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An Ideal Heating heat pump is seen in front of a cottage in Newbiggin-on-Lune, Britain, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/ File Photo
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Britain announces plan to boost heat pump uptake

Most of Britain’s homes are heated by gas — but the government wants to change that.

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Judge puts stop to governor’s effort to remove Virginia from greenhouse gas initiative

The ruling said Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board exceeded its authority when it voted last year to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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In Australia, you will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how

New standards bring V2G tech to Australia, letting EVs power homes, earn income, and stabilize the grid — expected by Christmas.

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Alberta Energy Regulator orders Sunshine Oilsands to suspend wells, pipelines

Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has been ordered to suspend its wells, facilities and pipelines for failing to meet regulatory obligations.

Bernadine Gibson, 82, talks about leaks in her kitching ceiling and how she is looking forward to renovations to the building her family has lived in for 27 years, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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US apartment buildings wrap up $1B in HUD funds for lower utility bills and climate upgrades

HUD's $1.4B Green Retrofit Program updates affordable housing, focusing on energy efficiency, cost savings, and climate resilience.

OEUK’s annual offshore decommissioning report said only 126 wells were decommissioned in 2023 (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Less offshore energy decommissioning work carried out in UK last year despite higher spend

UK decommissioning spend rose to £1.7bn in 2023, but well closures fell nine per cent, with resource clashes and cost inflation stalling progress.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Nippon Steel not to import from overseas mills in bid to save U.S. Steel deal

Nippon is looking to close its $14.9 billion deal for U.S. Steel by the end of the year before President-elect Trump enters the...

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Britain’s energy price cap to rise 1% in January, forecasts Cornwall Insight

Britons had hoped energy prices would cool to help them cope with a cost of living squeeze.

A public bus outside the aquarium in Bermuda in 2011. Bermuda decided to start replacing its aging diesel-powered public bus fleet with electric buses in 2018. Now, nearly 100 per cent of daily operations are electrfied. Credit: wwing/iStock
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How Bermuda’s switch to electric buses cut emissions and costs: RMI report

Bermuda’s switch to an electric bus fleet shows how small islands can cut costs, reduce emissions and improve public health through strategic electrification.

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Massachusetts legislation looks to remove barriers to the state’s shift from natural gas

Massachusetts bill would give gas utilities and regulators new powers to offer customers “something else” such as heat from networked geothermal.

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