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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,...

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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.

A conceptual image of a gas flame burning high in the sky in an oil drilling setting.
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Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies

For the first time, oil and gas companies will face federal fees for methane emissions above certain levels under a new Biden EPA...

Campaign groups Greenpeace and Uplift are opposing the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields (AFP)
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Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals

Environmental groups launch legal challenge to block North Sea oil fields, arguing UK failed to account for total emissions.

A silhouette of an oil pump jack extracting oil in an open field.
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US dependence on Canada’s oil should deter Trump tariffs, industry says

Energy experts of Canada, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, expect no U.S. tariffs under Trump.

Carla Joustra, NCC Court of Appeal Judge attends proceedings as a Dutch court rules in Shell's appeal over a 2021 court order to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in The Hague, Netherlands November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Highlights from ruling in Shell’s climate case

A Dutch court dismissed a 2021 ruling pushing Shell to cut carbon faster, citing limits on enforceable emission targets.

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Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling

Shell wins appeal against 2021 court order to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, dealing a blow to climate activists.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows solar panels at the floating solar power plant built on Cirata dam in West Java province, Indonesia, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia to build 75 GW of renewable energy in the next 15 years, COP29 envoy says

Indonesia aims to offer global investors 75 GW of renewable energy projects over 15 years, a key commitment by new President Prabowo Subianto,...

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