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ArcelorMittal hit by Olympic flame greenwashing accusations
Environmental groups accused ArcelorMittal of greenwashing ahead of the arrival in France of the Olympic flame in a torch forged with low-carbon steel.
Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
Tesla's move away from ambitious plans for 'gigacasting' is another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retrenching amid falling sales and rising competition.
‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Canada’s environment minister
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty...
Plastics treaty talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits
Still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for...
G7 to commit to reducing plastic production: French ministry
The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Plastics producers are pushing for more recycling while environmentalists...
Cap on production may be too complicated for global plastic treaty: Canada’s environment minister
Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production.
Toyota to delay EV production launch in US to 2026, Mid Japan Economist reports
TOKYO – Toyota Motor will delay the start of its electric vehicle (EV) production in the U.S. to the spring of 2026 from...
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in Canada
During talks in Kenya in November, a draft agreement leapt from 30 to 70 pages, with oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia recording...
Chery, B-ON form electric vans JV for Europe, N.America
Chery is an investor in Luxembourg-headquartered B-ON and will provide working capital to help fund the joint venture.
No tax credit for drillers in Canada’s 2024 federal budget
The industry association that represents oil and gas well drillers is disappointed Canada's 2024 budget did not extend the Clean Technology Manufacturing investment...
