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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

Policy and technology must unite across disciplines and economies to achieve sustainability within Earth's finite limits.

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Tata Steel signs contract with Tenova for electric arc furnace at Port Talbot plant

The contract comes weeks after Britain's biggest steelworks ended blast furnace-based production.

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Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology

Tata Steel has today signed a contract with Tenova – a world leading metals technology manufacturer – to deliver a state-of-the-art electric arc...

Unions called the group's 40,000 employees in Italy and workers at its suppliers to observe a 24-hour national strike (AFP)
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Stellantis workers march in Italy over production slump

Thousands of Stellantis workers strike in Rome over layoffs, production halts, and weak demand for electric vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: A new MacBook laptop is presented at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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India plans laptop import curbs to boost local manufacturing, sources say

India plans to limit laptop, tablet, and PC imports, potentially disrupting an $8 billion industry to boost local manufacturing.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on the production line at a Baowu Group steel mill in Ezhou, Hubei province, China June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amy Lv/File Photo
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Analysis: Elevated China steel exports set to persist, threaten to worsen trade friction

Chinese steelmakers are set to boost exports in 2025 amid domestic overcapacity and weak demand, raising trade tensions globally.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said walling the United States off with tariffs on allies and rivals was "deeply misguided." (AFP)
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‘Deeply misguided’ to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen

Yellen warns broad, untargeted levies would raise costs for US households and make American businesses less competitive.

The Grangemouth refinery will close next year (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Grangemouth refinery closure: College to offer ‘bespoke support’ to workers at risk

Plans for the closure of Scotland's Grangemouth refinery next year will lead to the loss of up to 400 jobs.

Energy-efficient properties can attract significant price premiums, analysis by The Mortgage Works indicates (Alamy/PA)
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Green retrofitting ‘can improve property values and rental yields for landlords’ in England: analysis

Energy-efficient buy-to-let properties in England can yield a 10.9% price premium and boost rental income by seven per cent, analysis show.

The logo of Swiss cement maker Holcim is seen at its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland October 26, 2022.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Environment groups call Holcim to cut carbon footprint ahead of US spinoff

The campaign urges the Swiss company to end wet kilns and open a net-zero cement plant in North America by 2030.

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