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2026 Winter Olympics open amid geopolitical and climate tensions
The 2026 Winter Olympics have commenced in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, amid concerns over environmental impacts and geopolitical tensions....
Dutch Court Orders Government to Protect Bonaire from Climate Change
The District Court of The Hague has ruled that the Dutch government failed to implement adequate climate mitigation and adaptation measures to...
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Catalonia, Spain: Familia Torres, a storied winery dating back to 1870, warns that relentless heat and drought could render its ancestral...
French Inquiry: Officials Covered Up Nestlé’s Illegal Water Extraction
Paris, France: A Senate investigation found that top officials suppressed evidence of Nestlé Waters France illegally treating mineral water,...
UN Warns Earth Likely to Briefly Surpass 1.5 °C Threshold Soon
Geneva, Switzerland: A World Meteorological Organization report projects at least one of the next five years will exceed 1.5 °C of warming above...
Basel Climate Law Protest Disrupts Eurovision, Highlights Tensions
Basel, Switzerland: While the Eurovision Song Contest dazzled global viewers, climate and pro-Palestine activists staged protests in the city....
UN: Conflict and Climate Fuel World’s Highest Hunger Levels on Record
Rome, Italy: A new UN report finds the global number of people facing acute hunger is at an all-time high, surpassing 350 million in 2024. Ongoing...
Dutch NGO Sues Shell to Stop New Oil and Gas Projects
The Hague, Netherlands: Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) filed a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell demanding that the oil giant...
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