Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientistsNews
SourceMay 17, 2024
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Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in…

Tesla’s German factory gets approval for extensionNews
SourceMay 16, 2024
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Tesla’s German factory gets approval for extension
Berlin, Germany (AFP) - Tesla on Thursday said its plans to extend its production site outside Berlin had been approved, overcoming opposition from residents and…

Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happenNews
SourceMay 16, 2024
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Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen
By Sandra FERRER | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a…

Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor saysNews
SourceMay 16, 2024
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Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor says
By Ella IDE Vatican City, Holy See - Green policies can win votes, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Thursday, after winning a record third term…

Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warnsClimateNews
SourceMay 16, 2024
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Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand (UPDATED) - Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior…

Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands cityNews
SourceMay 16, 2024
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Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands city
Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) - A wildfire in Canada's major oil-producing region doubled in size as it drew closer to the city of Fort McMurray…

Finnish court suspends permits to hunt protected eaglesNews
SourceMay 15, 2024
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Finnish court suspends permits to hunt protected eagles
Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - Finland's top administrative court stepped in on Wednesday to suspend hunting permits against a protected species of eagle on a Finnish…

Man pleads not guilty to chopping down one of UK’s most famous treesNews
SourceMay 15, 2024
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Man pleads not guilty to chopping down one of UK’s most famous trees
Newcastle, United Kingdom (AFP) - A 38-year-old man on Wednesday denied criminal damage, after one of the UK's most-loved and photographed trees was found cut…

Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to faultNews
SourceMay 15, 2024
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Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to fault
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Raw sewage was released into Windermere, England's largest and best-known lake, over a 10-hour period after a fault caused pumps…

Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracyNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracy
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - The leader of the Brazilian Amazon's Huni Kui people remains hopeful that a planned United Nations treaty…

$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methodsNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods
Paris, France (AFP)- The International Energy Agency announced on Tuesday that $2.2 billion had been pledged by governments and companies to improve access to less…

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: studyNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published…

EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital ValenciaNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital Valencia
Valencia, Spain - The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will take place from 26 - 28 June within the framework of…

Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’News
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’
By Steven TRASK | AFP Canberra, Australia - Australia touted plans to become a "renewable energy superpower" in an annual budget Tuesday, but the government's…

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…

Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policiesNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policies
Paris, France | AFP (UPDATED) - Over 100 civil society groups on Monday expressed alarm at attacks on green policies in Europe as key elections loom,…

University of Helsinki and Vetcare collaborate for research innovations in animal welfareNews
SourceMay 14, 2024
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University of Helsinki and Vetcare collaborate for research innovations in animal welfare
By Anna Humalamäki, University of Helsinki In April 2024 Vetcare and the University of Helsinki signed a partnership agreement to further deepen their research collaboration…

Illegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UNNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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Illegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UN
Vienna, Austria (AFP) - The proportion of the global wildlife trade that is illegal has risen, the UN reported Monday, saying progress to end the…

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…

Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probeNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched an anti-subsidy probe,…

Bid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warmingNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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Bid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warming
By Catherine HOURS | AFP Paris, France - Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking…

European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental AdvantagesNews
Adrian AlexandreMay 13, 2024
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European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental Advantages
New analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that European-made batteries could potentially be up to 60% less carbon-intensive than those produced in China. However,…

Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shiftNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - Can America's national parks remain "unimpaired" forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife unaltered? Global warming…

Early forest fires prompt evacuations in CanadaNews
SourceMay 13, 2024
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Early forest fires prompt evacuations in Canada
By AFP Montreal, Canada - Thousands of people fled their homes Sunday in western Canada as hundreds of wildfires beginning earlier than usual portend a…
