Planning for the future The end of the European five-year term and the start of the new year have the climate community thinking about the upcoming period. Euractiv has you covered on the key debates in Brussels. EU hopes to overcome US opposition to WTO ‘court’ as key summit nears Ahead of a key summit of members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Abu Dhabi at the end of February, the EU hopes for a reform of the organisation’s “dispute settlement mechanism”, a court-like institution paralysed by the USA. ‘Doomsday Clock’: 90 seconds until the end of the world Atomic scientists on Tuesday (23 January) kept their ‘Doomsday Clock’ set as close to midnight as ever before, citing Russia's actions on nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, nuclear-armed Israel’s Gaza war and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe. Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities kill 18, Zelenskyy says Russian missiles hit Ukraine's two largest cities, killing 18 people, injuring more than 130 and damaging homes and infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as Moscow's war approaches its third year. LEAK: EU Socialists eye boosted ties with US, China – reject Green Deal ‘pause’ In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany backing Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's efforts to undo PiS justice reforms, the Spanish government paving the way for the return of self-exiled Puigdemont, and so much more.
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