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A new IEA report on batteries says the energy sector now accounts for 90 per cent of the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash
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How crucial are batteries to the energy transition? IEA report

"Reducing emissions and getting on track to meet international energy and climate targets will hinge on whether the world can scale up batteries...

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G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

Meeting in Turin, energy ministers from G7 countries reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired power plants in the first half of...

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Scientists hail ‘exciting’ material that can store greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide storage could get easier with discovery of material that can capture emissions quicker than it takes trees to grow.

A new report by a global climate institute shows the G7 is falling far short of its targets.  (AFP)
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G7 holds ‘strategic’ talks in climate hotspot Italy

G7 Turin summit should show concrete progress on COP28 agreements, says Italian minister.

The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
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Mercedes-Benz says US DOJ ended investigation into diesel emissions scandal

Mercedes-Benz says the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe into the company's diesel emissions scandal and the car manufacturer is no...

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Canada’s First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission

Canada’s Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution’s plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario,...

FILE - Recently installed toll traffic cameras hang above West End Ave. near 61st Street in the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 16, 2023. The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan's central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

Supporters of New York's new toll say that in addition to raising money for buses and subways, congestion pricing will reduce pollution by...

FILE PHOTO: Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais speaks during the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
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‘End of oil not in sight’, says OPEC Secretary General

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais wrote there is "a worrying trend of narratives" that use terms like the end of oil, which...

Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. A sign for the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Resource Centre is shown in Sarnia, Ont., on April 21, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Glover
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Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak

Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility

FILE PHOTO: A nodding donkey pumps oil in an oil field in the settlement of Balaxani near Baku, Azerbaijan, October 5, 2017. Picture taken October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/File Photo
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COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments

Azerbaijan will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, noting that fossil fuel demand remains strong

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