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Labour will have £4.7 billion in annual funding for green policies, according to its manifesto (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Labour to borrow £3.5bn a year to help fund green policies

At its manifesto launch on Thursday, the party said the extra money will go towards setting up its previously announced state-owned energy investment...

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed ExxonMobil logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Largest US oil trade group to sue to block Biden’s EV push

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new tailpipe emission rules in March that will force the nation's automakers to produce and sell more...

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads as near Calgary, Alta., on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report by a leading Canadian climate policy think tank, or otherwise risk leaving ratepayers and governments on the hook for billions of dollars in underused and overbuilt gas infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Stop gas expansion for home heating or risk leaving ratepayers on the hook: report

Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report from the...

FILE PHOTO: Temasek logo is seen in this illustration taken November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Temasek to finalise deal with Shell for Pavilion Energy LNG asset sale, sources say

The deal will provide Shell, already the world's top LNG trader, with access to gas markets in Europe and Singapore.

FILE - In this undated file photo the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska is shown. Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system. They're also asking the federal government to develop a plan for a "managed phasedown" of the 800-mile pipeline, which is Alaska's economic lifeline. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
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Environmentalists urge US to plan ‘phasedown’ of key Alaska oil pipeline

'Woefully outdated' environmental analysis criticised by activists who hope to see decades-old project retired after Biden administration approves new oil project.

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Crude quality issues on TMX pipe may hamper flows from Canada to US West Coast refiners

U.S. oil refiners and West Coast traders are flagging concerns about the quality of crude shipped on the newly completed Trans Mountain pipeline...

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum seen tapping political heavyweights for state energy jobs

Mexico's former foreign minister, the scion of a legendary political family, and a party boss are in contention for top energy-related jobs in...

Environmentalists highlight the contradiction in Lula's defense of fossil fuel exploration while he positions himself as a leading figure in the fight against global warming (AFP)
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Brazil’s Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River...

FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines, as California's grid operator urged the state's 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave of extreme heat settled over much of the state, near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US Senate confirms two for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Senate confirmed David Rosner, a Democrat, and Lindsay See, a Republican, as members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates...

The deputy leader said the party will ‘seize the economic opportunities of net zero now” (PA)
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Scottish Lib Dems vow to ‘seize economic opportunities of net zero now’

The Scottish Liberal Democrats would put tackling climate change “at the heart of a new industrial strategy”, deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain has announced

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