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IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant
A global initiative to accelerate EV uptake has received a $100 million funding boost from the IKEA Foundation to support developing countries transition...
Dozens of Philippine schools suspend classes over heat danger
Dozens of schools in the Philippine capital of Manila suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said.
Malaysia’s Petronas signs with JERA to study carbon capture and storage
Malaysian state-run energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it has signed a joint study agreement with Japanese power generation company JERA to evaluate...
Dutch court hears Shell’s appeal against landmark climate ruling
A Dutch court will on Tuesday hear Shell's appeal against a landmark climate ruling which ordered it to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas...
On French hillsides, the Menton lemon is being squeezed by overdevelopment
MENTON, France — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival each year, it assembles more than 140...
General Electric completes demerger, with GE Vernova focused on energy business
U.S. conglomerate General Electric is breaking up into three independent entities, including GE Vernova, dealing with energy activities.
Japan approves $3.9 billion in subsidies for chipmaker Rapidus
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s industry ministry said on Tuesday it has approved subsidies worth up to 590 billion yen ($3.9 billion) for chip foundry...
Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
Vermont is advancing legislation that would require fossil fuel companies to pay into a program for climate change adaption projects in the U.S....
‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
At an event organized by a group called Nationwide Protest Against the Carbon Tax, hundreds of protesters blocked the major highway west of...
North America’s West Coast whale population recovering after ‘unusual mortality event’
Gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery after hundreds washed up dead on beaches from Alaska to Mexico...
