According to Chris Stark, departing chief executive of the UK’s independent Climate Change Committee, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s actions have set back Britain’s efforts to combat climate change. Stark, who…
Climate Change
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European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional Climate Action framework agreement today on a regulation to establish the first EU-level certification framework for carbon removals. The voluntary framework is intended to facilitate…
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There has been a little noticed paradigm shift in disruptive climate protest movements around the globe. In April, Extinction Rebellion said its Earth Day weekend rallies in Parliament Square, the…
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Fast forward on climate policy “is the only exit out of this inferno”. This is the Greens response to what they call the recent “climate disasters in Italy and Greece.”…
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Top financiers and philanthropists gather in Windsor today (Monday 10 July) for a Climate Finance Mobilisation Forum to recognise and encourage efforts that increase support for emerging and developing economies…
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Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari hosted an informal meeting of EU environment ministers in Stockholm on 18–19 April, which was also attended by business leaders from across…
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14 percent of the global forest destruction associated with mining is attributable to the EU. Between 2000 and 2020, raw materials imported into the EU consumed an area of forest twice…
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ENVIRONMENT
EU Council approves conclusions bolstering climate and energy diplomacy in a critical decade
The Council has approved conclusions reaffirming that EU climate and energy diplomacy is a core component of EU’s foreign policy, and stressing the EU determination to engage and work with…
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This framework contains global goals and targets aiming to protect and restore nature for current and future generations, ensure its sustainable use as well as spur investments for a green…
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See full infographic The Council reached an agreement (general approach) on a proposal to track and reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. The text is the first of its…