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EU hypocrisy as a ‘climate champion’ exposed at Bonn climate conference   

Polluter nations shop around for new fossil fuels as they block finance for vulnerable people and communities impacted by climate-induced loss and damage The Bonn Climate...

Global energy crisis: Campaigners describe EU strategy as ‘reckless response’

A new strategy released on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, by the European Union has called on the United States, Canada, African and Gulf countries...

Most EU city dwellers still live with high pollution levels

In spite improvements in air quality, most people in Europe’s population centres continue to be exposed to air pollution that is harmful to health. Ninety-six...

EU to purchase more 300m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, research claims it might be effective against new strains

The European Commission has renewed a contract with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase an additional 300 million doses of their vaccine against...

EU bans plastic waste exports to poor countries

The EU will ban the export of plastic waste from the bloc to poor countries effective from January 1, 2021, it said on Tuesday,...

EU agrees 2030 emissions-cutting goal of 55%

EU leaders have agreed to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 per cent by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels...

EU leaders meet for summit dominated by Brexit, climate targets

EU leaders will descend on Brussels for a two-day summit starting on Thursday, October 15, 2020 to discuss the status of fraught post-Brexit negotiations...

EU may renovate 35m buildings by 2030 to hit climate goals

The European Commission wants to ramp up the rate of renovations of buildings that are inefficient in terms of energy use in the EU...

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9,000 Niger Delta youths train as entrepreneurs in Shell LiveWIRE programme

A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in the LiveWIRE programme of The...
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COP29 deal: Not most ambitious outcome, but provides a base on which to build – Guterres

In his COP29 closing statement, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says he had hoped for a more ambitious outcome, but...

COP29 agrees to triple public finance to developing countries, protecting lives and livelihoods 

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed on Sunday, November 24, 2024, with a new finance goal to help...

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9,000 Niger Delta youths train as entrepreneurs in Shell LiveWIRE programme

A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta...

COP29 deal: Not most ambitious outcome, but provides a base on which to build – Guterres

In his COP29 closing statement, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres,...
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