COP29: What happened on day two as world leaders addressed the UN climate conference?
• Nov 12, 2024, 7:47 AM
1 min de lecture
Follow along with our live coverage of COP29 here. From our team at home and in Baku we'll be sharing the biggest news from day two of the UN climate summit.
Today
Spain’s new ‘climate leave’ gives workers four days off during extreme weather
• 4:06 PM
6 min
The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate related weather alerts that could put them in danger.
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As countries meet to agree a landmark plastics treaty, is recycling or producing less the answer?
• 3:41 PM
10 min
Even if 50 per cent more plastic was recycled there would still be a pollution problem, a French minister said this week.
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EU Commission aims to regulate environmental impact of AI through delegated act
• 3:33 PM
2 min
The EU executive is looking at the energy used by large language models and standard bodies to calculate a benchmark.
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No, Christine Lagarde doesn't want to scrap cash to fight climate change
• 6:45 AM
6 min
A video is being shared on social media which allegedly shows Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, calling for the abolition of cash in order to reduce our carbon footprint.
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