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Spain PM urges EU to ‘reconsider’ China EV tariffs plan
Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez calls for 'compromise' on EV tariffs between Brussels and Beijing to avert trade war.
Controversial Cambodia carbon credit project reinstated
Forestry scheme Southern Cardamom now certified by Verra following damning Human Rights Watch report in February.
Some businesses still misunderstanding what net zero means, research finds
Survey of British businesses shows that non-experts might be setting net zero goals with a lack of understanding.
Nippon Steel exec flies to Washington in last attempt to save US Steel deal: Financial Times
Nippon Steel's vice-chair will meet U.S. officials on Wednesday in an attempt to save its proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel.
Crisis-hit Volkswagen scraps German job protection deal
Volkswagen ends a decades-old job protection deal in Germany to cut costs, facing union pushback over potential layoffs.
Beyond passenger cars: Clean Energy Canada on how to jumpstart commercial electric vehicles
Canada lags in adopting zero-emission trucks and buses, which account for 37% of transport emissions: Clean Energy Canada
Enbridge pulls staff from offshore platforms as Storm Francine advances
Pipeline operator Enbridge prepares for Francine by evacuating employees from Gulf of Mexico platforms.
Mercedes teams up with Factorial to develop solid-state batteries
Reducing fire risks and increasing energy density, solid-state EV batteries should be on the road in 2026, say companies after joining forces.
TC Energy says sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed
$1bn agreement to sell stake in natural gas infrastructure to Indigenous communities delayed due to 'transaction structuring issues'.
