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The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File photo
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Glencore studying an approach for Anglo American, sources say

Anglo American is attractive to its competitors for its prized copper assets in Chile and Peru, a metal used in everything from electric...

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
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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...

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

The Canadian Natural Resources logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian Natural Resources sees path to hike Horizon oilsands output by 76%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said it believes the output of its Horizon oilsands mine could be increased by 195,000 barrels per day of...

The report found only about one in five of banks surveyed had significantly reduced exposure to the coal sector since 2016 (AFP)
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Banks slow to limit coal financing: NGO

Environmental group Urgewald's coal report shows banks continue to lend billions to the fossil fuel industry, jeopardising Paris Agreement goals.

Oladapo Adekunle, an engineer with Rensource Energy, installs solar panels on a roof of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, but there's still a long way to go. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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More money going to African climate startups, but huge gap remains

In Africa, climate funding has raised $3.4 billion – but it's going to need $277 billion a year to meet 2030 goals. Where...

FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Exxon to bar Pioneer CEO from its board in deal with FTC: WSJ report

Exxon Mobil is set to close its $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources following an agreement with antitrust enforcers to not add...

Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, Geoffrey Pyatt poses for a portrait during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas, U.S. March 19, 2024.  REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/ File Photo
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US State Dept says oil service firm SLB is not violating Russia sanctions

The U.S. and other western countries have sought to reduce Moscow's energy revenue through sanctions that prompted many service companies to leave Russia....

FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Citibank corporate headquarters in New York, New York, U.S. May 20, 2015.   REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Citigroup sees loan book hit in climate action ramp-up, document shows

Citigroup climate risks document prepared for Federal Reserve shows potential for $7bn losses if the energy transition is on track for net zero...

People look at a Polestar 2 electric sedan displayed in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China May 5, 2020. Picture taken May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo
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EV maker Polestar to delay fourth-quarter results for a second time

Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar Automotive will delay the publication of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results for a second time, a spokesperson...

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