Activists slam EU coal deal
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An EU agreement to gradually phase out coal subsidies has been labelled by activists as “completely inconsistent” with Paris climate
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Poland praises its COP24 efforts
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As the dust settles on the Katowice roadmap on how to enforce the 2015 Paris climate agreement, coal-dependent Poland is
Climate talks extended as US blocks progress
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Critical climate talks have been extended by two days in the Polish city of Katowice following two weeks of discussions
Guterres due to demand consensus
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The United Nations says Secretary General Antonio Guterres (pictured) will return to the COP24 conference in Poland today (Wednesday) to
Duly noted: the United States sides with Russia and Saudi Arabia on climate
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At least the battle lines are no longer fuzzy. In advance of the 24th meeting of the Parties to the
COP24 alarmed by US ‘clean-coal’ event
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Donald Trump has dispatched two senior energy envoys to promote the use of “clean coal” and other fossils fuels to the
COP 24 activists condemn wealthy hypocrisy
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Environmentalists have organised a “toxic tour” on the sidelines of the UN COP 24 climate talks to expose the gap
Tempering the alarm about sea level rise
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New report on Sea Level Rise and Climate Change challenges the alarming predictions of 21st century sea level rise. “Antarctica
Saudi minister attacks Macron fuel tax
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Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, has attacked France’s attempt to raise taxes on fuel and warned other nations of
Norway to ban palm oil from biofuels
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Norway is set to become the first country to stop its biofuel industry buying palm oil that is linked to
Attenborough tells COP 24 to act
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Veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough (pictured) has told the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) that climate change is the biggest
Madrid bans old cars to tackle air pollution
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Madrid is hoping to improve its air quality by banning some cars from entering central areas of the city. Madrid’s
Study calls on Irish to ditch solid fuels
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Air pollution in Ireland caused by the burning of wood, coal and peat for domestic heating is responsible for more
Ireland ditches peat in carbon drive
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Ireland’s semi-state-run peat firm has announced the closure of 17 bogs in an effort to move towards greener forms of
Equinor ready to pay to save forests
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Equinor says it will fight against deforestation to address climate change but the move has been dismissed as window dressing