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In the absence of public communication from the Pathways Alliance, a clean energy think-tank says the oilsands industry group is running out of time to deliver on its emissions reduction promises. An oilsands facility is reflected in a tailings pond near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Pressure still on oilsands sector despite silence after greenwashing law: think tank

Proposed Pathways Alliance carbon capture project should still go ahead, say researchers, after company keeps quiet since imposition of Competition Act.

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UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

Research suggests significant improvements in the UK public's climate change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.

India plans to expand domestic coal mining to meet growing power demand (AFP)
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India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: report

India's coal expansion could double methane emissions by 2029, threatening its climate goals, warns a new report.

Map of Bolivia and southern Brazil showing the active fires on September 17 and 18 (as of September 18 at 0600 GMT) (AFP)
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Brazil fires need harsher punishment: environmental police boss

Brazil's wildfires, driven by illegal land clearing and arson, intensify amid severe drought, calling for tougher laws.

FILE PHOTO: An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.   REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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AIR COMPANY gets Avfuel, Alaska Airlines backing in funding round

SAF manufacturer AIR COMPANY secures investment from aviation fuel supplier who will act as preferred distribution and logistics partner.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Meta closes deal to buy up to 3.9 million carbon credits in Latin America

Facebook owner buys credits for BTG Pactual forestry projects at an undisclosed price for carbon offsetting.

FILE PHOTO: View shows cars waiting in traffic on a road near Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy, October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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EU ban on CO2 cars is ‘self-destructive’, Italy’s Meloni says

Giorgia Meloni attacks zero-emission target for European bloc for 'dismantling entire sectors' on the road to transition.

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What can the global energy transition learn from the UK experience?

An IEA review of how the United Kingdom is doing in its efforts to reach net-zero emissions contains valuable insights for the global...

FILE PHOTO: COP 29 President, Mukhtar Babayev, delivers remarks at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial, in Helsingor, Denmark, March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Withers/File Photo
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COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals

The Azerbaijani leadership has laid out its plans for what it hoped to achieve in COP29

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