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Climate activists gathered at Trient glacier mourn Switzerland's receding ice
EU makes world's biggest 'green recovery' pledge - but will it hit the mark?
Pledging a record sum of money to slow climate change is one thing. Spending it wisely is another.
EU countries agree their green transition fund will not pay for move to nuclear or fossil gas
European Union countries have agreed that the bloc's flagship fund to wean regions off fossil fuels should not finance nuclear or natural gas projects, despite calls from some Eastern countries for gas to be eligible for EU funding.
EU set to slightly surpass 2030 renewable energy goal, but funding boost needed
Carmakers need to make deeper CO2 cuts to meet climate goals, EU says
Environment groups say EU's planned climate law means a lost decade
Environmental groups said on Monday that a decade could be lost in Brussels' plan to combat change because its planned "climate law", which could tighten emission targets for member states every five years, would not kick in until 2030.
EU leaders to push for climate neutrality by 2050
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels next week will push to agree to put the bloc on net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, their draft joint statement showed on Monday, heralding a bitter fight looming at their gathering.