Environment
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Environment BelgiumCarbon Tax Will Now Be Imposed on Importing Polluting Goods
Following a meeting held in Brussels, Belgium, members of the European Union have agreed to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on polluting goods imported into their territory from 2026 as part of their goal to reduce their emissions by 55% by 2030.
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Environment GermanyCountry Famous for Its Cars Is On Board to Stop Selling Fossil-Fueled Ones
Germany now backs the European Union’s plan to completely phase out the sale of combustion cars from 2035 and onwards, and the country’s powerful car industry will contribute to taking up the many challenges required to transform the automotive manufacturing sector.
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Environment AustraliaPolicies Change So Native Trees Stay Firmly Grounded
Following half a century of forest activism, Western Australia’s native forests will be fully protected against logging, preventing native vegetal species from being torn down, in an unprecedented decision in Australian environmental history.
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Environment SpainA win for Mother Earth: Insurance Giant Significantly Updates Climate Policy
An impressively updated climate policy has been adopted by Spanish multinational insurer MAPFRE — one that will no longer support coal, oil, and gas companies that are not aligned with a plan to keep temperature rise below 1.5 Celsius.
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Environment IndiaThis City Plans to Reach Net-Zero Emissions Two Decades Early!
Mumbai, India’s largest megapolis, has a detailed plan to reach its net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050, some 20 years ahead of the national goal, setting an example for other large cities in South Asia and around the world to take concrete action to fight global…
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Environment The World175 Countries Join Hands Against Plastic Pollution
A coalition of 175 nations agreed to write a treaty designed to restrict the growth of plastic pollution, thus rallying to not only improve recycling techniques and clean up plastic waste but to halt plastic production altogether.