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Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature

A new global fund for nature conservation alone won’t do much to solve biodiversity crisis, says the CEO of the Global Environment Facility.
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‘No bullshit,’ Germany is failing on climate change, says vice chancellor

German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has warned that green goals are not being met and said that support for climate protection appears to be wavering.

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Get out of Russia while you still can, ex-oligarch warns Western energy giants

Nearly two decades ago, Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s oil and gas empire was confiscated by the Kremlin. Now European firms could be next.
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EU chiefs flew to UN climate talks in private jet

European Council President Charles Michel hopped on a private jet for 72 of 112 official trips.
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Russian oil finds ‘wide open’ back door to Europe, critics say

Middlemen are cashing in as Russian crude finds indirect routes to the European market, politicians and industry insiders allege.
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Russian nuclear fuel: The habit Europe just can’t break

The EU managed to quickly cut down on Russian coal, gas and oil supplies, but can’t seem to do the same for nuclear.
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The environmental scars of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Kyiv estimates the cost of environmental damage caused by the war at over €48 billion.
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