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AI could add 1 million tons to copper demand by 2030, says Trafigura
The energy transition is expected to fuel a surge in copper consumption over the coming years as the world moves towards eliminating carbon...
Bogota, Colombia, restricts water as reservoirs hit ‘critical’ lows
Two key reservoirs supplying Bogota's water have hit record low levels since the 1980s due to climate phenomenon El Nino
EV firm Lotus Tech reports revenue jump on luxury cars
(Reuters) – Lotus Technology reported a sequential surge in quarterly revenue on Monday, less than two months after going public, due to strong...
Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for worst flooding in decades
Locals from the Russian city of Orenburg are being evacuated due to rising river levels, after Moscow declared a federal emergency on Sunday.
US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has recently concluded talks about cheap exports with Chinese officials and business leaders
Chinese ride-hailing company teams up with EV maker to mass produce robotaxis next year
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global said its self-driving venture with EV maker GAC Aion has received a license to mass produce electric robotaxis.
More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia
Active snow melt has caused the Ural River to flood homes in the Russian city of Orsk.
Malaysian state converts Ramadan food waste into fertiliser
After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine that converts the food scraps into...
Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says
Large amounts of gases used for industrial refrigeration are being smuggled into Europe, an investigation reports, undermining a global agreement to phase them...
Activists call on UK banking giant to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy
Campaigners are calling on the UK's biggest bank to close what they see as a “loophole” in its energy policy that allows the...
