Kate Abnett

@KateAbnett

Journalist. European climate change and energy correspondent @Reuters in Brussels. Former #EUETS nerd @ArgusMedia. Views mine. DMs open.

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jul 17

Brazil says it has organized enough rooms to accommodate the tens of thousands of people crowding into Belem for the UN COP30 climate summit in Nov, but its listings fall short of the country's own projections for attendance Story by @manuelaandreoni reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. Brazil assured worried governments on Wednesday it has organized enough rooms to accommodate the tens of thousands of people crowding into the rainforest city of Belem for the United Nations climate...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jul 15

EU offers Slovakia reassurances on Russian gas exit, letter shows Story with Jan Lopatka reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The European Union failed to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, as Slovakia demanded more guarantees that it would not be harmed by a separate EU plan to phase out Russian...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jul 14

EU wants to see China take more ambitious climate action Interview with EU climate commissioner @WBHoekstra in Beijing this weekend. By @livinglizly reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The world needs China to show more leadership on climate action, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said on Sunday, highlighting the importance of cutting planet-heating emissions and reducing...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jul 9

Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published today Story with @AliWithers_ reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. Of the 2,300 people estimated to have died, 1,500 deaths were linked to climate change.

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Reuters@Reuters · Jul 8

Far-right lawmakers to lead EU negotiations on new climate target reut.rs/4eE2a3p

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Jake Spring@jakespring · Jul 7

My last investigation with former employer @Reuters showed most carbon credit projects in Brazil involve illegal deforesters. We scoured thousands of pages of documents and spoke to a ringleader under house arrest w/ @bzbrad @brito_ricardo @jackie_botts reuters.com/business/envir…

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jul 2

Coming up today: EU to add international CO2 credits to next climate goal 🔹EU to propose 90% emissions cut by 2040 with flexibilities 🔹Previous EU climate targets based solely on domestic emissions cuts 🔹Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed an EU climate target for 2040 that for the first time will allow countries to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of their...

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Reuters World@ReutersWorld · Jun 30

What is a 'heat dome' and how does it power heatwaves? reut.rs/4l4QqJn

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Reuters@Reuters · Jun 30

Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave reut.rs/3ZXZBmz

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Reuters World@ReutersWorld · Jun 28

EU plans to add carbon credits to new climate goal, document shows reut.rs/40q6L38

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Reuters@Reuters · Jun 27

Countries agree 10% increase for UN climate budget reut.rs/44fPuuI

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 27

COP30 host Brazil warns against over-reliance on carbon credits reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. Countries should not over-rely on buying carbon credits to meet climate targets, the chief executive of this year's U.N. COP30 summit said on Thursday, as the European Union readies a new emissions...

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Reuters@Reuters · Jun 26

Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year, report says reut.rs/44pwcmL

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 26

EU countries demand stricter controls on new CO2 price reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. Germany, the Czech Republic and 14 other countries have demanded the European Union introduce stricter price controls to the bloc's new carbon market, over fears the policy will raise consumers'...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 23

EU halts talks on law tackling companies' fake 'green' claims reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The European Union halted negotiations on Monday on a planned law requiring companies to back up their climate-friendly claims with evidence, after the European Commission said the policy would...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 17

Coming up today: 🔹EU to propose legal measures to ban Russian gas 🔹Aim to end Russian imports by end-2027 🔹Proposals need support from reinforced majority of EU countries 🔹Some concerned about legal risk for importing companies What we know so far👇 reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a legally binding ban on EU imports of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2027, using legal measures to ensure the plan cannot be...

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 16

EU moves ahead with Russian gas ban proposal despite Hungary, Slovakia vetoes reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. Hungary and Slovakia on Monday opposed a planned European Union ban on Russian gas imports, though Brussels is expected to propose the law on Tuesday, which could pass without their approval.

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 16

EU pushes back proposals to curb reliance on Russian nuclear fuel reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The European Commission will not propose measures to limit the EU's reliance on Russian nuclear fuel this week alongside its proposals to ban Russian gas, EU energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on...

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Reuters Energy and Commodities@ReutersCommods · Jun 16

EIB backs Spain-France power link with 1.6 billion euros reuters.com/sustainability…

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Kate Abnett@KateAbnett · Jun 11

May was world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say reuters.com/sustainability…

KateAbnett's tweet card. The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fuelled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday.

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