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EU environment ministers test blood for ‘forever chemicals’News

EU environment ministers test blood for ‘forever chemicals’

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP EU environment and climate ministers meeting in Denmark on Thursday tested their blood for "forever chemicals" linked to serious health risks, in…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2025 Full article
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French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship banNews

French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship ban

Nice, France | AFP The mayor of Nice backtracked Friday on sharply limiting visits by large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2025 Full article
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Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationNews

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation

Sydney, Australia | AFP Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Image: Donald J. Trump meets with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the World Economic Forum in 2020
Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?News

Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?

OPINION | By Pier Paolo Raimondi, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan Trump’s energy and climate policies, aimed at “dominance,” may widen divides with Europe…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2024 Full article
Vegetable farmer watering plants at the organic farm in Boung Phao Village
Net zero needs womenNews

Net zero needs women

Recognising the leadership role of women is essential to addressing climate change across the Indo-Pacific.Women’s vital role in just transitionsGender Action Plan at COP28From commitments…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2024 Full article
Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiationsNews

Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiations

By Anandajit Goswami | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies A change in approach can help developing countries challenge the historically negative outcomes…
SourceSourceNovember 11, 2024 Full article
Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?News

Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?

By Wesley Morgan, UNSW in Sydney | 360info Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it's serious about moving away…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2024 Full article
Hairy pig with pink snout (s sow mortality)
Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon taxNews

Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon tax

By Paul CASSEDANNE | AFP Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark will introduce the world's first carbon tax on livestock, a unique measure designed to bring the…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article
EU states give final green light to nature restoration lawNews

EU states give final green light to nature restoration law

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) - EU member countries on Monday gave final approval to a key biodiversity measure, a bloc-wide nature restoration law, after Austria's climate…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article
Image: A Penguin in Antarctica
How politics and climate could affect the Antarctic TreatyClimate

How politics and climate could affect the Antarctic Treaty

The Antarctic Treaty System has long been hailed as an example of successful international cooperation. But could that be at risk? It's been hot in…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article