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Thomas von der Ohe, CEO and Co-Founder of Vay Technology, stands for a portrait with a remote driving Kia. Over the last year, riders in Las Vegas have been able to test drive the vehicle (AFP)
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Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver

German startup Vay offers low-cost remote driving rides in Las Vegas, blending human control with robotaxi tech to disrupt transport.

Eighty percent of the fall in Germany's emissions for 2024 is thanks to record high production of renewable energy and the continued closure of coal-fired power stations (AFP)
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Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study

Germany’s 2024 emissions fell three per cent, a slower drop than 2023, hindered by stalled green investments in industry and households.

A wide-view image of the Mecca Hills showing various canyons and slopes. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new national monuments

Biden's move will protect Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California from drilling, mining, and solar energy farms.

An image of a car parked in an electric vehicle parking bay (AFP)
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EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target

Electric vehicle market share grew, but it may have come at a 'huge cost' to the industry.

Turbines like these off the coast of Wales are expected to help wind power become Britain's largest source of electricity in 2025 (AFP)
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UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024

Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 per cent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 per...

BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded onto a ship for export at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhouin February 2024 (AFP)
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Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

BYD's quarterly revenue surpassed global rival Tesla's for the first time during the third quarter last year.

Thick plumes of smoke at times clouded major cities including Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo last year (AFP)
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Brazil’s Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agency

In 2024, Brazil's Amazon saw 140,328 fires, the highest in 17 years, amid a lengthy drought and ongoing deforestation efforts.

A fishing boat remains stranded after strong waves hit in Lobitos, Talara Province, Peru, on December 27, 2024 (AFP)
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One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves

Massive waves up to four meters high are battering Ecuador and Peru, closing 91 ports and resulting in at least one death.

Many countries were hit by record-breaking floods, cyclones and other climate-related disasters in 2024 (AFP)
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‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024

Nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.

Australian firefighters say they are fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore (STATE CONTROL CENTRE - VICTORIA EMERGENCY SERVICES)
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Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore

Firefighters in Victoria fight a massive bushfire in Grampians National Park, burning 74,000 hectares — about the size of Singapore.

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