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U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledges White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/ File Photo
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Analysis: Biden’s new China tariff wall faces leakage via Mexico, Vietnam

Analysis: The Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to...

FIEL PHOTO: An image taken through a window shows smoke rising from mutual aid wildfire HTZ001 in the High Level Forest Area, which originated from the Northwest Territories in 2023 but flared due to strong winds, near Indian Cabins, Alberta, Canada May 10, 2024. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Canada’s wildfire season is heating up: Explainer

Experts say it is difficult to determine the impact of climate change on a single fire season, but average temperatures in Canada are...

FILE - A woman watches the sun set on a hot day, Aug. 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. A new study on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1

The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study published in the...

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Analysis: A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden’s clean-car agenda

Newly announced tariffs on Chinese EVs and associated parts could do provide relief for the US auto industry – but it may harm...

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)
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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.

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Canadian Climate Institute on Alberta’s evolving electricity market

The recent electricity price spikes witnessed in Alberta have come as the market moved between years with supply surplus, to tighter market conditions.

Scientists looked at ancient Antarctic ice to analyse CO2 levels in the atmosphere (St Andrews University/PA)
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Carbon dioxide increasing ten times faster than any point in last 50,000 years: study

The rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is currently 10 times faster than at any point in the past 50,000 years, says study...

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
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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...

dian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual Banking on Climate Chaos report. Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Vecz
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Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual...

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Feedback loops: Oil prices, inflation and monetary policy

How does the price of oil interact with inflation and the monetary policy meant to keep it in check? It's complicated, according to...

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