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World must step up efforts on saving species: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged industrialized and emerging countries to invest more in protecting wildlife and said the U.N.

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EU calls for greener windows, taps

E.U. nations on Thursday agreed that manufacturers should make an array of building products, including windows and taps, more

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Estonia, Poland win back pollution permits in EU court

A top European court annulled Wednesday an EU attempt to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that Estonia and

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EU calls on US to do more to tackle climate change

The United States must do more to tackle climate change, the EU presidency said Wednesday, in a challenge to

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U.S. climate envoy notes “difficult” global talks

President Barack Obama's top climate change negotiator on Thursday said international talks to cut carbon emissions were "difficult," adding

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UN climate talks could fail, EU ministers warn

European ministers warned that December's landmark UN climate talks could fail, as the EU Commission urged rich nations Thursday

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EU offers climate aid

The European Union outlined a scaled-back offer to help poor nations combat global warming on Thursday as some nations

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Lights out for old 100-watt bulbs in EU next week

Old-style 100-watt light bulbs will be banned in Europe's shops from next week in favour of new energy-saving models,

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Severe Summer Wildfires claim 250,000 hectares of Europe’s forests

Europe has lost at least 250,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than

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China, EU join forces to fight economic crisis

BRUSSELS (AFP) – China and the European Union set aside past differences Friday and vowed to work together to

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