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![World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c64ba80f-60a8-4861-a36a-c2ddc7ed72b8_.png) |
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For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU's climate service. ...more |
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![US strengthens national soot standards, industry objects US strengthens national soot standards, industry objects](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_87750e80-8a5c-44f7-9929-cd9623322f73_.png) |
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The U.S. government on Wednesday strengthened air quality standards for soot for the first time in over a decade, predicting $46 billion in health benefits while industry groups warned the move would harm some local economies. ...more |
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![Palm oil supplier to Nestle, Kellogg's linked to Peru deforestation in report Palm oil supplier to Nestle, Kellogg's linked to Peru deforestation in report](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_902bde09-4f1d-42b8-a3af-acf45b64aab5_.png) |
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A supplier to brands including Nestle, Kellogg's and Colgate has been farming palm oil on deforested land in one of the best-preserved areas of Peru's Amazon rainforest, an environmental group said in an investigative report released on Wednesday.
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![Monarch butterfly numbers dip to second lowest level in Mexico wintering grounds Monarch butterfly numbers dip to second lowest level in Mexico wintering grounds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ccd7c9d2-b26d-4987-9d40-6c70639b5ffe_.jpeg) |
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The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico has dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began, experts said, blaming pesticide use and climate change. ...more |
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![UAE’s first integrated battery recycling plant unveiled UAE’s first integrated battery recycling plant unveiled](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_696ac907-3ebc-4bda-8af4-bf586891f497_.jpeg) |
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Dubatt Battery Recycling’s fully integrated battery recycling plant – the first of its kind in the UAE – has been formally inaugurated at Dubai Industrial City, part of TECOM Group PJSC. Dubatt signed a musataha agreement during the inauguration ceremony to expand the plant, raising its total investment at Dubai Industrial City to AED 216 million. ...more |
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![EU sues Portugal for not complying with judgment on biodiversity protection legislation EU sues Portugal for not complying with judgment on biodiversity protection legislation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ea9638b2-5e9d-4779-b641-af677228ee57_.jpeg) |
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The European Commission on Wednesday said it was suing Portugal for failing to comply with a previous judgment on biodiversity protection legislation. ...more |
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![Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023 - Ember Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023 - Ember](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0b416844-7f95-439c-b607-cf0c0a93456d_.jpeg) |
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Wind power production outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time last year as fossil fuel electricity generation plummeted, cutting the region's carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember showed. ...more |
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![Belgium bans hunting trophy imports, activists want Europe to follow Belgium bans hunting trophy imports, activists want Europe to follow](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cb4cf99b-9d78-4fc6-a070-1a8a805f8b17_.jpeg) |
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Belgium has banned the import of hunting trophies such as lion claw bottle openers and ashtrays made from elephant feet, a move campaigners hope will be followed by other European countries. ...more |
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![Spain to invest $502 mln in desalination plants in Catalonia amid drought Spain to invest $502 mln in desalination plants in Catalonia amid drought](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e360fda5-cf74-4112-98cb-11105c3aa98f_.jpeg) |
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Spain will invest 467 million euros ($502 million) in two desalination plants on the Catalan coast as the northeastern region grapples with a three-year drought. ...more |
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![EU set to recommend deep CO2 cuts for 2040 climate target EU set to recommend deep CO2 cuts for 2040 climate target](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e2abe757-3abc-4853-a077-e85adc8c7742_.jpeg) |
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The European Commission is poised to recommend on Tuesday the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue Europe's ambitious fight against climate change ahead of EU elections. ...more |
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