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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner//File Photo
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Equinor to report Greenpeace to police after protest at CEO’s home

Equinor will report the group after it protested at the home of its CEO by dumping debris from recent floods in Brazil in...

General view of the new floating LNG gas terminal.
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Biden officials ask EU to align methane rules with US to ease LNG flows, letter says

Biden asks EU to accept U.S. LNG meeting U.S. methane rules as meeting EU standards.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows forest fire devastation amid smoke in the Amazon, in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Global CO2 emissions will hit a record 41.6 billion tons in 2024, worsening climate impacts despite renewable energy progress.

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Mexico state oil firm Pemex's Ciudad Madero refinery, after the Tropical Storm Alberto hit Mexico, in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
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Mexico plans to set aside $6 billion for Pemex in draft budget, Bloomberg reports

Mexico plans a $6B allocation in its 2025 budget to aid debt-laden Pemex, addressing its $120B combined financial and provider debt.

A wind farm at Voe in Shetland (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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What must the UK do to reach the new goal of 81% emissions cut by 2035?

Prime Minister Starmer aims for an 81 per cent reduction in UK emissions by 2035, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s climate goals.

A conceptual image of a gas flame burning high in the sky in an oil drilling setting.
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Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies

For the first time, oil and gas companies will face federal fees for methane emissions above certain levels under a new Biden EPA...

Campaign groups Greenpeace and Uplift are opposing the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields (AFP)
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Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals

Environmental groups launch legal challenge to block North Sea oil fields, arguing UK failed to account for total emissions.

A silhouette of an oil pump jack extracting oil in an open field.
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US dependence on Canada’s oil should deter Trump tariffs, industry says

Energy experts of Canada, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, expect no U.S. tariffs under Trump.

Carla Joustra, NCC Court of Appeal Judge attends proceedings as a Dutch court rules in Shell's appeal over a 2021 court order to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in The Hague, Netherlands November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Highlights from ruling in Shell’s climate case

A Dutch court dismissed a 2021 ruling pushing Shell to cut carbon faster, citing limits on enforceable emission targets.

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