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Blurred individuals walk past a board at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost

Lenders, including the World Bank, aim to increase climate financing to poor and middle-income countries by 60% from 2023.

General view of the new floating LNG gas terminal.
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Biden officials ask EU to align methane rules with US to ease LNG flows, letter says

Biden asks EU to accept U.S. LNG meeting U.S. methane rules as meeting EU standards.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows forest fire devastation amid smoke in the Amazon, in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Global CO2 emissions will hit a record 41.6 billion tons in 2024, worsening climate impacts despite renewable energy progress.

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Mexico state oil firm Pemex's Ciudad Madero refinery, after the Tropical Storm Alberto hit Mexico, in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
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Mexico plans to set aside $6 billion for Pemex in draft budget, Bloomberg reports

Mexico plans a $6B allocation in its 2025 budget to aid debt-laden Pemex, addressing its $120B combined financial and provider debt.

Suncor's base plant with upgraders in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta., on June 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Suncor Energy earnings rise to $2.02 billion in third quarter

Suncor Energy posts a Q3 profit of $2.02B, up from $1.54B last year, with refinery utilization hitting 105 per cent.

FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oil industry urges Trump to ditch Biden climate policies

The U.S. oil industry urges Trump to roll back Biden's climate policies, citing job security, energy independence, and consumer choice.

FILE PHOTO: Workers continue to clean the sand and rocks south of Refugio State Beach where an oil spill on May 19, 2015 sent as much as 2,400 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, United States July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon/File Photo
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Plains All American agrees to pay about $73 million to settle California oil spill lawsuit

Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa...

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Neste and Air Canada sign agreement for the supply of 60,000 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel – the first time Neste’s SAF is supplied to Canada

12 November 2024 • Neste and Air Canada have agreed on the supply of 60,000 tons (77.6 million liters) of unblended, neat Neste...

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Sora Fuel and Emerging Fuels Technology, Inc. Will Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Efficient, Globally Scalable Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Meet Growing Market Demand

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sora Fuel, a venture-backed startup that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using only water, air, and renewable energy,...

A wind farm at Voe in Shetland (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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What must the UK do to reach the new goal of 81% emissions cut by 2035?

Prime Minister Starmer aims for an 81 per cent reduction in UK emissions by 2035, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s climate goals.

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