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Most of Odense port's surface area is devoted to wind power, and Vestas produces nacelles, masts and foundations (AFP)
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European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power

North Sea nations meet in Denmark to boost offshore wind power, aiming for 20,000 turbines by 2050 amid China’s dominance.

Wolfspeed has slowed its plans to build a chip factory in Germany with auto supplier ZF (AFP)
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Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice

Germany's chipmaking ambitions face another setback as Wolfspeed and ZF delay semiconductor factory plans indefinitely.

Coral bleaching -- such as that seen here around Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef -- happens when the water is too warm (AFP)
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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency

A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health...

Unions called the group's 40,000 employees in Italy and workers at its suppliers to observe a 24-hour national strike (AFP)
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Stellantis workers march in Italy over production slump

Thousands of Stellantis workers strike in Rome over layoffs, production halts, and weak demand for electric vehicles.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said walling the United States off with tariffs on allies and rivals was "deeply misguided." (AFP)
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‘Deeply misguided’ to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen

Yellen warns broad, untargeted levies would raise costs for US households and make American businesses less competitive.

Developing countries least responsible for climate change need trillions of dollars to cut emissions and brace for the future but nations cannot agree how to raise the money (AFP)
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Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN’s Stiell

Rich nations must lead climate funding at COP29 and help mobilize broader contributions, says UN's climate chief.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pushed back at arguments that tariffs would hike costs for consumers (AFP)
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Trump says ‘obnoxious’ tariffs will bring factories to US

Donald Trump says companies will drop plans to build factories overseas when faced with the threat of high tariffs on shipping goods to...

Nations meeting at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in November are supposed to agree how much money should go to poorer countries to help them combat global warming (AFP)
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COP29 draft climate pact leaves open thorny question of money

UN draft narrows COP29 climate finance options for poorer nations but leaves unresolved how much rich countries will pay.

Indian workers prepare fireworks ready for the Hindu festival of Diwali on November 1 -- but the capital New Delhi has ordered a complete ban to try to curb air pollution (AFP)
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India’s capital bans fireworks to curb air pollution

The fireworks ban which will last until the end of 2024, is the strictest in a string of restrictions on popular firecrackers.

The COP29 climate summit will take place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (AFP)
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Little progress at key meet ahead of COP29 climate summit

Key pre-COP29 meeting ends with little progress on funding a new climate finance deal, as rich countries fail to commit to amounts.

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