Over 100 US environmental groups urged top US climate envoy John Kerry today to support the establishment of a compensation fund. It should recompense countries that have suffered the most from climate change. They suffered both economic and physical losses as a result of the harmful impact on climate. This is a key demand of …
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The European Union plans three new climate laws to combat climate change. EU officials hope they will reach agreements on these climate laws during the annual United Nations climate talks next month. Among other, with these legal proposals, the EU hopes to increase its political influence at the talks. At previous U.N. COP26 talks, nearly …
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Today, European Union countries will try to agree on their common negotiating position for the forthcoming United Nations climate talks. It includes the controversial issue of financial compensation for the harm caused by climate change to the world’s poorest countries. The EU, the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is under pressure from developing countries. …
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Adamantly anti-nuclear Austria said it would file a legal challenge to the European Union’s inclusion of natural gas and nuclear energy in a list of “green” investments. The so-called taxonomy of the European Union is at issue. The taxonomy is a rulebook that defines which investments can be labeled as climate-friendly. It intends to guide …
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Poland decided to suspend a ban on the usage of coal for heating homes. The ban suspension is until April next year. The officials hope this step will ease the supply crisis already affecting the country. Poland is European Union’s biggest coal producer and lignite, the more polluting coal, is used for electricity production. It …
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Europe has an energy problem. Thus Japan is about to restart more nuclear plants to produce more power. The plan is to help ease Europe’s energy supply deficit during the winter. Also, more liquefied natural gas (LNG) will become available by this step, announced the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Dr. Fatih …
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European countries suspect sabotage as mystery gas leakages struck Russian pipelines of Nord Streams. This ‘unprecedented’ damage to the gas pipelines, as the operator said, happens while Europe is in the midst of a struggle to find alternative supplies to Russian gas. Thus officials, like Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, say – this is sabotage. …
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A United Nations committee made a decision this week that Australia had violated the human rights of Torres Strait Islanders. Torres Strait Islanders are a group of people who live on the Australian north coast. The Committee finds that Australia failed to adequately protect Torres Strait Islanders from the impacts of climate change. The committee’s …
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The U.S. Energy Department issued a plan to implement the government strategy for boosting the production and use of green airplane fuel, or SAF (sustainable aviation fuel). Exactly twelve months ago, the administration of U.S. president Joseph Biden announced that the government intends to provide a minimum of 3 billion gallons of SAF annually by …
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Two-thirds of the U.S. Senate voted to approve the so-called Kigali Amendment to cut HFCs gases. It will improve the global environmental treaty known as Montreal Protocol. The envoys recommended ratification of the Kigali Amendment that would gradually limit the emissions of critical greenhouse gasses, such as HFCs gases, that contribute to climate change. The …
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