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Climate security in Asean and the South Pacific: When regional responses fall short — Phar Kim Beng
Malay Mail
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August 29, 2025
AUGUST 29 — The unrelenting march of climate change is nowhere more palpable than in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Both regions, geographically exposed and institutionally underprepared, face the brunt of intensifying natural disasters....
Britain’s Biggest Untapped Oilfield Put on Hold as Climate Rules Bite
Oil Price
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August 28, 2025
Britain’s largest undeveloped oilfield has been thrown into limbo. Equinor’s Rosebank project, a $3.8 billion investment once known as the future backbone of UK energy security, has been suspended after regulators demanded new environmental...
Climate change made Europe’s deadly wildfires more fierce, study finds
Morning Star
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CLIMATE change-fuelled heatwaves and dwindling rainfall made this summer’s wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus far more destructive, a new study said today. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study found the fires, which killed 20 people,...
Europe's decision on anti-Iranian sanctions to harm cooperation — Russia’s UN mission
TASS
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August 28, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, August 28. /TASS/. Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s acting permanent representative to the UN, has stated that the "European three"’s decision to initiate the process of restoring sanctions against Iran will influence the overall...
Europe faces record-breaking wildfires as climate change worsens 2025 season
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 28, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], August 29 (ANI): Europe is witnessing a record-breaking wildfire season in 2025, with experts attributing the intensity to climate change, Euro News reported. Higher temperatures and lower rainfall are aggravating forest fires...
Climate change makes wildfires in Turkey, Greece, Cyprus fiercer
The Rising Nepal
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Athens, Greece, Aug. 29: Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely, said a new study released Thursday. The study by World...
European Poultry Makes a Strong Impression at WOFEX 2025. EU Quality Standards Take Center Stage
The Laotian Times
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August 29, 2025
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — This year’s World Food Expo (WOFEX) in Manila offered an excellent platform to showcase the strengths of the European poultry sector: certified quality, transparency, and a responsible approach to...
EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: New Compliance Requirements for E-Commerce
National Law Review
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August 28, 2025
In December 2024, the European Union adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), which replaces the former Packaging Directive (94/62/EC). The PPWR is a directly applicable EU regulation that establishes a harmonized...
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU’s HQ
The Island
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August 29, 2025
Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur.Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment collapsed around them, so did the local population of...
Britain's 'ghost' island: Tragic reason why last residents of remote archipelago left 95 years ago today
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
Shunning modernity, living off the land, and eating seabirds to survive - some might think that all sounds a bit romantic. But for the Britons of St Kilda, that way of life had become too much. On August 29, 1930 - exactly 95 years ago today - the...
EU deforestation rules open trade doors for Morocco
Hespress
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August 28, 2025
Morocco is set to gain a trade edge in Europe as the European Union rolls out strict anti-deforestation rules later this year, with the North African country classified as “low risk” under the new regulation. The law, which takes effect in...
European Automakers Ask EU To Drop Combustion Engine Ban
CarBuzz
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August 28, 2025
A few years ago, the European Union (EU) passed legislation setting quite strict emissions regulations for the car industry. It would require at least a reduction in vehicle carbon emissions by 55% by 2030, and it even went as far as banning the...
France and Peru strengthen cooperation in security and defense
Andina
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August 28, 2025
It was also noted that this cooperation will be strengthened through new joint actions. Additionally, the representatives of both countries discussed the prospects for consolidation of their economic relations, in sectors such as transportation...
Canada plans to sell gas to Europe despite doubt over demand
Corporate Knights
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August 28, 2025
The Carney government is pitching major new investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Germany despite continuing projections that gas demand across the European Union will continue to fall. On Tuesday and Wednesday in Berlin, Prime...
Ukraine must receive all it needs to win a just peace! European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine statement and petition
LINKS
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August 29, 2025
European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine, August 26, 2025. After US president Trump’s “summits” with Putin (August 15) and European leaders (August 18) Ukraine confronts the immediate prospect of an unjust “peace” settlement that rewards the...
Dan Albas MP Report: Germany, Poland, and the Case for Canadian LNG
AM 1150
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August 27, 2025
Back in August 2022, former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Canada to hold a series of meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At the time, Scholz was hopeful that Canada—a G7 member and NATO ally of Germany—would agree to serve as a...
EU, US Put Russian Oil Exports Under More Pressure
Energy Intelligence
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August 28, 2025
Russia faces an uphill struggle to keep its oil exports on an even keel as its war in Ukraine shows no signs of letting up. With the US this week doubling tariffs on India to 50% as a penalty for buying Russian crude and the EU and UK preparing to...
One Year On: Behind the Scenes of South Korea’s First Climate Court Victory
Earth.Org
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August 28, 2025
A year ago today, South Korea’s Constitutional Court delivered a landmark ruling in the country’s first climate litigation case. Sejong Youn, the attorney behind the case, recalls the challenges he encountered along the way, and how the case has...
Superpower Diplomacy and Future of Sovereignty: Ukraine, Europe, and Strategic Dilemma for Small States
Khabarhub
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August 29, 2025
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August, following a virtual conference between Trump and leaders from Ukraine and Europe regarding a ceasefire and subsequent peace in the...
South Korea Can’t Afford Another Climate Show
The Diplomat
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August 28, 2025
Busan, 2035. The city’s skyline is framed by offshore wind turbines that stretch to the horizon. South Korea now exports more renewable energy technology than it ever imported fossil fuels. Air pollution is a distant memory. The country has met,...