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A solar power plant in Dunhuang, in northwest China. Photo by 李大毛 没有猫 on Unsplash
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Opinion: China shifting to utility-scale solar, but obstacles remain

Opinion: China’s track record on solar, a critical decarbonization tool, is hardly above criticism, including in its domestic market, Joseph Webster writes.

Judy Bruce, hidden, 85, and Reverend Sue Parfitt, 82, targeted the protective enclosure around the historic Magna Carta document (Just Stop Oil/PA)
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display case

Elderly activists from Just Stop Oil target Magna Carta, historic artefact of the English legal system, in latest protest against fossil fuels.

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Enbridge says carbon storage project still alive in spite of Capital Power decision

Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to build a major carbon storage hub in Alberta remains on the table, the company said Friday, in spite of...

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Crescent Point reports Q1 loss due to non-cash impairment charge

Oil and gas producer Crescent Point Q1 results show a loss of nearly $412m.

Worthing is developing a heat network for all its buildings (Alamy/PA)
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UK town’s heat network to offer all buildings green heating by 2050

Worthing heat network scheme will offer climate-friendly alternative to traditional boilers as UK shifts away from gas.

A Swiss start-up unveiled on Wednesday its second plant in Iceland sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it underground (AFP)
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Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture

How a "giant SodaStream" inside a volcano takes CO2 from the air and buries it underground in pioneering Iceland carbon capture project

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Pathways Alliance names former MEG Energy CEO as executive chair

Derek Evans becomes Pathways Alliance executive chair after leaving consortium member MEG Energy as president.

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US utility pledges more transparency after giving CEO final say on plants

TVA's commitment to openness comes after delegating final decision on gas plant to CEO.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind power lines above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say

By David French (Reuters) – The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are exploring options...

FILE PHOTO: PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum refinery is pictured in Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
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Citgo Petroleum reports first quarter profit of $410 million

The Venezuela-owned company said its throughput rose to 830,000 barrels per day, the third highest in its history, up from 814,000 bpd in...

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