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FILE PHOTO: Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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White House to protect solar industry from Chinese competition

The White House said it would protect domestic solar factories by scrapping a tariff exemption for imported double-sided panels

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023. Sputnik/Sergei Guneev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Putin to visit China’s Xi to deepen strategic partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will include trying to deepen co-operation on renewable energy sources.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Governor's Day luncheon, Feb. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday, May 15 by Gov. DeSantis, which also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastlines. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser priority and bans offshore wind turbines

Legislation signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastlines.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind power lines above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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US Southwest, Texas at risk of power shortfalls this summer: regulator

The U.S. Southwest and Texas are at increased risk of power supply shortfalls during times of peak demand this summer due to rising...

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Ukraine plans record power imports after Russian attacks on energy system

Ukraine plans record high electricity imports after significant energy infrastructure damage from recent Russian strikes on its energy system.

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack appeared before a House of Lords committee on Wednesday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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UK minister planning nuclear reactor in Scotland, says minister

Scottish Secretary says no 'point having a great fight' about nuclear proposals as devolved government resists efforts.

Student ambassador Marilyn Chavez, in foreground, talks with a faculty member at the California Center for Climate Change Education on the West Los Angeles College campus in Culver City, Calif., Tuesday, March 12, 2024. As students consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training and community colleges are responding. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Clean energy training boom as climate-related jobs expand in US

Community colleges across America give courses in EV repair and wind turbines as green industry hopes to hire homegrown talent.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers.

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...

Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks alongside members of the Maryland congressional delegation and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a press conference regarding the recent collapse of Baltimore, Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
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Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the...

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