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In this image provided by Kpop4Planet, demonstrators pose at Maengbang Beach in Samcheok, South Korea, as part of the #SaveButterBeach campaign in September 2021. The group paired with climate groups in South Korea to raise awareness about plans for a coal-burning power plant. The plant site is near the beach of the photo shoot location for album artwork for one of K-pop band BTS’s hit songs. (Soojung Do/Kpop4Planet via AP)
ClimateIn-DepthPolitics

K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals

K-pop climate activism is on the rise as dedicated fans join forces for environmental causes – and big corporations are listening.

A drone view shows flooded streets from different neighbourhoods in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthNewsResiliencyWeather

Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration

Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives from inundated...

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo of Braya Renewable Fuels' refinery that produces renewable diesel in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada February 20, 2024.  Braya Renewable Fuels/Handout via REUTERS
AnalysisBiofuelsFuelIn-Depth

Renewable diesel glut hits US refiner profits, threatens industry

A rush by US fuel makers to recalibrate their plants to produce renewable diesel has created a supply glut for low-emissions biofuels

FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthNewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarTradeTransport

How hard will new Biden tariffs hit China?

President Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as Tuesday, targeting sectors including EVs and solar equipment

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Gazprom logo and Russian flag in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files
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Gazprom loss shows struggle to fill EU gas sales gap with China

Kremlin-owned energy kingpin Gazprom, once Russia's most profitable company, could face a long period of poor performance

The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File photo
AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthTrade

Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

Politicians and car companies across America feel wary as the BYD Seagull, a $12,000 hit EV in China, threatens the US market.

AnalysisClimateIn-Depth

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – new study may warn of future climate tipping points

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that before northern Africa dried out, its climate “flickered” between two stable climatic states before...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
AnalysisElectricityIn-DepthInfrastructureTransmissionUtilities

Explainer: US agency to unveil plan to ease power transmission crunch

Long-awaited rule will attempt to ensure that a dozen fragmented U.S. regions adopt long-term plans to bring more transmission online.

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla car is charged at a Tesla dealership in West Drayton, just outside London, Britain, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthInfrastructure

Analysis: Tesla’s charging layoffs threaten Biden’s highways program

Tesla's Supercharger division was all set to help build the EV charging network across the US – so what now, after the team...

A Swiss start-up unveiled on Wednesday its second plant in Iceland sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it underground (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessCarbon ManagementEmissionsIn-DepthInfrastructure

Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture

How a "giant SodaStream" inside a volcano takes CO2 from the air and buries it underground in pioneering Iceland carbon capture project

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