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Parts of Southern Germany are under flood warning, with the highest levels applying to western Swabia, the Upper Allgäu and Upper Bavaria. A state of emergency has been declared in Augsburgdue to the extreme rainfall and rising water levels. Water levels are expected to continue to rise sharply in the coming hours. The communities of Fischach and Langenneufnach will be particularly affected. The Lake Constance region has also been affected and is under risk of flooding. Around 1,300 people in Meckenbeuren, Baden-Württemberg have been advised to evacuate. Rivers at risk of bursting their banks ...
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Hundreds of heatstroke victims are being treated at hospitals across Pakistan as an intense heatwave continues to blast the country. Local residents are being urged to stay indoors after temperatures soared above 50C in some areas on Monday. Across the country, volunteers have set up temporary relief camps where people can drink iced water and shelter from the heat. The state-run ambulance service is also now carrying bottled water and ice to provide emergency treatment to victims of the extreme weather. Pakistan's southwest and northwestern areas are also affected by the heatwave. Daytime tem...
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Governments have signed off on new legislation they hope will prevent the EU from falling behind the US and China in the race to corner the market for clean energy technology, and finally see carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployed at scale after decades of false starts. The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), formally adopted today (27 May) at a summit of agriculture ministers in Brussels, redirects EU funding, eases permitting delays, and dovetails with the new Critical Raw Materials Act intended to secure access to elements like lithium and rare earths. The law is a response to fears of investm...
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The land in my home in Ghana is rich. It has diamonds and gold. It has oil and natural gas. It can grow coffee and a lot, a whole lot, of cocoa beans here in the Ahafo region. But today, it’s not so easy to be a cocoa farmer, especially with dying crops and a shrinking harvest that has made farming more difficult and turned cocoa into an increasingly expensive commodity. I know cocoa farming like the back of my hand. I am a 69-year-old cocoa farmer from a cocoa farming family (my 105-year-old father was also a cocoa farmer). I am also an educator and a certified teacher of agroscience, and wha...
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In recent months, tractors have rolled through European cities as farmers protested against the EU’s agricultural policy. The EU's rapid response, which involved rolling back environmental regulations on agricultural subsidies, misses the mark. This approach is a superficial fix that fails to address the underlying problems: aggressive lobbying by extreme right groups manipulating the narrative and the misuse of EU agricultural funds by member states. A new WWF report highlights an uncomfortable truth amidst the growing cost-of-living crisis: EU member states allocate between €34 billion and €...
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Europe is working at breakneck speed to achieve the 2030 climate goal to cut emissions by 55% and increase the share of renewable energy to as much as 45%. This week, in time for the second anniversary of REPowerEU, the European Commission published a package of guidelines to help EU countries identify where and how renewables will be deployed in support of the 2030 targets. The package, including detailed guidance for the designation of Renewable Acceleration Areas, as well as updated guidance on permitting and non-price criteria in auction design, comes at a critical time: Europe must go sma...
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A new acronym in the climate space is getting its sea legs after the United Nations climate talks in Dubai last year, COP28. And if you, too, want to be a “champ” for climate action and policy, then this one’s for you. It’s called CHAMP, and it stands for the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships, with the primary focus on all things multilevel. It’s one of the easier acronyms to remember and reiterate in the climate vernacular. And it’s all about encouraging states to work with subnational governments to plan, finance, implement, and monitor climate strategies. This was a long o...
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This month, as banks gather for their AGMs, they face an important decision. While it’s not a surprise to see CEOs ignore the throngs of climate protesters shouting outside their offices, banks are starting to face criticism in more unlikely circles. With investors getting increasingly twitchy as banks continue to finance climate chaos, this year it’s time for them to listen and act. It makes no sense for banks to continue to pump billions into rapidly depreciating carbon assets as our boiling planet reaches the point of no return. Instead, they can do what they do best — follow the money, gro...
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If everyone in the world had consumed as much as EU residents have over the last four months, humanity would have exhausted the planet's natural resources available for the entire year this Friday. The EU accounts for only 7% of the world’s population and yet we would need three planets to satisfy our demand if everyone on Earth lived like Europeans. Our planet simply cannot afford Europe’s consumption habits. This is not only unsustainable, it is irresponsible. Despite the urgency, there is no clear plan in sight to reverse this trend. On the contrary, European Council President Charles Miche...
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The toxic dust is barely settling in the wake of 2024’s Super Bowl — or rather, the "Super Polluter", whose advertising alone released as much carbon dioxide as 100,000 Americans. But millions more sporting fans are now gearing up to pump the atmosphere with more poison by travelling to the ultra-toxic F1 races, as well as the 2024 Euros and Paris Olympics. While the EU has targeted sectors in construction, energy, food, and transport to achieve its ambitious climate goals — the carbon footprint linked to travel and advertising for sporting events is being overlooked. Yes, steps are being take...
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