EAC Chair welcomes changes to international air emissions and national highways – Committees

International aviation emissions  Ministers have announced that the government will formally include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions in future Carbon Budgets from 2033 onwards.  This comes after the Committee recommended in successive reports that the government legislate to include these emissions within carbon budgets, warning that failing to take account of…

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G7 environment: multilateralism works by sidestepping contentious issues

G7 environment talks in Paris showed that multilateralism can still deliver – as long as the most contentious issues are kept off the table, France’s environment minister Monique Barbut said. Barbut acknowledged that confronting the climate issue head-on would have risked “driving some partners away from the negotiating table, and ultimately achieving nothing at all”. …

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Greece increases the number of beaches where sunbeds are banned to protect the environment

This year, 251 Greek beaches have been declared closed to any kind of building, including everything from hired sunbeds and umbrellas to temporary wooden structures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Greek Environment Ministry says the decision is aimed at strengthening the protection of beaches of special aesthetic, geomorphological and environmental importance, as well as preserving valuable habitats…

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