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China has spearheaded a targeted industrial strategy to boost its EV sector, pouring vast state funds into domestic firms (AFP)
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Why are Chinese EVs facing EU scrutiny and tariffs?

Beijing has yet to react but a Chinese trade group condemned the bloc's "protectionism".

dians living in Grenada and Canadians of Grenadian origin here in Canada are doing what they can to provide relief after the Island nation was struck with a powerful hurricane earlier this week. Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Haron Forteau
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Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

Downgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday as it headed toward Mexico’s Caribbean coast, Beryl has claimed at least nine lives.

Anne-Claire Fontan, scientific officer at the WMO's tropical cyclone programme, said that Beryl signals a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024 (NOAA/RAMMB)
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Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification signals a new era of powerful storms

The World Meteorological Organization told AFP that more storms with the hallmarks of Hurricane Beryl could be expected in the future.

FILE PHOTO: A poster for an MG-4 EV, a brand of Chinese state-owned carmaker SAIC, is displayed at a car showroom in Santander, Spain, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?

EU regulators will impose provisional duties on Chinese-made EVs imported into the European Union from Friday

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's Model 3 is displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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Analysis: Rough road ahead for US EV makers despite upbeat quarterly sales

Demand for EVs has grown more slowly than expected due to high borrowing costs, economic uncertainty and consumer preference for gasoline-electric hybrids.

A person immerses themself in puddle in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Rosenberg, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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Explainer: Record-breaking temperatures strengthen Hurricane Beryl as it hits Caribbean

Beryl is the strongest storm to hit the south-eastern Caribbean in 20 years.

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Q&A: What does the ‘landmark’ Horse Hill judgment mean for UK fossil fuels?

On June 20, the British Supreme Court ruled that a local council acted unlawfully by granting planning permission for an oil project. Carbon...

People try to beat the 30 C heat in Montreal, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave over Eastern Canada last week brought stifling conditions. It put pressure on the electricity grid. It broke temperature records. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

In a few days, Environment and Climate Change Canada will unveil results from a new rapid extreme weather event attribution program, assessing how...

FILE PHOTO: A Muslim pilgrim prays during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman//File Photo
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Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say

ClimaMeter's analysis reveals temperatures reached up to 51.8°C in Mecca.

The power grids of the future will rely on better batteries to store excess renewable energy for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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‘Not a lab experiment’: climate tech CEO on green innovation

Bill Gates has hosted executives in London this week to boost investment in technologies promising breakthroughs in tackling climate change.

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