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Stephen Fry, Richard Curtis, Annie Lennox and Forest Whitaker are among a host of celebrities who have written to G20 leaders calling for a reform to debt and climate crises across the world. The letter was sent ahead of this week's Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. In their open letter, the leading actors, politicians, artists and economists wrote: "80 years on, we need another Bretton Woods moment," referring to the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The "institutions of world finance have lost their muscle", they...
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Renewable energy production is rapidly increasing all over Greece. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his conservative government have pledged to accelerate clean energy technologies to cover 80 per cent of the country's total energy production by 2030. At present the level is less than 30 per cent. Ágios Geórgios, a weather-beaten rock in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Athens, boasts 23 wind turbines which generate enough electricity to power more than 40,000 households back on the mainland. The government has announced plans to build an additional 1,150 turbines on Greek islands...
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Germany aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, despite being one of Europe's biggest polluters. The powerhouse economy is also the third largest in the world after the US and China, however, Gross Domestic Profit shrank 0.3 per cent in 2023. According to the German government, real GDP is forecast to increase just 0.2 per cent in 2024 and 1.2 per cent in 2025. Following a period of sluggish growth, the country fought to keep inflation down but can the Bundestag balance economic and climate policies? Euronews reporter, Olivia Stroud, spoke with Germany's Vice-Chancellor and Federal Mi...
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Bjorn Bender, CEO of Rail Europe, is a man who knows trains. In the last year alone he travelled roughly 75,000 kilometres across Europe. For him, train travel is “not about going from A to B, it's actually a second home. It's my office, where I can really do my work.” Since COVID, there has been a renewed interest in rail services, as travellers seek to stay closer to home and many try to mitigate the negative impact of air travel on the environment. Demand has risen across the globe, and it’s something Bjorn has seen reflected in ticket sales. “Mobility demand is huge and is increasing globa...
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Lock gates have always been an essential part of Amsterdam. It only became liveable when the River Amstel was dammed to hold back the salty waters of the IJ. Now the city has 200 sets of mainly wooden lock gates, offering an increasingly important defence as sea levels rise. These fine pieces of woodwork come from a far more distant source than the 12th century fisherman who made Amsterdam’s first lock could have dreamed of: the Congo Basin. More specifically, they’re made of Azobé wood from Gabon \- a tropical timber renowned for its strong, water-resistant properties and used for everything ...
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Two years of brutal, full-scale invasion by Russia has inflicted severe environmental damage on Ukraine, impacting the country's rich biodiversity, contaminating land and water resources, and posing a direct threat to public health and safety. Addressing these challenges is crucial for the environment, but also for the long-term peace, stability, and health of the European continent. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his 10-point Peace Plan, has rightly highlighted the immediate protection of the environment as a precondition for a just and lasting peace. It is remarkable how committed Ukraine...
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Nearly three dozen Nobel laureates have joined more than 1,000 scientists in urging members of the European Parliament to embrace science-based gene editing technology. New genomic techniques (NGTs), they write in a petition, “hold immense promise for sustainable agriculture, enhanced food security, and innovative medical solutions.” As farmers who worry about the future of food production in an era of climate change, we join this distinguished group in asking the policymakers of the EU to open their minds to the amazing potential of this technology. On the surface, we don’t share much in comm...
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Problems in achieving zero carbon emissions will be brought up during the G20 meeting, which is expected to produce policies.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Energy transition is one of the main topics addressed by the major economies in the Group of Twenty (G20) forum during Indonesia’s presidency this year. Indonesia has committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent by 2030 and 41 percent with international cooperation amid a global effort to reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainable development. To achieve the carbon emission reduction target, the Indonesian government needs strong support from state firms, private companies, and international institutions. Speaking to Kompas Go recently, Indonesian business...
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