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FILE PHOTO: A boat sails on the Gulf Of Thailand during the sunset at Ko Samui in Thailand March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
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Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming

Shipping fuel regulations in 2020 have led to a cut in sulphur dioxide pollution, but may have made the ocean warmer by reducing...

FILE PHOTO: A Renault logo is pictured in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
AutomotiveCarbon ManagementFuelNewsTransport

Renault, Geely create joint venture for hybrid, combustion engines

The venture is aimed at developing more efficient gasoline engines and hybrid systems, in response to slowing electric vehicle sales.

A mechanical shovel is seen being used for reclamation activity in an area that had been mined for coal at the Rosebud Mine, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Colstrip, Mont. The mine serves a nearby power plant that's become a political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 election after the Biden administration finalized new pollution rules for coal plants. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
CoalElectionsEmissionsFuelNewsPolitics

‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

Actions by President Joe Biden's administration could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that supply them.

FILE PHOTO: Emirates airliners are seen on the tarmac in a general view of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 13, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo
AviationCarbon ManagementClimateEmissionsNewsPoliticsTransport

Global airline bosses to address geopolitical, climate challenges

Geopolitical tensions and ambitious environmental targets will deliver challenges to global airline bosses at an annual summit next week.

FILE PHOTO: A transmission tower is silhouetted against the setting sun near Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan, South Korea, August 18, 2022.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038

The government maintained its plan to add four nuclear plants by 2038, but expects to more than triple solar and wind power output.

FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
BusinessFinanceFuelNewsOil

Oil stabilises ahead of US inflation data and OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices held steady on Friday, as investors await U.S. inflation data for clues on the demand outlook.

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Canada increases loan guarantees for Trans Mountain pipeline to $19 billion

The Canadian government has guaranteed another $1 billion in commercial loans for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, taking the total government-backed loan facility...

FILE PHOTO: A tailings pond at the Suncor tar sands mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
EnvironmentIndigenousLegislationNewsOilPoliticsRegulations

Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings

Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oilsands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions during a press conference about the failure to pass a border security bill after most Republicans voted against it, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
BusinessCourtsEconomyNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Democratic senators ask DOJ to investigate alleged U.S. oil exec collusion with OPEC

Earlier in May, the Federal Trade Commission gave the go-ahead to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, but barred former...

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Timeline: BHP Group’s failed pursuit of rival Anglo American

Timeline: Miner BHP Group walked away from its $49 billion plan to take over rival Anglo American after its last-ditch request for more...

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