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US, China Climate Envoys Meet at COP27 Summit in Egypt

US climate envoy John Kerry met Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving relations between the world's top two polluters, seen as vital for substantial progress against global warming. The meeting between Kerry and China's top climate official…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Another generation of Londoners condemned to breathing toxic air

The typical way to open a leader column about air pollution is to call it a ‘silent killer’. I should know, I’ve done it a lot. Except, on reflection, that isn’t quite right or at least it hasn’t been for some time.

Evening Standard

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned that cutting R&D funding would be a disaster for the UK economy

Vice Chancellor of Swansea University Paul Boyle said such as a move would be 'prove a tragically misguided false economy'

Birmingham Post

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EU supports COP27 call to phase down all fossil fuels

The European Union supports a call by India to phase down fossil fuel use as part of a COP27 deal, the bloc's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday, provided it does not weaken previous agreements on reducing the use of coal.

Reuters

UK set to join EU project helping swift military movements across Europe

European Union defence ministers paved the way on Tuesday for Britain to join an EU project aimed at facilitating the swift movement of troops and military equipment across Europe, as war rages in Ukraine for a ninth month.

Reuters

US, Japan and EU unveil $20 billion plan to wean Indonesia off coal

Indonesia currently relies on coal, the most carbon-emitting fuel, for roughly 60% of its electricity.

Axios

Analysis-Ukraine's sparse wheat plantings sow further trouble for global food security

War, rain and economic hardship have depressed Ukraine's wheat plantings, depriving the nation of vital export earnings in 2023 and heralding another year of tight global supplies and potentially high prices for basic foodstuffs.

Reuters

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Europe must steer more military spending to joint projects -EU defence agency

EU members are set to boost military budgets by up to 70 billion euros ($72.2 billion) by 2025 but a lack of project cooperation and purchases outside the bloc risk undermining efforts to create coherent forces, the European Defence Agency said.

Reuters

Germany to set up hub in Slovakia to repair arms for Ukraine

Germany will establish a maintenance hub in Slovakia to service and repair weapons it has delivered to Ukraine, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Tuesday.

Reuters

EU is ready to update climate pledges - Timmermans

The European Union is ready to update its emissions-cutting target, climate policy chief Frans Timmermans told the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday, pointing to recently agreed EU policies to cut emissions faster than planned.

Reuters

Cheshire Cheese Company owner sells up after huge Brexit costs leaves firm 'unviable'

Simon Spurrell has previously said Brexit directly cost his company £250,000

Manchester Evening News

EU urges cooperation as members refill military stocks amid arms supplies to Kyiv

European Union countries should work together in replenishing their military inventories and avoid competing with each other amid ongoing arms deliveries to Ukraine, the bloc's top diplomat said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S., Japan and partners mobilise $20 billion to move Indonesia away from coal

A coalition of countries will mobilise $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring forward the sector's peak emissions date by seven years to 2030, the United States, Japan and partners said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bear dens and ancient trees face onslaught of logging in Poland

An ambitious forest management plan in the country’s Carpathian mountains is bringing state foresters ever closer to the dens of brown bears, a protected species

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Saudi Arabia Assumes Balanced Role at G20 Summit in Bali

All eyes turn to the island of Bali in Indonesia, where the G20 Leaders Summit will kick off on Tuesday, with the participation of 19 countries, in addition to the European Union and the guests of honor. Despite the challenges facing the agenda of the summit due to the unprecedented…

The Guardian - UK

Water firms may owe UK customers £163m for spillages, say experts

Exclusive: Specialists in corporate wrongdoing say water firms are exploiting a ‘dominant monopoly’

Reuters

EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition

The European Union plans to update its emissions-cutting target under the Paris climate accord, the EU climate policy chief told the COP27 summit on Tuesday, with the upgrade expected before next year's United Nations summit.

Axios

Emboldened Zelensky says Russia's war "can be stopped"

Zelensky thanked the "G19" for "making it clear" to Russia that there can't be "any excuses for nuclear blackmail."

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‘Everything has changed, nothing has changed’: what’s stopping green energy

The case for rapid transition to renewables is stronger, but some developments are making it harder

The Independent UK

British man to be deported from Denmark over late post-Brexit paperwork

Phillip Russell says he filed his paperwork just four days late, yet has failed in his appeal

Birmingham Post

Businessman who Boris Johnson called 'that bloody cheese man' sells company after Brexit woes

Co-founder Simon Spurrell will retain a stake in the business and remain as managing director

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for restoration of peace in G20 speech -EU ambassador

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered an "impassioned, yet detailed" speech at the G20 summit on Tuesday, the European Union ambassador to Indonesia said on Twitter.

The Independent UK

European leader calls on world, China to pressure Russia

The European Council president urged global powers Tuesday to intensify pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, including Moscow’s biggest supporter, China

The Guardian - AU

Volodymyr Zelenskiy lays out ‘Ukrainian formula for peace’ at G20 – as it happened

World leaders meet in Bali with a packed agenda of events, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to overshadow talks

Bangkok Post

Ministry establishes pact with Austria

Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to establish a joint working group on trade and economic cooperation with Austria in order to boost bilateral trade and strengthen economic cooperation.

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