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EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay 13/11/2025
EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay European Union member states are seeking to postpone the implementation of the bloc's anti-deforestation law by another year, an EU negotiating draft dated November 10 shows. ...more
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report 13/11/2025
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research. ...more
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA 13/11/2025
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling. ...more
China planning renewable energy expansion beyond power sector 13/11/2025
China planning renewable energy expansion beyond power sector China's energy administration said on Wednesday that it will push renewable energy use beyond the power sector over the next five years, aiming to better absorb the country's booming wind and solar output. ...more
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste 13/11/2025
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge. ...more
COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, flood and fires 12/11/2025
COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, flood and fires With typhoons tearing across Southeast Asia this week while areas of Jamaica and Brazil are still clearing debris from damaging storms, delegates at Brazil's COP30 summit began grappling with how best to help the vulnerable withstand worsening weather and other climate extremes. ...more
Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12% 12/11/2025
Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12% The yearly amount of planet-warming gases added to the atmosphere will decrease 12% by 2035 from 2019 levels, according to a new analysis published Monday by the U.N. climate change secretariat (UNFCCC). ...more
EU agrees to relax green rules in farming subsidy reform 12/11/2025
EU agrees to relax green rules in farming subsidy reform EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on an overhaul of the EU's huge farming subsidies, weakening environmental standards as part of plans to cut back regulations and paperwork for farmers. ...more
India could miss 2030 green hydrogen production goals, top official says 12/11/2025
India could miss 2030 green hydrogen production goals, top official says Some export-focused green hydrogen projects in India are likely to start later than originally planned due to global policy uncertainties, potentially delaying the country's clean fuel ambitions, a senior government official said on Tuesday. ...more
China's CO2 emissions haven't risen for 18 months, analysis finds 12/11/2025
China's CO2 emissions haven't risen for 18 months, analysis finds China's carbon dioxide emissions were flat year-on-year in the third quarter, extending a now 18-month streak of flat or falling emissions, an analysis for climate publication Carbon Brief found. ...more
 
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