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Berkshire Hathaway's market capitalization briefly surpassed $1 trillion on Wednesday (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 tn market value

Berkshire Hathaway briefly hit a $1 trillion market cap, becoming the first non-tech firm on Wall Street to reach this milestone.

China is building almost twice as much wind and solar capacity as every other country combined (AFP)
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China’s solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewables

China is building almost twice as much wind and solar capacity as every other country combined, with targets six years ahead of schedule

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Complex supply chains and climate change make “clean beauty” near impossible, but some keep trying

Sustainable beauty brands struggle with supply chain transparency, balancing eco-friendly practices with industry challenges.

FILE PHOTO: Shell logo is seen in this illustration taken May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Shell to shut-in portions of Louisiana Zydeco oil pipeline for maintenance

The Zydeco pipeline system has four segment and ships crude oil from Houston, Texas to St. James, Louisiana.

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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund commits $1 billion to renewable energy fund

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has said it will commit $1bn to the latest renewable energy fund of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

A woman sits with her dog at home during a power caused by breakdowns forcing six plants to go off-line on the grid, according to the state run power company, in Matanzas, Cuba August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Massive blackouts roil Cuba

Power outages totalling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba.

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Imperial Oil refinery, located near Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2021.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Alberta regulator fines Imperial Oil over tailings leak

The Alberta Energy Regulator has imposed a penalty of C$50,000 on Imperial Oil over toxic tailings leak at its Kearl oil sands mine.

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks at Brazil's biggest floating solar plant with 10,500 plates on the water surface at the Billings dam developed by Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas e Energia (EMAE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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Analysis: Brazil’s grid caps wind and solar, threatening renewable projects

Temporary power caps on wind and solar plants in Brazil is making renewable investments in the country less viable, say industry insiders.

The Williamsdale Solar Farm, shown from the air and located south of Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 15, 2020, has about 30 hectares (74 acres) of solar panels. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
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World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Australian government

$30bn Australia-Asia Power Link given the green light to deliver six gigawatts of clean energy through underwater cables to Singapore.

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/ File Photo
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Texas power demand set to break record during heat wave, grid operator says

The grid operator also said the power network was operating normally, with enough supply available to meet expected demand.

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