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With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat

If the U.S. military were a nation state, it would be the world's 47th largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, a 2019 study found.

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Germany "persistently" broke air pollution rules, EU top court rules

Germany persistently violated EU limits on air pollution, the European Union's top court says, in a ruling that could see the country face financial penalties if it fails to improve air quality in several big cities.

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EU leaders to debate who will pay for green transition

European Union leaders will meet to debate how to split the efforts and costs of the bloc's shift to a low-carbon future, at a summit that will set the tone for an upcoming revamp of EU climate change policies.

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European aviation maps flight path to carbon neutrality

Europe's aviation sector laid out how it could eliminate its net carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, a commitment it said would depend on policy support to scale up sustainable fuels and breakthrough technologies.

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EU climate change plans will ripple through foreign policy, researchers say

The European Union's goal to have zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will have "profound geopolitical repercussions," including sharply lower revenue to oil and gas exporting neighbors such as Russia, Algeria and Libya, the European University Institute and two influential think-tanks say.

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World welcomes U.S. return to Paris climate accord, readies wish-list for Biden

Climate-change leaders and campaigners worldwide welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's move to rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement but said Washington must also cut emissions and use its influence to encourage other countries to do the same.

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Shift to renewable energy eases key environmental burdens, EU says

Europe's shift from fossil fuel-based electricity to renewable sources has reduced environmental problems while also cutting the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat

Germany "persistently" broke air pollution rules, EU top court rules

EU leaders to debate who will pay for green transition

European aviation maps flight path to carbon neutrality

EU climate change plans will ripple through foreign policy, researchers say

World welcomes U.S. return to Paris climate accord, readies wish-list for Biden

Shift to renewable energy eases key environmental burdens, EU says

Activists challenge Newsom's climate promises in key states

Shell's legal win restricts UK climate protests

British Columbia backs federal cap on oil and gas emissions

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

International summits fall short as nations struggle to address environmental crises