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An international ocean court has just delivered a “historic” legal opinion outlining countries’ obligations in the face of climate change. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) - a UN court on maritime law - found that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions can be considered a marine pollutant. It said countries have a legal obligation to implement measures mitigating their effect on oceans. ITLOS’s expert opinion was requested last September by a group of nine small island states in the Pacific and Caribbean threatened by rising sea levels: the Commission of Small Island S...
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The Netherlands' Farmer-Citizen Movement – BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) – has become the first activist farmers' political group to break into government after striking an agreement with three other parties to form a right-wing government on Thursday (16 May). In a statement, party leader Caroline Van der Plas said that the party had "played a major role" in brokering the deal "with our attitude". Born after the 2019 farmers’ protest against the then government's plans to radically curb agriculture emissions, the inclusion of BBB in the forthcoming executive will imply a change of tack in the coun...
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Microsoft’s total carbon emissions have risen by almost 30 per cent since 2020, according to the company’s annual Environmental Sustainability Report released on Wednesday. While its direct emissions and energy use dropped by more than 6 per cent, its indirect emissions set it back. With the company being a cloud supplier, the construction of more data centres was the main cause. Microsoft highlighted the need for collaboration across industries to develop and use greener building materials, like concrete and steel, and hardware components, like chips, to help reach its goal of becoming carbon...
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The EU should appoint a dedicated carbon capture and storage (CCS) envoy, say supporters of the climate fix where carbon dioxide captured at source and pumped underground for permanent storage, but critics fear a renewed focus on the technology merely distracts from the need to stop burning fossil fuels. Brussels-based trade association CCS Europe – whose members include US energy equipment firm GE and oilfield services company Baker Hughes alongside industries such as cement production and waste incineration – made its call on Wednesday (15 May) as it presented an action plan outlining what i...
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A circular economy has become a key model in the drive for countries to protect the environment while fostering economic growth. The main aim is to reuse and recycle existing materials and products for as long as possible. A new report by the Circular Economy Network (CEN) and the National Agency for New Technology, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) has compared the EU’s five biggest economies and their commitment to sustainable production and consumption. Here’s how Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Poland compare in terms of waste management, innovation and ecological sustai...
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World leaders are gathering in Paris today to tackle one of the world’s biggest silent killers: dirty cooking fuels. In Africa, where four in five people cook over open fires and basic stoves, it is the second leading cause of premature deaths among women and children. Convened by the International Energy Agency (IEA) at UNESCO headquarters, the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa is set to announce a major sum and solutions to tackle the issue. “I believe if your neighbour’s house is burning, you help them. Africa is our neighbour,” IEA executive director Dr Fatih Birol told Euronews Green ahea...
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Fossil fuels provided less than a quarter of the EU’s energy for the first time in April. The good news comes from energy think tank Ember which found that the proportion of electricity generated by fossil fuels in the bloc fell to a record low of 23 per cent last month - a sharp drop of 22 per cent compared to April 2023 despite an increase in demand. It also surpasses the previous record low of 27 per cent from May 2023. Wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower drove the fall in fossil fuel generation and increased the share of renewables in the electricity mix to a record...
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The European elections are approaching and with them the usual hand-wringing about a lack of interest from the electorate. The European Union is a behemoth, involved in so many things that even the biggest political enthusiasts find it difficult to keep track. In the lead-up to June’s elections, expect to see slick campaigns from the institutions and politicians making speeches telling you why you should vote. But sometimes, breaking down a simple example can be the most effective way to highlight the EU’s impact on our lives. What are low emission zones?One example of an EU initiative that af...
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By Hans Nicholas Jong JAKARTA — South Korean automobile giant Hyundai has ended an agreement with Adaro Minerals, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s second-largest coal miner, PT Adaro Energy, to procure aluminum for its electric vehicle (EV) production. Hyundai and Adaro Minerals signed the agreement in November 2022, and at the end of 2023, both agreed not to renew the agreement and “to explore other opportunities independently,” Hyundai said in a statement. The decision came on the heels of campaigns by K-pop fans who urged Hyundai to back out of the agreement and to avoid sourcing aluminum from A...
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Europe’s biggest pork producer has admitted that a claim its meat is “more climate-friendly than you think” violated marketing law. Danish Crown was ruled to have misled consumers by Denmark’s high court last month, in a case brought by two NGOs that marked the country’s first climate lawsuit. Campaigners from the Vegetarian Society of Denmark and the Climate Movement Association enjoyed partial success on 1 March. The Western High Court agreed the company should not have put stickers on its packaging declaring its pigs were “climate controlled”. But the court rejected the NGOs’ second claim t...
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