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Setting a roadmap for her second term, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pledged to 'stay the course' on the bloc's environmental goals (AFP)
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Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guard

What does the future hold for EU climate policies? Next week’s unveiling of the new European Commission will be watched closely for clues...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government would end the carbon tax on consumers if the federal government removed the legal requirement. Eby steps away from the podium after a news conference in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. to scrap carbon tax if federal government drops requirement: Eby

B.C. Premier David Eby plans to scrap the provincial carbon tax for consumers and shift it to “big polluters” if Ottawa allows.

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Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

Opinion: Canada's federal government should increase support for the development of CO2 recycling, an innovation that could lead to new jobs and new...

FILE PHOTO: Liquified petroleum gas vessel Zita Schulte is seen docked at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
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US Gulf of Mexico oil firms begin hurricane damage checks, ports reopen

Gulf oil producers and refineries are restarting after Hurricane Francine caused shutdowns, power outages, and export disruptions.

FILE PHOTO: A Resolution Copper facility in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021.  REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara/File Photo
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Analysis: Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election

Native opposition to Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine may sway the 2024 election, balancing energy needs and sacred land rights.

A landslide triggered by climate change ’caused Earth to vibrate for nine days’, researchers say (Soren Rysgaard/Danish Army)
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Greenland landslide triggered by climate change ’caused Earth to vibrate for nine days’

A landslide in Greenland that was triggered by climate change created a mega-tsunami that caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days.

Clouds partially obscure the skyline of New Orleans as the effects of Hurricane Francine begin to be felt in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. September 11, 2024.  REUTERS/Edmund D. Fountain
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More than 350,000 customers without power in Louisiana due to storm Francine

Hurricane Francine abates to tropical storm level, but utilities serving thousands have been affected by its arrival.

Chris Stark has said the UK will not be carpeted in wind farm and pylons (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Energy tsar: We will not carpet UK with windfarms and pylons for clean power

Head of UK's green power plans downplays fears of pylon construction while ruling out laying underground cables as part of the grid.

Darren Porter, a local fisherman and marine conservationist, walks around one of four shipping containers chained to the ocean floor at low tide in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Walton, N.S. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The massive refuse was left behind in the Minas Basin when Occurrent Power, formerly BigMoon Power, filed for bankruptcy after failing to harness the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy to generate electricity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants moorings moved from fishing area

In the Bay of Fundy, tidal power debris left behind by bankrupt Occurrent Power leaves locals fearing for fishers.

FILE PHOTO: A chimney of a steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan in China's Hebei Province November 3, 2015. Picture taken November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Factbox: What’s China’s carbon market and how does it work?

By Amy Lv and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is seeking public feedback on a plan to include cement, steel and aluminium...

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