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Countries remain at loggerheads with the Brazilian government team organising COP30 logistics in the Amazon city of Belém, after concerns that some delegations, especially from poorer countries, will not be able to afford to attend the annual UN climate talks in the numbers they

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China, Korea and Russia move ahead of the West in the race to sell reactors overseas, as developing states back nuclear energy in a “new era of growth”. Why are so many emerging economies turning to Asian reactors? Read the full story here:

Hungary is racing to become Europe’s EV battery hub, but progress is coming at a cost. Residents near new factories fear pollution, while investors navigate a slowing EV market.

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If successful, the Calama case could set a precedent for holding governments accountable for mining-related pollution.

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A chaotic all-nighter in Geneva couldn’t save the UN plastics talks. The session ended abruptly with no next steps decided.

As countries were tasked with negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution, the divide between 100 ambitious countries and oil- and gas- producing nations was too wide to bridge, writes Swiss lead negotiator Felix Wertli. Read below his full acount of why the talks failed.

More than 40 plants involved in the battery manufacturing ecosystem are either currently operating, under construction, or planned in Hungary. By 2030, Hungary is set to become Europe’s second-largest EV battery manufacturer after Germany.

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Campaigners are asking a court to force Codelco to clean up its operations and to compensate residents harmed by years of air pollution.

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Global plastic production is set to triple by 2060. Negotiators just failed to agree on whether the treaty should try to reduce it.

Hungary is one of the key players in Europe’s production of EV batteries. But the emergence of a large-scale battery industry has turned into a political flashpoint. Local officials have slammed campaigners opposing battery factories as political agitators funded by foreign.

Doctors in Calama link mining pollution to rising cases of severe autism and neurodivergent conditions in children. Now campaigners are demanding justice in court.

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With most countries yet to submit new emissions-cutting plans due by the end of next month, Brazil will launch consultations on how to tackle an expected shortfall in ambition. Read the full story here:

As Amazon nations meet in Colombia this week, leaders should put the Amazon rainforest at the heart of a new green economy, writes former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa.