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FILE PHOTO: A view of a lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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China is oversupplying lithium to eliminate rivals, US official says

Chinese lithium overproduction causes an 80 per cent price drop, impacting global competition and hindering supply chain diversification.

The Bay Street financial district is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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More emissions accountability needed in Toronto’s financial sector: report

Toronto's financial sector vastly under-reports its emissions, a new study finds, urging the city to encourage stronger reductions.

Poorer countries on the frontlines of climate change will need trillions of dollars in financial aid to install clean energy and adapt to global warming (AFP)
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COP29 fight looms over climate funds for developing world

For developing countries, who pays is non-negotiable: the 2015 Paris climate agreement reaffirmed that developed countries pick up the tab.

FILE - Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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Control the path and power of hurricanes like Helene? Forget it, scientists say

Hurricanes demonstrate the immense, chaotic power of Earth's weather, often fueling misguided attempts at control.

The COP16 summit comes as Brazil and other Latin American countries struggle to emerge from one of the worst wildfire seasons in years (AFP)
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UN biodiversity summit in Colombia aims to turn words into action

Representatives from some 200 countries are expected at the Oct. 21 to Nov. 1 COP16 biodiversity conference in the Colombian city of Cali.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line during an organised media tour to a factory under Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV), in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
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Analysis: EU backing for China EV tariffs shows Berlin’s waning influence

Germany's split with the EU on Chinese EV tariffs highlights its diminishing influence on EU policy, as Berlin prioritizes domestic concerns.

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Does hydrogen need a passport? The case for global standards for sustainable fuels

A report from the IEA stresses the need for unified global standards in biofuels and hydrogen to better track, and drive, progress on...

The bed of the Great Salt Lake contains arsenic and toxic heavy metals, which can contaminate the atmosphere during dust storms if exposed to the open air by falling levels (AFP)
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As Great Salt Lake dries, Utah Republicans pardon Trump climate skepticism

Utah's Great Salt Lake is shrinking, posing an "environmental nuclear bomb" threat, but locals still support Trump.

Sardinia is home to nearly half the sheep in Italy (AFP)
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Sardinia’s sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms

Bluetongue virus is devastating Sardinia's sheep flocks, killing 20,000 and threatening cheese production amid climate change.

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Opinion: Hey Australia, Ontario is no model for energy and climate policy

Energy and climate strategy should prioritize options with lowest economic, environmental, technological and safety risks. Ontario’s does the opposite.

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