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Canada’s Trudeau says provinces must price carbon as Manitoba eyes alternative
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Manitoba and other provinces are free to propose alternatives to the federal carbon price, but must have a...
Don’t support nuclear fuel recycling project, non-proliferation experts urge US
Nuclear proliferation experts are warning that a pilot project to recycle spent nuclear fuel would violate U.S. nuclear security policy.
British government ‘off-track’ to hit waste reduction targets
The British government's plans to tackle waste have been beset by delays in recent years.
Mexico’s likely next president is a scientist. Politics has her quiet on climate threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The López home kept filling with seawater as the Gulf of Mexico rose and winter storms got worse. Cristina...
Yellen in China to press officials on tech industry subsidies
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China’s Guangzhou on Thursday for meetings to press Beijing over fears the country’s industrial subsidies for green...
Biden administration awards $20 billion for clean energy investment in low-income communities
Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA administrator Michael Regan on Thursday announced $20 billion in grants to fund clean energy projects in disadvantaged...
Why climate change on the farm means a big bill for Canadian taxpayers
CALGARY — To get an idea of the financial toll extreme weather is taking on this country’s agriculture industry, look no further than...
US Treasury Secretary faces tough road on China’s excess capacity problem
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Guangzhou Thursday with a tough message to Chinese officials: you're producing too much, especially clean energy...
Southeast Asia look to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the...
