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FILE PHOTO: Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Carbon ManagementEmissionsEnvironmentRegulations

ADM violates US water laws, permit after leak at carbon capture project

EPA finds ADM violated safe drinking water rules with a carbon leak at its Illinois CCS site, raising safety concerns.

FILE PHOTO: A car leaves a charging spot at a PetroChina electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Beijing, China February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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EU plans Sept 25 vote on raising tariffs on EVs from China: report

The EU is aiming to hold a vote to introduce definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept. 25.

The U.S. Steel Corporation facility entry gate is seen in Gary, Indiana, U.S., on October 15, 2018. Picture taken on October 15, 2018.  REUTERS/Rajesh Singh/File Photo
BusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructurePolitics

White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision: report

White House officials have delayed a decision on Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel amid national security concerns and bipartisan resistance.

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to journalists in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Critical MineralsFuelMineralsOilPoliticsTrade

Putin’s commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials

Russian officials are perplexed by Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic commodities in response to Western sanctions.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
ClimateEmissions MarketsPolitics

NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: Trudeau

Trudeau criticizes the NDP for wavering on carbon pricing, claiming they lack a clear climate plan under pressure from Conservative Leader Poilievre.

FILE PHOTO: Steam comes out of the chimneys of Ilva steel plant in Taranto, Italy, November 9, 2019. Picture taken November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentIndustryManufacturing

Italy court orders retrial in pollution case linked to ex-Ilva steelworks

The ex-Ilva site has been embroiled in legal proceedings over allegations that its emissions have caused a surge in cancer cases in Taranto.

An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
AviationBiofuelsBusinessIndustrySustainable Aviation Fuel

Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

Aeral view of Siderurgica Huachipato, in Talcahuano, Bio Bio region, taken on September 11, 2024. Huachipato, Chile's largest steelmaker, will shut down its furnace on September 16, 2024, the end of a 74-year-old company with strong social roots that succumbed to ‘unfair’ competition from Chinese steel. (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructureLabourTrade

Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Chile's Huachipato steel mill, an economic and cultural hub for Talcahuano, is closing after 74 years, driven out by cheaper Chinese imports, costing...

FILE PHOTO: A wind turbine is pictured in a field near Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
ElectricityPoliticsWind

EU approves 682 million euros for Belgian offshore wind energy

The EU approved a 682 million euro Belgian state aid scheme for a 700 MW North Sea wind farm, aiming to boost renewable...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows domes of the Central Mosque with the backdrop of the Tien Shan Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessCritical MineralsElectric VehiclesIn-DepthIndustryManufacturingMineralsMiningTrade

Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.

Cows in a green farmers' field that also features a wind turbine in Land's End, Sennen, United Kingdom
AnalysisElectricityIndustryInfrastructureWind

Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

Wind power led Britain’s record low fossil fuel electricity generation in August 2024, with CO2 emissions dropping sharply.

Gardener Jana Kretschmer is working to protect trees from climate change (AFP)
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthResiliency

Germany’s parks plant a way forward on climate change

As part of a "natural regeneration" project, a sapling has been grafted onto the stump of a 150-year-old oak tree at Muskauer Park.

Tunisian fisherwoman Sara Souissi, 43, defied men who believed she had no place at sea (AFP)
AnalysisBiodiversityClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthResiliency

Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched...

Aeral view of Siderurgica Huachipato, in Talcahuano, Bio Bio region, taken on September 11, 2024. Huachipato, Chile's largest steelmaker, will shut down its furnace on September 16, 2024, the end of a 74-year-old company with strong social roots that succumbed to ‘unfair’ competition from Chinese steel. (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructureLabourTrade

Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Chile's Huachipato steel mill, an economic and cultural hub for Talcahuano, is closing after 74 years, driven out by cheaper Chinese imports, costing...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows domes of the Central Mosque with the backdrop of the Tien Shan Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessCritical MineralsElectric VehiclesIn-DepthIndustryManufacturingMineralsMiningTrade

Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.

AnalysisEconomyElectricityPoliticsSolarStorageWind

With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives

Australia's abundant wind and solar power needs energy storage to provide reliable supply when the sun doesn’t shine or wind doesn’t blow.

AnalysisElectricityInfrastructurePoliticsRegulationsReportsSolarTransmissionUtilitiesWind

Red tape to renewables: Overcoming challenges to U.S. clean energy projects

The U.S. faces challenges to buidling clean energy infrastructure. Smarter planning and policies are key to overcoming them.

A crash involving a Tesla Semi took place in the wee hours of August 19, a US agency said. (AFP)
Electric Vehicles

Tesla truck fire took 190,000 liters of water to extinguish

Firefighters used 190,000 liters of water to extinguish a Tesla Semi blaze after a crash in California, the NTSB reported.

FILE PHOTO: Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Carbon ManagementEmissionsEnvironmentRegulations

ADM violates US water laws, permit after leak at carbon capture project

EPA finds ADM violated safe drinking water rules with a carbon leak at its Illinois CCS site, raising safety concerns.

The U.S. Steel Corporation facility entry gate is seen in Gary, Indiana, U.S., on October 15, 2018. Picture taken on October 15, 2018.  REUTERS/Rajesh Singh/File Photo
BusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructurePolitics

White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision: report

White House officials have delayed a decision on Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel amid national security concerns and bipartisan resistance.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
BusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructurePolitics

Nippon Steel, US Steel send letter to Biden on merger plans

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sent a letter to President Biden defending their planned $15 billion merger amid potential blockage.

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Occidental Petroleum is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
BusinessCarbon ManagementIndustryInfrastructure

Occidental’s 1PointFive secures up to $500 million to advance Texas carbon capture hub

Occidental’s 1PointFive secures up to $500M from the U.S. DOE to develop a South Texas carbon capture hub, advancing DAC tech for decarbonization.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
ClimateEmissions MarketsPolitics

NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: Trudeau

Trudeau criticizes the NDP for wavering on carbon pricing, claiming they lack a clear climate plan under pressure from Conservative Leader Poilievre.

An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
AviationBiofuelsBusinessIndustrySustainable Aviation Fuel

Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government would end the carbon tax on consumers if the federal government removed the legal requirement. Eby steps away from the podium after a news conference in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. to scrap carbon tax if federal government drops requirement: Eby

B.C. Premier David Eby plans to scrap the provincial carbon tax for consumers and shift it to “big polluters” if Ottawa allows.

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Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

Opinion: Canada's federal government should increase support for the development of CO2 recycling, an innovation that could lead to new jobs and new...

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
BusinessElectionsEmissions MarketsPoliticsRegulations

Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won’t say if it’ll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says he wants to see big polluters pay, but NDP rejects the idea that workers should shoulder the cost of fighting climate...

Cows in a green farmers' field that also features a wind turbine in Land's End, Sennen, United Kingdom
AnalysisElectricityIndustryInfrastructureWind

Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

Wind power led Britain’s record low fossil fuel electricity generation in August 2024, with CO2 emissions dropping sharply.

ClimateEnvironmentPolitics

Climate protesters block Dutch highway while police strike

With policing of the protest light due to a strike, around 500 activists marched onto a highway that leads into the centre of...

Gardener Jana Kretschmer is working to protect trees from climate change (AFP)
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthResiliency

Germany’s parks plant a way forward on climate change

As part of a "natural regeneration" project, a sapling has been grafted onto the stump of a 150-year-old oak tree at Muskauer Park.

FILE PHOTO: A car leaves a charging spot at a PetroChina electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Beijing, China February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
BusinessElectric VehiclesPoliticsRegulationsTrade

EU plans Sept 25 vote on raising tariffs on EVs from China: report

The EU is aiming to hold a vote to introduce definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept. 25.

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to journalists in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Critical MineralsFuelMineralsOilPoliticsTrade

Putin’s commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials

Russian officials are perplexed by Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic commodities in response to Western sanctions.

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election, speaks during a debate at the Nixon Kisha Club in Tokyo, Japan. Takashi Aoyama/Pool via REUTERS
ClimateEnvironmentIndustryManufacturingPoliticsTrade

Japan, US face shared challenge from cheap China steel, Japan PM hopeful says

Japan and the United States should work together amid competition from China, leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows domes of the Central Mosque with the backdrop of the Tien Shan Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessCritical MineralsElectric VehiclesIn-DepthIndustryManufacturingMineralsMiningTrade

Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.

Security guards stand at the BYD booth at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric VehiclesIndustryManufacturing

China’s BYD ramps up hiring as Beijing prioritises employment

BYD has increased its workforce to more than 900,000 people, making the Chinese EV giant one of the largest employers in the country.

AnalysisEconomyElectricityPoliticsSolarStorageWind

With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives

Australia's abundant wind and solar power needs energy storage to provide reliable supply when the sun doesn’t shine or wind doesn’t blow.

FILE PHOTO: A student carries mangrove saplings to be planted at Mangrove Park Lampulo, marking World Environment Day in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, June 5, 2024. REUTERS/ Riska Munawarah/File Photo
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentPolitics

Indonesia’s Prabowo plans $65bn green fund from selling carbon credits

A new regulator for carbon emission rules will be established to oversee efforts to reach Indonesia's emissions targets.

Aeral view of Siderurgica Huachipato, in Talcahuano, Bio Bio region, taken on September 11, 2024. Huachipato, Chile's largest steelmaker, will shut down its furnace on September 16, 2024, the end of a 74-year-old company with strong social roots that succumbed to ‘unfair’ competition from Chinese steel. (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessEconomyIndustryInfrastructureLabourTrade

Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Chile's Huachipato steel mill, an economic and cultural hub for Talcahuano, is closing after 74 years, driven out by cheaper Chinese imports, costing...

A drone view shows amazon forest surrounding the BR 319 highway in Amazonas state, Brazil September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
BiodiversityEnvironmentIndigenousPoliticsResiliency

Brazil’s Lula backs highway through Amazon that could drive deforestation

Lula commits to paving BR-319 highway through the Amazon, risking deforestation and sparking environmental concerns.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows an area of Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground copper mine, near Rancagua, Chile, Chile July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Cambero/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsMining

Copper output from Chile’s Codelco slides nearly 11% in July

Codelco produced 111,400 metric tons of copper in July, the South American country's Cochilco copper commission announced on Wednesday.

View of the city of Sao Paulo, shrouded in smoke from Amazon forest fires, in Brazil, taken on September 9, 2024 (AFP)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousResiliencyWeather

Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries

Smoke from intense Amazon wildfires is choking Brazilian cities and spreading across South America, worsening air quality.

Alexandre Anderson from Ahomar, a network to protect Guanabara Bay, uses an app designed by him to denounce environmental irregularities at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Lucas Landau
ClimateEnvironment

Fishermen in Rio de Janeiro use app to record, report water pollution

An app lets Rio de Janeiro fishermen report Guanabara Bay pollution, aiming to protect the iconic site from oil spills.

Tunisian fisherwoman Sara Souissi, 43, defied men who believed she had no place at sea (AFP)
AnalysisBiodiversityClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthResiliency

Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched...

The $10 billion pipeline project is intended to transport natural gas from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Pakistan and India (AFP)
InfrastructureNatural GasPoliticsTrade

Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

Taliban government stages ceremony to mark the start of work on the $10bn TAPI pipeline that will cross South Asia.

Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery will aim to cover all the country's domestic petrol needs (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyFuelOilPoliticsTransport

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery caught between promise and reality

Nigeria waits for mega-refinery's fuel to flood the domestic market after delays and outcry over petrol price subsidies.

A woman roasts plantains, known as "bole," over an open flame in Ibadan, Nigeria. Bole, a popular street food, is known for its smoky flavour and tender texture. Photo by Tunde Buremo on Unsplash
AnalysisElectricityOilPoliticsUtilities

Nigerian households use a range of energy, from wood to solar – green energy planning must account for this

Nigerian households use a range of energy sources, including wood and charcoal, even if they can afford to rely on renewables. The government's...

The Greek-flagged Sounion was struck on August 21, 2024 by Yemen's Huthi rebels (EUNAVFOR ASPIDES)
EnvironmentFuelOilPoliticsTrade

Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disaster

Yemeni rebels' Red Sea oil tanker attack leaves Greek-flagged ship on fire while carrying a million barrels of crude oil.

FILE PHOTO: Steam comes out of the chimneys of Ilva steel plant in Taranto, Italy, November 9, 2019. Picture taken November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentIndustryManufacturing

Italy court orders retrial in pollution case linked to ex-Ilva steelworks

The ex-Ilva site has been embroiled in legal proceedings over allegations that its emissions have caused a surge in cancer cases in Taranto.

AnalysisClimateFuelOilPoliticsReports

Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it

Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production.″

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Poissy, near Paris, France, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric VehiclesTransport

Carmakers adjust electrification plans as EV demand slows

Lowering targets, increasing hybrid production and changing timelines — how car manufacturers are responding to weak EV demand.

FILE PHOTO: A staff member works on an assembly line manufacturing Geely's GX6 cars, at the Geely's plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Zoey Zhang/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric VehiclesIndustryPoliticsTradeTransport

China warns carmakers of risks in building plants overseas, sources say

As EV makers plan global factories to beat import tariffs, China's commerce ministry advises against certain countries.

FILE PHOTO: An Audi electric vehicle is being charged in a charging station in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
BusinessElectric VehiclesManufacturing

Global EV sales up 20% in August despite 19-month low in Europe, Rho Motion says

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 20% in August, driven by record high sales in China.

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