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What you need to know about the European Green Deal - and what comes next

Nearly two years after the European Commission launched the European Green Deal in December 2019, the EU’s landscape has changed greatly, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing a contraction of the bloc’s GDP by 6.1% in 2020. Yet as countries continue their vaccination campaigns and focus on economic recovery, there’s hope that the region can rebound. The IMF projects that the Europe’s GDP could return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022.

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Climate change: 'Rising chance' of exceeding 1.5C global target

The World Meteorological Organisation says there's a growing chance that global temperatures will break the 1.5C threshold over the next five years, compared to pre-industrial levels.

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Climate change will make world too hot for 60 per cent of fish species

Fish are at a far greater risk from climate change than previously thought, as researchers have shown that embryos and spawning adults are more susceptible to warming oceans.

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Road to net zero: what the Committee on Climate Change recommends

The government adviser publishes its progress report today. Here are the areas it says require urgent attention.

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How much can financiers do about climate change?

The role that green investing can play must not be misunderstood or overstated.

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Poor cities: Hostages of climate change or banks?

Developing countries face a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure funding gap, made worse by Covid-19.

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Disarming ourselves in the fight against climate change

We know how to limit global warming: big reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. It’s an urgent problem, and an important question to ask is where we can find in our complex economy the biggest, quickest, easiest cuts? Where’s the low-hanging fruit?

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Plunge in carbon emissions from lockdowns will not slow climate change

Emissions may be down, but carbon dioxide still piles up relentlessly in the atmosphere. It’s more important than ever to find climate change solutions, experts say.

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Can we tackle both climate change and Covid-19 recovery?

Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress.

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Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change - UN weather agency chief

“This drop of emissions of six per cent, that’s unfortunately (only) short-term good news”, said Professor Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, in reference to a 5.5 to 5.7 per cent fall in levels of carbon dioxide due to the pandemic, that have been flagged by leading climate experts, including the Center for International Climate Research.

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