Over the last three years, experts have become increasingly optimistic about China’s green transition.
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COP29 debate signals planned 90% emissions cut could be a tough sell in Brussels
• 2:59 PM
4 min
With swollen ranks of newly emboldened far-right climate sceptics in the European Parliament, the main centre-right group in the European Parliament has also signalled its doubts over the viability of EU climate goals
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Yesterday
‘The world is watching’: Activists pressure world leaders to drastically curb plastic pollution
• 3:24 PM
8 min
Compromise is needed, UN environment chief says – but activists warn the public demands decisive action on plastics.
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Despite insect protection laws, EU has authorised dozens of dangerous pesticides, new report finds
• 3:00 PM
6 min
Governments are still using guidelines ghost-written by the chemical industry despite their devastating effect on ecosystems.
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Monday, november 25, 2024
‘Unusual and extreme’: Weather experts on what Europe’s first snow could mean for this winter
• 4:57 PM
17 min
Climate is changing the winters of Europe. But can we expect the same ‘white Christmases’ of our childhood?
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Northvolt collapse leaves EU taxpayer on the hook for €293m
• 1:25 PM
2 min
The Swedish battery maker filed for bankruptcy last week, dashing ambitions for the European electric vehicles sector – and leaving significant EU loans outstanding
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COP29 ends with $300bn a year deal but is it enough? 5 key takeaways from Baku
• 7:50 AM
10 min
From the final deal to what happens next, here's what you might have missed at COP29.
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Saturday, november 23, 2024
COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations
• 11:39 PM
7 min
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
• 8:43 AM
4 min
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
• 7:44 AM
3 min
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
• 9:01 PM
5 min
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?
• 7:54 AM
2 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution
• 7:03 AM
5 min
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?
• 5:30 AM
9 min
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
• 12:29 AM
5 min
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
• 11:50 AM
6 min
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
• 11:49 AM
3 min
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?
• 7:20 AM
2 min
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
• 6:32 PM
5 min
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
• 2:06 PM
3 min
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
• 1:04 PM
4 min
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?
• 7:30 AM
1 min
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
• 6:03 AM
5 min
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?
• 12:05 AM
8 min
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'
• 6:03 PM
5 min
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
• 4:49 PM
10 min
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
• 4:48 PM
3 min
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
• 3:01 PM
5 min
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
• 11:02 AM
7 min
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
• 8:02 AM
1 min
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
• 10:26 PM
2 min
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?
• 4:30 PM
10 min
“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
• 4:00 PM
7 min
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
• 3:03 PM
5 min
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
• 10:23 AM
5 min
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?
• 7:57 AM
1 min
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
• 2:02 PM
13 min
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?
• 7:45 AM
1 min
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
• 5:26 PM
4 min
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
• 4:17 PM
4 min
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
• 3:28 PM
5 min
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?
• 3:00 PM
11 min
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?
• 8:05 AM
1 min
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?
• 6:25 AM
2 min
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
• 3:30 PM
12 min
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
• 2:19 PM
3 min
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
• 9:32 AM
7 min
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 ?
• 8:02 AM
1 min
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
• 6:01 AM
18 min
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
• 3:30 PM
10 min
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
• 11:35 AM
7 min
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?
• 7:46 AM
1 min
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
• 12:32 AM
4 min
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
• 3:00 PM
20 min
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?
• 7:47 AM
1 min
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
• 8:55 PM
2 min
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
• 3:00 PM
9 min
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?
• 7:56 AM
1 min
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
• 3:30 PM
10 min
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
• 3:02 PM
6 min
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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