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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Major European energy companies are slowing and sometimes reversing their renewables investments.

Renewables have become an ever more important part of Germany's energy mix, accounting for an average 60 percent of its electricity production so far this year (AFP)
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‘Dark lull’ in German energy transition sparks political debate

As Germany heads to elections, winter weather's impact on green energy has spiked electricity prices, fueling political debate.

An aerial view of Drax Power Station, including the biomass power plant, in Yorkshire, U.K., on April 20, 2016. Credit: A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy via Reuters
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UK can have clean, stable power by 2030 — without heavy reliance on biomass

U.K. can achieve a stable, decarbonised power system by 2030 with reduced biomass reliance, driven by wind, solar and better interconnections.

FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) initials are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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AI data centres to bolster renewable energy demand even under Trump, says MUFG Americas CEO

"The new administration will be more constructive on fossil fuels, but that doesn't mean renewables go away."

Wind power in the UK has set a new generation record (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Britain’s wind turbines break new generation record for second time in a week

Wind farms provided 68.3% of the country’s electricity on Wednesday.

A worker sits inside the control centre of the Digital Realty data center, in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

Dozens of data centers at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland.

A view shows wind turbines in front of a cow at Paradela's City Council, in Galicia, Spain September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/ File Photo
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Spain’s electricity demand edges up as renewables break records

Spain has set ambitious targets for renewables as part of its climate and energy plan.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits world stage

The new goal calls for reducing net emissions by 61% to 66% below 2005 levels in 2035.

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