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FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter in the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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Central banks can’t shrug off climate change issues: ECB’s Villeroy

Top European Central Bank official says climate change issues can't be removed from central bank decision-making.

Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on August 31, 2023. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province's electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75-per-cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

Ontario's energy minister aims for the province's electricity system to exceed a projected 75% demand increase and sell excess power.

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Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals

Carbon Brief analysis of IEA data: Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse.

A view of Humayun's Tomb amidst the morning smog, in New Delhi, India October 22, 2024.REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Sixteen farmers arrested for burning crop waste as air pollution rises in north India

Police in Haryana's Kaithal region said 22 stubble-burning complaints were made this year, with 16 arrests made.

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo for WisdomTree following its debut on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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WisdomTree pays $4 million over SEC greenwashing charges

WisdomTree pays $4M to settle SEC charges over misstatements in ESG funds, which included fossil fuel and tobacco investments.

A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades.Smoke hangs over Highway 16 westbound to Jasper, Alta. outside of Edmonton on Thursday July 25, 2024.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study

Climate change drives a surge in wildfire smoke deaths, with 12,566 annual deaths in the 2010s, up from 669 in the 1960s.

FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
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Indian policy body calls for power plants to pause installing sulphur reducing gear

India's top policy think tank has proposed halting the installation of equipment to reduce sulphur emissions at coal plants, sparking debate over air...

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Singapore to co-fund CCS studies at some power plants to aid net-zero emissions target

Singapore's Energy Market Authority will co-fund carbon capture feasibility studies to help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Regulating safety for carbon removal, capture and sequestration projects in the US

U.S. lawmakers are advancing regulations for carbon capture and removal technologies, prioritizing safety and environmental protections.

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