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Analysis: What is changing under the new EU methane regulation?

What is changing under the new EU methane regulation, for whom and when? A new insight published by the Oxford Institute for Energy...

FILE PHOTO: People are pictured at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
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Supreme Court seeks US government views on Honolulu climate suit against oil companies

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to offer its views on a bid by Sunoco and other oil...

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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan says his country will keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with...

Wilma Abanil arranges clothes inside her house at the coastal village of Santa Clara near a liquified natural gas power plant in Batangas province, Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Abanil witnessed changes after the first plant opened in 2002. Within two years, the fish catch was falling, she said. It grew worse as more plants opened. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant

Liquified natural gas is a booming business in the Philippines, despite experts warning the country is most vulnerable to climate change.

A flare stack lights the sky from an oil refinery in Edmonton on Friday December 28, 2018. Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies are expected to testify before a parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to reduce their sector's greenhouse gas emissions.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Canadian oil and gas CEOs testify before Commons environment committee

Canada's federal government has proposed a legislated cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, something the industry opposes.

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Azerbaijan hoping to cut emissions with $2 billion green energy investment

Azerbaijan, which is hosting COP29 this year, is hoping to raise the share of renewables across its energy sector to almost a third...

An extreme fire warning sign is shown along Highway 97 toward Fort Nelson outside the Charlie Lake Fire Hall near Fort St. John, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily
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Reduction in volumes forces Fort Nelson, B.C. natural gas plant to suspend operations

A company that operates a natural gas plant in Fort Nelson, B.C., is suspending operations because of a reduction in gas volumes, which...

FILE - A person cools off in a mister along the Las Vegas Strip, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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Climate records keep shattering. How worried should we be?

Making sense of the run of climate extremes may be challenging for some. Here's a look at what scientists are saying.

An SNP shift from presumption against new oil and gas licences is a ‘shameless retreat’ from climate action, the Scottish Greens have said (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Scottish National Party accused of ‘shameless retreat’ of climate leadership over oil and gas stance

The Scottish National Party has been accused of a “shameless retreat” from climate leadership after Kate Forbes claimed her party was not against...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ban on advertising oil, gas and coal -- the main drivers of global warming (AFP)
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Planet overheating, ban fossil fuel ads: UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a ban on advertising oil, gas and coal as global climate monitors signal the planet is...

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