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Is Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline providing an inefficient fossil fuel subsidy?

Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline fossil fuel subsidies burden taxpayers and hinder climate goals, says a report from the IISD.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Tesla’s quarterly deliveries set to rise as China incentives lure wary EV buyers

Tesla is projected to report an eight per cent rise in Q3 deliveries, driven by China incentives and financing, per Wall Street.

AnalysisElectricityNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulations

Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Can the $1.6 billion project deliver clean power as efficiently as expected, especially given the plant’s complex history?

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As many US forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles

As wildfires intensify, U.S. forests face a replanting crisis, with seed shortages and limited nursery capacity delaying recovery.

FILE - Trash is unloaded at the Otay Landfill in Chula Vista, Calif., Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
AnalysisBusinessClimateEmissionsIn-DepthLegislationPoliticsRegulations

Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it

The difficulty of cutting food waste has spoiled several states’ attempts to ban it, and only one — Massachusetts — has actually succeeded.

A passerby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
AnalysisBusinessElectionsFinanceOil

Yen thrills and oil spills in Q3’s market rollercoaster

Q3: The yen's strongest run since the 2008 global crash, central banks swivelling at speed, oil diving, gold shining and China's economic stimulus.

With the closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, the UK has ended its 142-year relationship with coal power (Jacob King/PA)
AnalysisBiofuelsCoalElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentFuelHydropowerNewsRegulationsResiliencySolarWind

Coal pioneer to wind powerhouse: UK completes coal phase-out after 142 years

The UK ends coal-fired power after 142 years, transitioning to renewables as it leads major economies in phasing out coal.

Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution set to see the clapped out cars that clog its traffic-snarled streets make way for emissions-free alternatives (AFP)
AnalysisEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityHydropowerRegulations

Nepal dam-building spree powers electric vehicle boom

Nepal's hydropower boom fuels electric vehicle revolution, cutting costs and emissions but raising environmental concerns.

AnalysisCarbon ManagementClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNatural GasRegulationsResiliency

Methane is pitched as a climate villain – could changing how we think about it make it a saviour?

Methane, 80 times more potent than CO2, can be key to rapid gains, and cutting emissions could help meet climate targets.

AnalysisEfficiencyElectricitySolarUtilities

New solar cells break efficiency record — they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the sun

Solar power is growing rapidly, driven by cheaper panels and efficiency gains, with new tandem cells reaching 34 per cent efficiency.

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