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![Automaker group urges US EPA to 'ease up' on vehicle emissions rules Automaker group urges US EPA to 'ease up' on vehicle emissions rules](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7caeb53e-a1af-4343-82e1-033e061b20d9_.jpeg) |
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The head of a trade group representing nearly all major automakers urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to "ease up" on its aggressive proposal to sharply cut vehicle emissions through 2032, saying it could benefit China. ...more |
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![Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0db14e89-148b-4274-927b-3635a1b206e2_.jpeg) |
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Toyota executives fielded challenges and reaped praise from investors at an annual general meeting Wednesday where shareholders ultimately rejected demands the automaker do better on fighting climate change. ...more |
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![Reuters Exclusive: Investors may exit consumer goods firms over EU deforestation law Reuters Exclusive: Investors may exit consumer goods firms over EU deforestation law](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d4ae3324-b83c-4d45-bd4a-e51895bb6d24_.jpeg) |
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As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors told Reuters they are concerned about their exposure to the issue, with some saying they could quit consumer goods makers with "risky" supply chains. ...more |
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![Scientists fight claim EU nature law hurts farmers Scientists fight claim EU nature law hurts farmers](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8186ecfd-7e2d-455b-a834-5a284d17600d_.jpeg) |
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Claims by centre-right lawmakers that the EU's flagship bill to restore nature will hurt farmers and endanger food security are not supported by scientific evidence, more than 3,000 scientists said on Tuesday, in an open letter defending the proposal. ...more |
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![Germany overtakes China as second most attractive country for renewables investment Germany overtakes China as second most attractive country for renewables investment](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_606630ef-410c-4118-abe6-b4bb065ebcbe_.jpeg) |
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Germany has overtaken China to become the second most attractive country in the world for renewables investment due to its efforts to speed up power market reform and move away from fossil fuels, research showed on Tuesday.
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![Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_46cc89bb-85d3-406d-8b0c-2f298ea45d56_.jpeg) |
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Flight turbulence has increased as climate change has warmed the planet, researchers say. ...more |
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![Marine environment at risk due to ship emissions Marine environment at risk due to ship emissions](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8f8ad38c-7a1f-47a9-bc26-e1a2cd5c6921_.jpeg) |
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The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. When the researchers calculated the contaminant load from these emissions into the marine environment in four ports, it was found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, whose purpose is to clean their exhaust gases, accounts for more than 90 per cent of the contaminants. ...more |
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![Saudi Arabia’s environment award launched to encourage conservation Saudi Arabia’s environment award launched to encourage conservation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_68df6af6-298b-460a-b8f0-e92f637e8489_.jpeg) |
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Governor Prince Faisal bin Salman launched the Madinah Award for Environment to encourage conservation. ...more |
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![UAE looks to salty, muddy mangroves in climate change fight UAE looks to salty, muddy mangroves in climate change fight](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_788479f2-b274-49be-b791-5ec3d63d45de_.jpeg) |
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Against the heat, urbanisation and sand of the United Arab Emirates, the placid, muddy waterways of the Gulf state's coastal mangroves are being restored and planted in an ambitious fight against climate change. ...more |
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![Fossil fuel company net zero plans 'largely meaningless,' report says Fossil fuel company net zero plans 'largely meaningless,' report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_65d5c6f7-c638-4b54-8b80-9cbdc1fd7bde_.jpeg) |
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The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them "largely meaningless", a report showed on Monday. ...more |
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