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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message: President Joe Biden on Monday will celebrate Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for ...
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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message
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You send 🙂. But Gen Z sees 🤔🙁🤨. The language of emojis has different translations, depending on your age.
Sending Smiley Emojis? They Now Mean Different Things to Different People: Many emojis have evolved different meanings for Gen Z while keeping their original ...
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Sending Smiley Emojis? They Now Mean Different Things to Different People
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis: In South Korea, a court heard from youth climate activists and their families ...
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid: Russia threatened to step up strikes on Ukraine in response to the US vote to provide new military aid to ...
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule: JAMB Spokesperson Fabian Benjamin told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the examination ...
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer: The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August.
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save: A new $50 million state rebate program for electric vehicles aims to make them affordable for ...
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save
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People No Longer Know How Much to Tip: As requests for more and bigger tips increase, so does confusion.
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People No Longer Know How Much to Tip
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai: It was the worst storm since regional records began 75 years ago. There was quickly speculation about ...
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report: Only 14 of the 37 technical staff in the institution have undergone training ranging from basic to ...
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”: The great moral philosopher was born 300 years ago. What would Kant have said about climate protection ...
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant RDCs: “What roles are the Assistant RDCs going to play that the RDCs and Deputy RDCs are ...
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe
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Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt: Nationals leader David Littleproud has conceded turning to nuclear power would mean ...
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Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt
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Help. I’m Trapped in a Boring Conversation and Can’t Get Out.: Our columnist provides a user-friendly guide to making the conversation better or making your ...
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Help. I’m Trapped in a Boring Conversation and Can’t Get Out.
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for ...
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage: Sikkim’s hydropower dream of huge revenues has turned into a nightmare due to ...
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives, young people: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emerging as a key surrogate for President ...
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives ...
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Your Next Big Move Should Scare You: Your gut says no. Here’s why you shouldn’t always listen to it.
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Your Next Big Move Should Scare You
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Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists: Google’s dismissal of protesting workers is the latest example of employers pushing back against pressure ...
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Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu : Every school expected to take part in the performing arts competitions.
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till April 17: Extra day allotted for work from home after heavy rains on Tuesday
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till ...
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I Said Yes to Every Upgrade in Las Vegas. Here’s What It Cost.: What if you went to the world capital of VIP options and agreed to try all the upsells?
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I Said Yes to Every Upgrade in Las Vegas. Here’s What It Cost.
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation: A host of Republican-led states are urging Congress to reject two Democrat-sponsored bills aimed at ...
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the ...
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
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Opinion | What Would Russian Victory in Ukraine Look Like?: It would send shock waves across the globe, make China and Iran bolder, and endanger NATO.
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Opinion | What Would Russian Victory in Ukraine Look Like?
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather ...
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Climate activists sentenced after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate: The outrage after the paint attack on the capital's landmark was huge and the cleaning work ...
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Climate activists sentenced after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’: On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a ...
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change: An Edina woman knew her house could get drafty in the winter, so she signed up for a home energy ...
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands: Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum ...
Quick Glance: Restrictions on Oil and Gas Leasing in Alaska under Biden Administration
  • The Biden administration announced restrictions on new oil and gas leasing on 5.3 million hectares of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to protect wildlife from the impacts of climate change.

  • The decision finalizes proposed protections that drew backlash from environmentalists last year for violating Biden's climate change pledge.

  • The limitation on new leasing faced opposition from Republican lawmakers who criticized the decisions as undermining national security interests.

  • Environmentalists praised the decision, while the oil industry labeled it as misguided and raised concerns about future developments in the reserve.
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Exclusive | Nordstrom Family Weighs Taking Retailer Private: The department-store chain has formed a special board committee and tapped bankers to consider a ...
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Exclusive | Nordstrom Family Weighs Taking Retailer Private
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south: China is facing increasingly extreme weather events as climate change takes its toll.
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
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Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
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Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and ...
Quick Glance: Scottish Government Abandons 'World-Leading' Climate Target
  • The Scottish Government has abandoned its “world-leading” target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.

  • Ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the climate change target “better reflects the reality of long-term climate policymaking”.

  • Scotland will move away from legally binding annual targets to a five-yearly carbon budget approach.

  • A new package of climate action measures was announced, including tripling the number of charging points for electric vehicles and exploring a new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Scotland.
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Tesla Is Running Out of Time to Deliver on Self-Driving Promises: The electric-vehicle pioneer seems to be shifting its growth hopes to the unproven technology ...
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Tesla Is Running Out of Time to Deliver on Self-Driving Promises
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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?: A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded ...
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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog says: In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much ...
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog ...
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO: UN agency says floods, storms leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of ...
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding: Cloud seeding could not have built a huge storm system the size of France, says this University of ...
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding
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Marketer Behind the Stanley Cup Frenzy Returns to Crocs: Terence Reilly rejoins the company to run its homely Heydude brand of shoes after turning the Stanley ...
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Marketer Behind the Stanley Cup Frenzy Returns to Crocs
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From Cubicle to Corporate Icon, Costco Finance Chief Ends 40-Year Run: Richard Galanti has stepped down as CFO after nearly four decades in the role ...
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From Cubicle to Corporate Icon, Costco Finance Chief Ends 40-Year Run
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall, massive flooding, hits desert nation
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ...
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Gold price approaches record high: US stock markets continue to weaken: Strong labor market figures and statements from a leading central banker reinforce US ...
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Gold price approaches record high: US stock markets continue to weaken
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UAE Witnesses Highest Rainfall in 75 Years: According to a statement released by the National Center of Meteorology, the United Arab Emirates experienced the ...
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UAE Witnesses Highest Rainfall in 75 Years
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Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem: New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused ...
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Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem
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Death, drought and devastation: Europe faces 'huge number' of climate extremes, report finds
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Death, drought and devastation: Europe faces 'huge number' of climate ...
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?: Online shopping requires electricity, packing materials and transportation. But there are upsides, too ...
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules ...
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Test Your Knowledge About Electric Cars With Our Quiz: First question: Which country leads the way in EVs?
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Test Your Knowledge About Electric Cars With Our Quiz
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Average world income 'to fall 19% due to climate change': The effects of climate change will reduce income across the world economy by 19% in the next ...
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Average world income 'to fall 19% due to climate change'
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Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study: Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a ...
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Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study