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FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Tesla’s China-made EV sales rise 3% y/y in Aug

Sales of U.S. automaker Tesla's China-made electric vehicles grew 3% in August from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association...

Tesla sales are booming in Norway (AFP)
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Norway’s electric car sales set new world record

Norwegian EV sales make up 94% of the market in August, setting records in a country that could sell only zero-emission cars 10...

The Kingfisher oil project is operated by China's CNOOC (AFP)
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NGO reports ‘human rights disaster’ at Uganda oil project

Climate Rights International reports that TotalEnergies' Kingfisher project in Uganda has violently intimidated and evicted locals.

The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Teck Resources announces new business structure after exiting coal

The company says it now has two regional business units, one for North America and one for Latin America.

FILE PHOTO: A man rides past the office building of Sinochem in Beijing, China February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo
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China’s Sinochem plans to exit US shale JV with Exxon, sources say

Sinochem is exploring the sale of its 40% stake in a U.S. shale joint venture with Exxon Mobil, valued at over $2 billion.

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) speaks during a media briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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Senators want Biden to lower South Korean import quota for piping products

Three U.S. senators urged the Biden administration to lower import quotas on South Korean drilling pipes, citing job losses.

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM, Lithium Americas agree to delay $330 million investment in Thacker Pass

General Motors has delayed the second tranche of investment in Thacker Pass, worth $330m, Lithium Americas said on Friday

Climate ministers meet at Marienlyst Strandhotel, ahead of this year's climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan, in Helsingor, Denmark March 21, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS/File Photo
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Countries still far apart on COP29 finance goal

Countries still remain far from agreement on COP29 UN climate funding target to help developing countries cope with climate change

FILE PHOTO: Visitors experience Tesla Model X at Auto Guangzhou in Guangzhou, China November 17, 2017.      REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
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Tesla Beijing to recall 870 imported model X EVs, China regulator says

China's market regulator said on Friday that Tesla Motors Beijing will recall 870 imported Model X vehicles from Oct 8

A SunPower SunVault display of the solar power generation company SunPower is seen inside one of their offices in Richmond, California, U.S., July 15, 2021.  REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
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US bankruptcy court approves stalking horse bid for SunPower assets

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge approved on Thursday a $45 million bid for the assets of failed residential solar company SunPower by rival...

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