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Copenhagen's Challenge of Staying Green while Hosting Euro 2020

With the aim of going carbon neutral by 2025, Copenhagen faces a challenge as it prepares to host Euro 2020 matches -- with the accompanying excesses -- while minimizing the climate impact. 

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Global Cost of Air Pollution $2.9 Trillion a Year, NGO Report Says

The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is US$8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3 percent of the world's GDP, an environmental research group said Wednesday.

The findings from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia are the first to assess the global cost of air pollution specifically from burning oil, gas and coal. 

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Indigenous Anti-Pipeline Protests Spread across Canada

Indigenous protests against a new pipeline in westernmost Canada scaled up across the country on Tuesday with major train disruptions, port blockades and sit-ins at government offices.

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Bolsonaro's Amazon 'Dream' is Indigenous 'Nightmare'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the Amazon rainforest that would open indigenous lands to mining -- a "dream" for the far-right leader, but a "nightmare" for environmentalists and tribal leaders.

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Bad Weather Moves North as Southern U.S. Storms Leave 4 Dead

Nearly 150,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful winter storm raked the region, killing at least four people and injuring several more across the region.

Florida bore the brunt of the power outages, with nearly 75,000, according to poweroutages.us. The Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia also reported outages, and tornado watches and warnings were in effect Thursday night from northern Florida up through North Carolina.

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Scientists Warn Multiple Eco-Crises Could Trigger 'Systemic Collapse'

Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into "global systemic collapse," more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday. 

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Nine Arrested in Greenpeace Protest at BP in London

British police arrested nine Greenpeace campaigners on Wednesday who blockaded BP's London headquarters with solar panels and oil barrels to mark the new boss's first day at the energy giant.

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UK Vows Action after Envoy Slams Plans for U.N. Climate Talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for urgent action to deal with global warming, after his ex-climate envoy warned his own plans for U.N. talks later this year were "miles off track".

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'Open Bar' for Rats as Paris Pension Strikes Hit Waste Collection

France's trains may be running again but the whiff of discontent over the government's pension reforms still hangs thick in the air as a waste disposal strike begins to bite.

Sidewalks in several parts of Paris have become obstacle courses of overflowing wheelie bins after 10 days of blockades at the city's incineration plants.

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Indonesia Offers Reward for Plucking Tire Off Giant Croc's Neck

Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tire stuck around its neck -- and survive.

The contest will see one brave croc hunter land an unspecified amount of cash, but it will mean coming face to face with the 13-foot (4-meter) reptile Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi.

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