Environment

Climate finance: EU and member states' contributions up to €20.2 billion in 2016

Contributions from the EU and its member states to support developing countries in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and coping with the impacts of climate change showed a significant increase in 2016.

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Samsung, Huawei and Amazon failing Greenpeace’s ‘green’ electronics guide

Fairphone and Apple are ahead of brands such as Samsung, Huawei and Amazon, which are failing to take responsibility for their environmental footprint, according to Greenpeace USA's latest Guide to Greener Electronics.

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Firstenergy Bailout Decision Appealed To Ohio Supreme Court

On October 16, environmental groups are appealing the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s (PUCO) approval of a financial bailout for FirstEnergy Corp. and its shareholders to the Ohio Supreme Court. Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, vowed to...

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Greenpeace activists block Swedish pulp mill wiping critical forests off the face of the earth

Greenpeace Nordic activists have blocked the entrances to a major Swedish pulp mill that supplies Essity, the world’s second-largest tissue producer. Forty activists from seven countries placed a shipping container at the entrance road to the mill,...

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