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FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28 , 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/FIle Photo
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OPEC+ agrees to delay October output hike for two months, sources say

LONDON/MOSCOW – OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned October oil output increase for October and November after crude prices hit their lowest...

FILE PHOTO: A BMW car logo is displayed during a media tour at the plant of German automaker BMW in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File Photo
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BMW plans to bring its first hydrogen car onto the market from 2028

BMW to produce hydrogen fuel car in partnership with Toyota, after experimenting with a 500km range iX5.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Shell, Eni lead funding round for carbon tech firm Mantel Capture

Oil giants join early stage funding round for Mantel carbon capture technology, which uses molten salts to cut emissions.

The coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in Zhangjiakou, as seen in November 2021 (AFP)
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China nears peak emissions as climate envoy meets US counterpart

As China continues to install renewable energy capacity at record speeds, analysts say the country could hit peak emissions sooner than expected.

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Malaysia launches plan to achieve net zero aviation emissions by 2050

Net zero blueprint issued by transport ministry will increase use of sustainable aviation fuel and cut emissions in Malaysia aviation industry.

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, wearing traditional Jakarta outfit, delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Indonesia’s president urges investment in green economy

President Joko Widodo flaunts Indonesia's potential for renewable energy projects and carbon mitigation schemes.

Vehicles queued up in traffic during a protest by truckers who have cut off roads over an increase in diesel prices, in Bogota, Colombia September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita
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Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, oil company operations

Colombia truckers protest, with Ecopetrol operations in jeopardy, after increase in diesel prices following end of government subsidies.

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World Bank’s IFC signs green financing deal with Indonesia steel mill

Money for electric arc furnace technology could help steelmaker decarbonise and compete in markets looking for green steel.

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM to launch its first ethanol-capable hybrid-flex vehicles in Brazil

General Motors saidit would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batteries in Brazil.

Yasuni National Park houses species of some 2,000 trees, 610 birds, 204 mammals, 150 amphibians and more than 120 reptiles, according to San Francisco University of Quito (AFP)
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Oil drilling sparks Indigenous outcry as spills tarnish Ecuador Amazon

An oil spill in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park has devastated local ecosystems, prompting Indigenous Waorani leaders to demand a halt to all oil...

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