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Cars for export wait to be loaded onto cargo vessels at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27

The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty on electric vehicles.

Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in July (Jonathan Salariya/Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for the coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria was “legally...

FILE PHOTO: A Resolution Copper facility in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021.  REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara/File Photo
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Analysis: Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election

Native opposition to Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine may sway the 2024 election, balancing energy needs and sacred land rights.

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.   REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File photo
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GM in talks to buy Chinese EV batteries built in the US: report

General Motors may buy EV batteries using CATL tech, assembled in a US plant funded by Japan's TDK, per Bloomberg sources.

A general view of solar panels under construction over the sea in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP)
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UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals

UN experts call for a global system to trace critical minerals, ensuring fairness, human rights, and environmental care.

Members of the Native American group Apache Stronghold hold protest cards ahead of formally asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an earlier ruling allowing Rio Tinto to develop the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, outside the court in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Indigenous group asks US Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project

Apache tribe urges Supreme Court to block copper mine on sacred Arizona land, citing religious rights over energy needs.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows an area of Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground copper mine, near Rancagua, Chile, Chile July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Cambero/File Photo
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Copper output from Chile’s Codelco slides nearly 11% in July

Codelco produced 111,400 metric tons of copper in July, the South American country's Cochilco copper commission announced on Wednesday.

Financial numbers flow on the digital ticker tape at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on May 9, 2014. A newly released ranking of the Toronto Stock Exchange's top performers shows investors continue to be attracted to companies at the forefront of the energy transition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Energy transition the big theme among the TSX’s top performers

Mining, electrical infrastructure and more make up the majority of Toronto Stock Exchange as energy transition turns into big business.

Grassy Mountain, peak on left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. At least two groups are asking Alberta's energy regulator to call off hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains while the province's top court rules on whether the applications are valid.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications

Two groups have asked Alberta's energy regulator to pause coal exploration hearings in the Rockies until a court rules on the applications' validity.

Northvolt's announcement comes as sales of electric cars are slumping in Europe (AFP)
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Battery maker Northvolt to cut jobs, slash operations

Northvolt is scaling back operations and cutting jobs to focus on its main gigafactory, citing financial struggles amid a challenging market.

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