Renewable energy will this year shrink fossil fuels’ reigning share of the global electricity market for the first time. That is the key finding of Ember, a leading energy think tank based in London, which on Wednesday published its first comprehensive Global Electricity Review analysing data from...
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The move is part of the European Union’s fight against harmful plastics In its continuing battle to rid the planet of harmful plastics, the EU has announced that by 2030, all single-use sachets will disappear from supermarkets, hotels and restaurants, a measure that will reduce plastic...
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and less than 15% of those interviewed across the globe consider climate issues to be among the top three priorities for their government, according to a global study on...
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North Macedonians go to polls to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections that can present a test for the Balkan state’s European Union ambitions. The votes on Wednesday come after Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova of the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE took a clear lead in the first round of the...
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A Russian air attack on Ukraine damaged several facilities in a strike targeting energy infrastructure across the country, Ukraine's military and energy officials said on Wednesday. "Another massive attack on our energy industry!" Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on the...
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The student protests that are roiling US universities and colleges — and now spreading into Europe — over Israel’s war on Gaza are testing the Western world’s long-held principles and values. Images of police cracking down on largely peaceful gatherings have shaken the foundations of the American...
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Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies, Shell and TotalEnergies, are considering abandoning their stock exchanges for Wall Street in a move that would deal a hammer blow to London and Paris. Britain’s Shell (SHEL) is the second-largest company on London’s FTSE 100 index, representing 8.4% of its...
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