In heat emergencies, southern Europe is trying to find resources
Turkey seeks international help in fighting fires, and neighbor Greece uses old power plants to cope with demand for air conditioning as heat waves intensify...
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Climate and Climate Change: New Businesses Trying to Help
This June was the warmest in American history. Power cables melted from 116 degrees in Portland, Oregon broke previous temperature records. Seattle recorded the highest...
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A Dutch court has ruled that Shell must reduce carbon emissions by 45% by 2030
The cyclist passed the oil silos at the Royal Dutch Shell Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Peter Boer |...
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Court: Germany must share the climate burden between young and old
BERLIN – In a groundbreaking ruling, Germany’s top court said Thursday that the government must set clear targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2030,...
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The EU reached a major climate agreement ahead of the Biden climate summit
The European Union has reached a framework agreement on climate, which should make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, and member states and parliament have...
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Biden praises the contract with the South Korean battery manufacturer as a victory for the American electric vehicle drive
President Joe Biden during remarks on the U.S. work plan in the South Court auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on April 7, 2021....
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Sovereign rating lowers those who ignore climate change
If emissions continue at current levels, by 2030, 63 countries will downgrade by more than one degree, according to the group, which includes Moritz Kraemer,...
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Mathias Cormann elected head of the OECD despite climate problems
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has appointed former Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann as its new chief ByAssociated Press March 16, 2021, 01:28...