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FILE PHOTO: The Lloyd's of London building is reflected in a window in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson//File Photo
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Lloyd’s of London must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion, says NGO

The Lloyd's of London market is undermining climate action and should impose binding rules to prevent insurers supporting fossil fuel expansion, NGO Reclaim...

Canadian federal climate policies and investments look increasingly fragile. Could ‘carbon contracts for difference’ help ensure the survival of long-term climate action in Canada? (Shutterstock)
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‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action

Canadian climate policies appear fragile — could carbon contracts for difference secure long-term climate action and investments?

FILE PHOTO: Vessels, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, wait for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul, Turkey May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Geopolitical conflict could cost global economy $14.5T over 5 years

Geopolitical conflict is one of the greatest threats to the resources needed for a resilient economy, say Lloyds of London.

FILE PHOTO: Members of the media stand beside an electric driven Actros truck at the booth of German truckmaker Daimler Truck at the IAA Transportation fair, which will open its doors to the public on September 20, 2022, in Hanover, Germany, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Daimler Truck Q3 sales drop 11%, dragged down by Mercedes brand, Asia

The world's biggest truckmaker delivered 114,917 units in July through September, versus 128,861 in the same period last year.

Climate groups are calling on the Government to fund the transition to clean energy for oil and gas workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Call for £1.9bn a year to help UK oil and gas workers move into clean energy

Climate groups urge £1.9B yearly to support oil workers transitioning to renewables, calling for UK funding through 2030.

FILE PHOTO: A brine pool used to extract lithium is seen at a salt flat of Cauchari Olaroz, near Susques, Argentina November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Juliana Castilla/File Photo
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Rio Tinto to join lithium big leagues with $6.7 billion Arcadium buy

Rio Tinto, the world's largest producer of iron ore, is shifting to process high-end, low-carbon materials for the energy transition.

A Manila coal plant could be a model for how developing countries can quit polluting fossil fuel (AFP)
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Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

A Philippine coal plant could close early by converting to renewables, funded through carbon credits to cut emissions.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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Woodside completes $1.2 billion Tellurian acquisition

Woodside Energy said on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian, including its U.S. Gulf Coast LNG...

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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North East of Scotland must become ‘powerhouse of renewables revolution’: John Swinney

The First Minister will tell a renewables conference how the North East of Scotland must be “the powerhouse of the renewables revolution”.

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Papua New Guinea, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $265 million for climate change

Papua New Guinea and IMF reach a $265M staff-level deal to boost climate resilience, pending executive board approval.

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