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A guide to wildlife series Parenthood
What to Watch
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July 30, 2025
Parenthood explores the obstacles and rewards faced by a range of animals as they try to ensure the survival of the next generation. The wildlife documentary, narrated by Sir David Attenborough and airing on BBC One in August, showcases the...
EU 2040 climate target deal “major challenge”, focus on Eastern Europe – German env min
Clean Energy Wire
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July 29, 2025
It will require a great deal of effort to win over the majority of EU member states by September to agree on a 2040 climate target for the bloc, as well as find unanimity for the union’s 2035 target required under the Paris Agreement, said German...
Cooperative fossil fuel levies could raise 66 bn annually to fight climate change: Study
The Economic Times
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July 30, 2025
Smaller coalitions of fossil fuel-importing countries could generate USD 66 billion annually to help developing nations cut emissions, according to a new study by climate economists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)....
Elizabeth Morgan | Climate change, an ICJ opinion, and reparation claims – is this realistic?
The Gleaner
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July 30, 2025
WE ARE all feeling the heat. It seems that the historic average high temperature in July in Kingston and St Andrew was about 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit). For this July, it seems that the average afternoon temperature is now over 32...
Why Brazil Might End Up With Higher Tariffs Than Any Other Nation
Foreign Policy
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Brazilians are bracing for impact. Unless a last-minute negotiated solution is reached, the 50 percent tariff imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Brazilian imports is set to take effect on Friday, Aug. 1. If...
OCP launches major green carbon project in Brazil to restore degraded grasslands and cut emissions
Hespress
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July 29, 2025
The OCP Group, a global leader in plant nutrition and phosphate-based fertilizers, has announced a landmark partnership in Brazil to launch the “Green Carbon of Araguaia” project. Through its Brazilian subsidiary, OCP Brasil, under OCP Nutricrops,...
Should Africa sue wealthy countries over climate change?
African Business
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July 30, 2025
A top UN court has ruled that countries can sue each other over the impacts of climate change. The landmark judgment at the International Court of Justice in the Hague will be welcomed in many African countries, which are disproportionately...
Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint
Engadget
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July 29, 2025
Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft's deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed...
Veolia sets new standard for large-scale water reuse in Brazil
Canadian Mining Journal
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July 30, 2025
Veolia’s innovative technologies are establishing a benchmark for water reuse in Brazil. The Vitória Water Reclamation Station will be the world’s first large-scale facility to convert a municipal wastewater treatment plant into a water reuse...
UN holds emergency talks over climate summit costs
In Daily
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July 30, 2025
The United Nations’ climate bureau has held an urgent meeting over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats. Brazil is...
Australia’s courts say climate change is a political problem. The ICJ just made it a legal issue
Crikey
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July 29, 2025
They were two decisions, from two separate courts, issued both a week and a world apart. One, a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 by a First Nations community in the Torres Strait, alleged the Australian government had failed to meaningfully...
Local coffee roasters face 50% tariffs on goods from Brazil
Northern News Now - Minnesota
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July 29, 2025
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - One-third of the coffee consumed in the US comes from Brazil, and now the world’s biggest coffee producer is facing new tariffs. President Trump announced plans to levy a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil this...
Opera Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft in Brazil Over Edge
WebProNews
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July 29, 2025
Norwegian browser developer Opera is set to lodge a formal complaint against Microsoft with Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, alleging that the U.S. tech giant is unfairly promoting its Edge browser on Windows devices. The move, scheduled for Tuesday,...
Fridays for Future Plans Global Climate Strike During COP30 in Brazil
Common Dreams
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July 29, 2025
The Fridays for Future movement announced this week that it is planning the next Global Climate Strike for November 14, the first Friday during the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil. The movement began in 2018,...
Veolia technologies selected for major wastewater-reuse project in Brazil
Chemical Engineering
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July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Veolia S.A. (Paris) has been selected to design and deliver Brazil’s most advanced municipal wastewater-reuse system for industrial applications. The new Águas de Reúso de Vitória Water Reclamation Station (Vitória...
‘Climateflation’ could hike UK food prices over a third by 2050, report finds
Just Food
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July 29, 2025
UK food inflation is set to rise by more than a third within the next 25 years, driven by ‘climateflation’, a new report from UK think tank The Autonomy Institute shows. The study, titled ‘On the Horizon: Climate‑Induced Inflation and the Price of...
Brazil off hunger map, Lula says he's the happiest man in the world
Agencia Brasil
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July 29, 2025
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday (Jul. 28) celebrated a United Nations (UN) report showing that Brazil is no longer on the Hunger Map. “Today I will sleep with a clear conscience, knowing that I have fulfilled my duty to my people,”...
Another round of weather pressure for soybeans, corn
Brownfield Ag News
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July 29, 2025
Market News Another round of weather pressure for soybeans, corn Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national crop rating improved over the past week and development is running very close to normal, on average. There are...
World Reuters UN holds emergency talks over sky-high costs for COP30 climate summit
Yahoo News
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United Nations' climate bureau held an urgent meeting on Tuesday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year's COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the...
Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter
TerraDaily
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Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter By Marlowe HOOD Paris (AFP) June 18, 2025 Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of humanity's calories from crops, even taking into...