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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo speaks at the "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
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US to issue rules on Chinese connected vehicles this fall

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says her department is tracking public reports that Chinese automakers are planning to assemble vehicles in Mexico. She...

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.

Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., on August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘The whole country is not on fire’: Canadian tourism industry struggles as wildfires rage

Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, says many international visitors see a headline about wildfires in one part of...

The research found a carbon transport and storage sector could be worth £300 million annually by 2042 (PA)
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Scotland could see significant economic gains from carbon capture: study

Carbon capture and storage could create thousands of jobs in Scotland and provide an economic boost worth hundreds of millions of pounds –...

FILE PHOTO: Chief Executive of Gazprom Alexei Miller attends a news conference following the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Sochi, Russia December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool/File Photo
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Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, the company said on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to...

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McGeever column: China tariffs could boost Fed rate cut case

Opinion: If the blows to employment and economic growth from rising tariffs land harder than the hit to import prices, a new phase...

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.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the Houses of Parliament (Yui Mok/PA)
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Cross-party MPs urge Sunak to end plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil

Parliamentary groups tells PM Sunak North Sea plans are 'retreating from responsibility' on the global stage.

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