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Analyzing the Policy Landscape for Supporting the Clean Energy Transition in Small and Medium Enterprises in India

If small and medium enterprises in India see that a shift to clean energy technology raises their company’s profitability ... then they will...

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Invesco launches US climate-focused ETF with $1.6 billion in Finnish funding

The ETF aims to combine environmental considerations with competitive returns, targeting companies committed to reducing emissions.

A farmer shows olives bearing the effects of drought (R) near Jaen in southern Spain (AFP)
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‘Stress test’: Olive oil producers adapt to climate change

Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests.

The power grids of the future will rely on better batteries to store excess renewable energy for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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‘Not a lab experiment’: climate tech CEO on green innovation

Bill Gates has hosted executives in London this week to boost investment in technologies promising breakthroughs in tackling climate change.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a second-generation R1S at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
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Rivian says lower-cost second generation EVs to help in push for profitability

Rivian shareholders will seek details on the company's upcoming models and progress in cutting costs at an investor day event on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canada’s Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline

Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline will rely heavily on last-minute shippers to turn a profit, the corporation's financial projections show

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Mercedes-Benz spending more than previously planned on combustion engines

Mercedes-Benz is investing more than previously planned in combustion engine technology, including 14 billion euros this year on its passenger cars

An electric car of Zeekr, a premium brand owned by Chinese automaker Geely, is on display at the Frank-Auto dealership in Moscow, Russia June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova
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Zeekr’s sales jump as Chinese dominate Russian EV market

Sales of Zeekr electric vehicles have shot up in Russia in the last year, putting Chinese carmakers ahead of local competition

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors

BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects, places a renewed emphasis on oil and...

Workers stand at a rare earth processing plant, owned by Belgian chemicals group Solvay, located in La Rochelle, France in this undated handout picture. Solvay/Handout via REUTERS
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Factbox-Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

New European Union legislation aims to boost the domestic output of critical minerals.

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