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FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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EU and national consumer watchdogs starts action against 20 airlines for misleading greenwashing practices

BRUSSELS – The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities have started action against 20 airlines for misleading greenwashing practices, the EU said...

FILE PHOTO: The BYD logos are displayed at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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BYD to fix software in 16,666 Seagull EVs in China product recall, regulator says

BYD will fix software in 16,666 Seagull EVs from May 20 to reduce the chance of accidents, China's market regulator said on Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in polluted waters in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution

Plastics treaty in Ottawa beset by question of how to raise $1.64 trillion needed to help reduce pollution, with countries split on where...

Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F (39 C) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022. The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects which officials said would speed up approval of everything from transmission of power from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. REUTERS/Shelby
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US reforms environmental law to speed up clean energy, infrastructure approval

The White House has reformed the US environmental review process, which would speed up infrastructure approval for clean energy projects

MPs urged the Government to introduce a statutory requirement for local authorities to protect green space (Victoria Jones/PA)
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UK Government has ‘unanswered questions’ on heat resilience

The Environmental Audit Committee said the British Government’s response to its report on heatwave resilience and sustainable cooling “falls short”.

Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the community of 700 has been able to finance through relationship with industry, in Fort McKay, Alta., on Thursday April 25, 2024. Chief Raymond Powder says while Indigenous communities did not have a say in developing the oilsands in the first place, now that they are here he is doing his best to take advantage of opportunities for his community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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First Nations hope for new chapter as Trans Mountain pipeline expands

As the Trans Mountain pipeline extension opens up, First Nation communities nearby are wondering if it brings mutual benefit or "an economic stranglehold"

File photo: A view shows production and expiration dates on the bottles of Pepsi inside a refrigerator at a gym in central Moscow, Russia September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Marrow/File photo
BiodiversityBusinessNews

Norway’s wealth fund backs bid for PepsiCo study of biodiversity risk

PepsiCo biodiversity analysis backed by food giant's seventh-largest shareholder, as the issue gains more importance to investors.

FILE - A mural of Mexico's former President Lazaro Cardenas covers a wall alongside the words in Spanish "Pemex is not for sale," right, from the PRD political party in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Cardenas' oil expropriation was the single most popular decision by a Mexican president in the 20th century, and the nationalization remains immensely popular. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Mexico proudly controls its energy but climate goals are hard to reach

Mexico's energy transition is a key aim of the front-runner in a looming presidential election, but historic pride over state oil company Pemex...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter,  gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Tesla’s Musk reportedly trims senior execs amid more layoffs

Senior director of Supercharger business and head of new vehicles laid off, says report, with everyone who worked for them also set to...

A man works on a tent for NXP Semiconductors in preparation for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on January 4, 2015.   REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessIndustryNews

NXP Semiconductors forecasts Q2 profit above estimates

Industrial and IoT revenue grows for Dutch chipmaker, but automotive market starting to see inventory build-up.

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