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Canadian federal climate policies and investments look increasingly fragile. Could ‘carbon contracts for difference’ help ensure the survival of long-term climate action in Canada? (Shutterstock)
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‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action

Canadian climate policies appear fragile — could carbon contracts for difference secure long-term climate action and investments?

A Manila coal plant could be a model for how developing countries can quit polluting fossil fuel (AFP)
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Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

A Philippine coal plant could close early by converting to renewables, funded through carbon credits to cut emissions.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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Woodside completes $1.2 billion Tellurian acquisition

Woodside Energy said on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian, including its U.S. Gulf Coast LNG...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows emissions from the smoke stack of the Electricite de France (EDF) coal-fired power plant in Cordemais near Nantes, France, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Global CO2 emissions from energy may peak in 2023, driven by cheaper solar and batteries, but slow declines risk 2.2C warming.

FILE - Flames and smoke rise from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion, fire at major Philadelphia refinery

The EPA reaches a $4.2M settlement with a refinery firm after a 2019 explosion in Philadelphia; public comments await final approval.

Indian Oil Corp Ltd logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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Trader Vitol sells Venezuelan oil to Indian refiners, sources say

Indian refiners buy two million barrels of Venezuelan crude for November delivery, resuming imports amid U.S. sanctions relief.

FILE PHOTO: The BP logo is seen at a BP gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Arbitration rules in favour of BP as sole buyer of Kosmos Energy’s Senegal LNG project

Kosmos Energy is barred from third-party LNG sales in the GTA project after a Paris arbitrator ruled in favor of BP.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surged during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O?Hare/File Photo
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US power use forecast to reach record highs in 2024 and 2025, EIA says

U.S. power consumption is projected to hit record highs in 2024 and 2025 due to growing AI, data center, and electrification demand.

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Brazil’s Potencial to invest $109 million to turn biodiesel plant into world’s largest

Grupo Potencial invests 600 million reais to expand biodiesel output, making its plant the largest soy-based biofuel facility globally.

An image of Denmark's flag.
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Denmark postpones green hydrogen transmission roll-out to Germany to 2031

Denmark delays green hydrogen pipeline rollout to Germany by three years, says the country's energy ministry on Tuesday.

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