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US accused of threatening EU diplomats in bid to kill shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say
An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details.
Shutdown disrupts research into Great Lakes’ toxic algae
At risk is the ability for researchers to forecast dangerous blooms weeks in advance.
Illinois lawmakers pass ‘landmark’ transit funding deal
The bill would use tolls and gas taxes to expand rail and bus service. Republicans criticized the deal for taking money from highways.
EU climate chief says US absence from COP30 is ‘watershed moment’
“Clearly, that does damage,” EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Bloomberg.
Don’t weaken climate goal, EU’s top green official warns on eve of crunch vote
Teresa Ribera told ministers reducing the EU’s 2040 target would be an “invitation to waste money.”
Czech populist Babiš sets sights on EU green rules
Government coalition program says EU Green Deal “is unsustainable in its current form.”
UK must speed up net-zero aviation, says Tony Blair
The recommendation, by the former prime minister's policy think tank, is Blair’s third intervention on green policy this year.
