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Livestock farming is a major source of methane, along with energy generation and landfills (AFP)
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Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchers

Rising methane levels outpace other polluting gases, with researchers pointing to fossil fuel extraction in China and southeast Asia as a cause.

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

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.

Flamanville has been beset by problems (AFP)
ElectricityNewsNuclear Power

New French nuclear reactor enters automatic shutdown

Flamanville reactor shuts down automatically a day after starting up for the first time as technical checks continue.

The US Steel Mon Valley Works Edgar Thomson Plant along the Monongahela River in Braddock, Pennsylvania (AFP)
BusinessElectionsIndustryInfrastructureNewsPoliticsTrade

US Steel warns plants could close without Nippon sale

U.S. Steel warns of potential Pennsylvania closures if Nippon Steel takeover is blocked; both parties oppose the sale.

The end of government incentives has hurt sales of EVs in Germany (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

German car sales plunge in August as EV slump worsens

Record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market, following a downward path all year after incentives run out.

A 3D view of a prototype of the first cargo sailboat operated by TOWT (TOWT (Maritime transport Company))
EnvironmentMaritimeNewsWind

Eco-friendly French cargo ship revives sail power

The Anemos, the world's largest cargo sail ship, completed its maiden voyage to New York, aiming to revive eco-friendly shipping.

Elephants are among the animals targeted in Namibia's cull (AFP)
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsResiliency

Namibia’s drought cull of more than 700 wildlife under way

Carried out by professional hunters, the culling targets 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 83 elephants, 100 blue wildebeest, 100 elands and 300...

Beijing's probe into Canadian canola oil imports comes after Ottawa unveiled massive levies on Chinese electric vehicles (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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China to launch anti-dumping probes into Canadian canola, chemicals

The anti-dumping probe into Canadian products is in apparent retaliation for Ottawa's restrictions on imports of Chinese EVs.

Although a major oil producer, Nigeria often struggles with fuel shortages that cause long lines at petrol stations (AFP)
BusinessEconomyFuelNewsOilPolitics

State oil company ‘financial strain’ compounds fuel shortage in Nigeria

Higher living costs, inflation and an end to fuel subsidies contribute to chaotic scenes in Nigeria as fuel supplies grow scarce.

Tesla sales are booming in Norway (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Norway’s electric car sales set new world record

Norwegian EV sales make up 94% of the market in August, setting records in a country that could sell only zero-emission cars 10...

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