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Developers have suspended oil extraction at the Horse Hill site in Surrey four months after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Developers stop oil drilling in Surrey amid legal row after UK Supreme Court ruling

Developers have suspended oil extraction at a site in Surrey four months after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission.

FILE PHOTO: A United Steelworkers flag is seen in this file photo. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photp
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US Steelworkers union looks to clean energy to replace job losses at oil refineries

USW aims to grow membership with 17,000 new jobs from clean energy projects despite potential Trump challenges.

FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks for crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other refined petroleum products are seen at the Kinder Morgan Terminal, viewed from the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Refiner Phillips 66 reports lower third-quarter profit on weak fuel demand

Phillips 66 exceeded profit forecasts in Q3, driven by strong chemicals and midstream performance, despite declining refining margins

President Joe Biden speaks at a reception celebrating Diwali, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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In a visit to Baltimore, Biden will announce $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

As part of Biden's landmark climate law, the largest clean energy investment in U.S. history, $3B will boost climate-friendly port infrastructure.

A decade after the Cuban government said it aimed to produce 24 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030, the Caribbean island has made little progress, as evidenced by nationwide blackouts caused by a power grid failure (AFP)
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Cuban blackout highlights urgency of boosting renewables: experts

Cuba's recent blackout highlights its struggle to transition from outdated oil-fired power plants to renewables amid severe economic strain.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Nextera Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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NextEra plans to raise $1.5 billion to fund energy projects

Utility firm NextEra Energy said on Monday it intends to raise $1.5 billion through the sale of equity units to fund new projects.

FILE PHOTO: The TotalEnergies logo sits on the company's headquarters skyscraper in the La Defense business district near Paris, France, June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
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QatarEnergy takes 50% stake in TotalEnergies solar project in Iraq

QatarEnergy takes a 50 per cent stake in TotalEnergies’ 1.25 GW solar project in Iraq, aiming to boost Iraq’s power supply by 2027.

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Getting carbon capture right will be hard — but that doesn’t make it optional

Building a global CO2 disposal industry by 2050 is challenging, but it's essential for meeting climate goals and curbing fossil fuel impacts.

Robert Black, left, with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, supervises as a volunteer crew lifts a power line pole, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, on the Navajo Nation in Halchita, Utah. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation

About 32% of Navajo homes still have no electricity — and connecting those remaining 10,400 people to the grid comes with a $400...

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No home left behind: a postcode approach to electrification

A community-driven pilot project in Australia promises to show how household electrification can be accelerated and co-ordinated at scale.

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