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Three groups challenged Grant Shapps’ decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan in March 2023, when he was Secretary of State for for Energy Security and Net Zero (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)
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UK Government acted unlawfully in approving climate plan: High Court

The former secretary of state, Grant Shapps's decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was ruled “not justified by the evidence”.

FILE PHOTO: Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is seen in Monticello, Minnesota, U.S. March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher/File Photo
ElectricityLegislationNewsNuclear Power

Ban on Russian uranium helps US build nuclear fuel capacity

The U.S. has about three or four years to stand up new uranium conversion and enrichment capacity and replace Russian imports.

FILE PHOTO: Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby speaks during the launch of his presidential campaign ahead of the May elections in N'Djamena, Chad April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Israel Matene/File Photo
AnalysisClimatePoliticsWeather

Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali

The Sahel's recent heatwave has exposed the struggle of junta-led countries, such as Chad and Mali, to guarantee basic services

ElectricityNewsPoliticsTransmission

US court lifts block on $655m clean-energy transmission line

The Cardinal-Hickory Creek high voltage transmission line will connect more than 160 renewable energy projects to the Midwestern energy grid.

AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)OpinionPoliticsTrade

The Conversation: Electric cars pile up at European ports as Chinese firms struggle to find buyers

The Conversation: Entering an established market as a challenger is a complex operation. Chinese EV makers will have to contend with buyer wariness,...

FILE PHOTO: Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Resources, speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015.  REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessEconomyIn-DepthOilPolitics

U.S. oil executive censure puts spotlight on shale-OPEC meetings

A U.S. regulator's censure of a top U.S. oil executive over private meetings with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) group...

FILE PHOTO: An electric pick-up truck is pictured at the Rivian Automotive Inc facility in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsPolitics

Rivian receives $827 million incentive package to expand Illinois facility

The Illinois plant, where Rivian also makes its electric delivery vans for its largest investor, Amazon.com, can produce 150,000 vehicles a year, the...

l Power’s Genesee plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
BusinessCarbon ManagementEconomyNewsPolitics

Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

An analyst says a corporate decision by Capital Power to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of...

Exports to Europe have long been Gazprom's top earnings source (AFP)
BusinessEconomyFinanceNatural GasNewsPolitics

Record loss for Russia’s Gazprom as European market closed

Exports to Europe have long been Gazprom's top earnings source, but following the start of the conflict in Ukraine European nations sought to...

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, answers questions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulations

Environment groups criticize Ottawa’s walk-back on pollution impact assessment

Environmental groups say Canada's Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact...

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