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Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us

Today 10:30am - COMMENT: If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone else – and foot on the accelerator.

Spain battles deadliest flood disaster in decades as death toll rises

Thursday - Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing, after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia and beyond.

Mercedes-Benz opens Europe’s first battery recycling plant

Thursday - Mercedes-Benz has opened Europe’s first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process, making it the first car manufacturer to close the battery recycling loop with an in-house facility.

Greek PM deplores worst climate conditions in four decades

24 Oct 24 - Wildfire-plagued Greece has suffered its worst year in terms of climate conditions in four decades in 2024, its prime minister told parliament on Wednesday.

Germany earmarks $3 billion for decarbonisation subsidies

23 Oct 24 - The German government has earmarked up to 2.8 billion euros to support 15 industrial companies in their bid to decarbonise under its first round of "climate protection contracts".

The EU’s (vague) climate aid stance: Want more money? Get more donors

14 Oct 24 - The bloc won’t say how much money it’s willing to put up before other details are firmed up.

EU Court rules plant-based burger labeling lawful

11 Oct 24 - The European Court of Justice ruled that plant-based foods such as burgers and sausages can continue to be labelled with names mimicking their meaty counterpart in a dispute that has lasted over three years.


Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

4 Oct 24 - Barcelona is using its subways’ regenerative braking to power trains, stations and neighbourhood EV chargers. Could other cities do this?

Major gaps between EU farming incentives and Green Deal goals: report

2 Oct 24 - The European Court of Auditors reviewed the EU's reform of agriculture subsidies and found a "noticeable gap" between farming incentives and the EU's overall green targets, the ECA said in a report...

Germany to struggle reaching international climate finance target – govt officials

1 Oct 24 - It will be very difficult for Germany to reach its target of providing developing countries with at least six billion euros in climate finance from its federal budget by 2025, said government...

Inside Ireland’s powerful farming lobby

27 Sep 24 - The dense network illustrates a “well oiled machine” of intersecting influence that is preventing Ireland from addressing its poor air and water quality and meeting its climate targets, campaigners...

How Italy’s largest fossil fuel company uses ‘green’ bonds as a loophole to keep financing hydrocarbons

23 Sep 24 - Both private and institutional investors have poured billions into Eni’s “green-labelled” bonds, under terms and conditions that enable it to continue to fund carbon-emitting activities.

Norway sees electric cars outnumber petrol models

20 Sep 24 - Norway, one of the world's largest exporters of oil, now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-driven vehicles.

World Bank boosts climate financing by 10 percent

20 Sep 24 - The World Bank announced that it delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate change financing in the last financial year, up 10 percent from a year earlier.

Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe

18 Sep 24 - Experts say they are unsurprised at the intensity of extreme weather but say the damage wreaked shows how unprepared the world is.

'Catastrophe' as deadly floods hit Central and Eastern Europe

17 Sep 24 - The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Von der Leyen moots nature credits market to avert ecosystem collapse

17 Sep 24 - The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.

The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January

17 Sep 24 - Other cities have moved against fossil fuel advertising, but The Hague is the first to enact binding legislation, as a number of jurisdictions worldwide crack down on publicity for fossil fuels and...

Germany’s ongoing €4.5 billion carbon offset fraud: “It is possible that we are dealing with a case of serious environmental crime here”

11 Sep 24 - German authorities’ action is “too little, too late” says whistleblower.


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