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FILE PHOTO: A longtime exposure shows cars driving on the Mittlerer Ring  in Munich, Germany, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo
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European carmakers hit by ‘fear of retaliation’ from EU tariffs on China EVs

Shares in some of Europe's biggest automakers dropped on fears of Chinese retaliation after the EU imposed duties on imported Chinese EVs

A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles before being loaded onto a vehicle carrier for export to Brazil, at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, China April 25, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS
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EU imposes tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese EVs, FT reports

The EU will notify car makers on Wednesday that it will provisionally apply additional duties of up to 25% on imported Chinese EVs...

The oil and gas industry is bullish on the capacity for generative artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and empower line workers (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon

Oil and gas experts hope generative artificial intelligence could help save money, reduce accidents and lower greenhouse gases.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question from a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s finance minister urges oilsands to start building carbon capture projects

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place and she...

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Woodland Cree, Obsidian energy resolve northern Alberta standoff

CALGARY — An energy company says a First Nations blockade and standoff that kept it from using an oil lease road has been...

FILE PHOTO: An exhaust pipe is seen as a car sitting in traffic approaches the Blackwall Tunnel in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
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Carmakers face UK dieselgate lawsuits worth at least $7.6 billion, lawyers say

The claims, brought by owners of diesel vehicles, highlight the ongoing fallout for automakers from a scandal that erupted in 2015 when Volkswagen...

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Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil project

Senegal's new government, which came to power earlier this year, pledged to review oil and gas contracts with foreign companies, which it described...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows vehicles partially underwater in a courtyard of the State Traffic Department during floods in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
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World Bank board agrees to host climate ‘loss and damage’ fund

World Bank has, in principle, approved plans to create a fund to help cover the impact of extreme weather events

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a U.S.House Judiciary Committee about political influence on law enforcement activity, including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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US House committee report finds Wall Street ‘colluded’ to curb emissions

A U.S. congressional committee will accuse the biggest Wall Street firms of colluding with advocacy groups to force companies to shrink their greenhouse...

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Alberta landfill waste carbon capture project inks deal with Canada Growth Fund

A company proposing to use carbon capture and storage technology to create clean electricity from landfill waste has become the second to secure...

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