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The global fund’s fifth meeting closed with the amount available to help vulnerable nations cope with climate risk reduced by more than US$50 million.
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Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation from exploitation, with 6 million hectares (15 million acres) – twice the size of Belgium – highly at risk.
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Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international climate cooperation.
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The world's fashion industry is producing an increasingly unmanageable amount of waste.
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Some want philanthropy to fill the gap, and others have shamed governments for stepping back. The former is unrealistic, while the latter ineffective. But even with constrained budgets, governments can provide assistance to scale up proven solutions.
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For companies, the challenge is not choosing between idealism and abandonment but forging a pragmatic path that balances resilience, local adaptation, and long-term business priorities.
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With the sustainability agenda facing crosswinds, companies might conclude that sustainable business should take a backseat. But that is misguided. Firms that thrive will stay true to core values while showing how critical sustainability is to the bottom line.
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China's DeepSeek demonstrates that AI can be trained in a more efficient way and has enormous implications for Big Tech, which will be pressured to justify efforts to reduce climate impact.
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Europe Videos

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Diamonds aren't just for engagement rings and cutting tools—they can bring light to dark places.
Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.
The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
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DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.
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Together it stands, divided it falls. EU, through its environment ministers, had agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process that would enable individual countries to send their instruments of ratification directly to the UN.
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Some data sources indicate that greenwashing could be declining after years of rising incidences of problematic sustainability claims.

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Is greenwashing really in decline?

Despite a decline in cases of greenwashing, academic Kim Schumacher tells the EB Podcast that the problem isn't going away, it's just taking on a different form.
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EB Studio With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory
The heat is on Formula 1 to curb its carbon footprint.
Formula 1 emits the carbon equivalent of 30,000 homes as it roars through 21 countries in a season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 head of sustainability Alice Ashpitel says the sport's ambition to decarbonise by 2030 is not unrealistic.
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EB Studio Plant-based milks have grown in popularity in recent years, driven by a combination of health, environmental and practical concerns. Nutritionists on the Eco-Business podcast, produced in association with Kerry, weigh the pros and cons of non-dairy milk.
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