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Power lines are seen against cloudy skies near Murvale, Ont., northwest of Kingston, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
BusinessEfficiencyElectricityEmissionsGreen SteelNatural GasNewsNuclear PowerStorageUtilities

Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs

Ontario challenges federal electricity rules, citing $35B in added costs by 2050, rising bills, and feasibility concerns.

Jeep vehicles are displayed at the showroom of a car dealership in Milan, Italy, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryManufacturingTrade

Seeking higher margins, Stellantis CEO Tavares lost some core customers

Stellantis faces rising prices and shrinking market share in Europe, where inflation-hit buyers seek affordable alternatives.

Farmers walk by as steam rises from a geothermal power plant in Dieng, Central Java, Indonesia.
Climate FinanceElectricityEmissionsGeothermalNews

Financial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in Southeast Asia

Geothermal energy seems ideal for countries like Indonesia and the Philippines but faces financial, regulatory, and community roadblocks.

The sailboat 'Grain de Sail II' sails off Saint Malo, western France.
EmissionsManufacturingNewsTradeWind

Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

Mariners embrace wind power to cut shipping emissions and lead a cleaner future for global trade.

India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessCoalEconomyElectricityIndustryManufacturingPoliticsRegulationsSemiconductorSolarStorageUtilities

Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

India is racing to lead the renewable energy revolution, with massive projects like Gujarat’s Khavda plant boosting its green ambitions.

Several thousand workers of Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen AG gather during pay-rise protests on the grounds of VW’s largest plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, December 2, 2024. Julian Stratenschulte/Pool via REUTERS
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)LabourNews

Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens

Volkswagen workers strike at nine German plants over wage cuts and job threats, halting production amid automaker turmoil.

A general view of the dried Cogoti reservoir, as water levels in the zone dropped to record lows, ahead of World Water Day at La Ligua area, in Coquimbo, Chile.
AgricultureBiodiversityClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentNews

UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

Failure to restore degraded land harms U.N. efforts to cut emissions, protect biodiversity, and address agriculture's impacts.

Jan Mayen Vent Fields on the Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge. University of Bergen/Handout via REUTERS
Critical MineralsEnvironmentFuelNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Norway to stop deep-sea mining, says party supporting minority government

Until now, Norway, with its vast hydrocarbon reserves, led the global race to mine ocean floor metals.

A wide view of a flooded road showing seawater covering the pavement.
Climate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentNewsUnited Nations

A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

UN court to begin largest case in history, examining countries' legal duties to assist vulnerable nations with climate change.

Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he's disappointed that international negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution finished this week without an agreement. Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
BiodiversityEmissionsEnvironmentFuelManufacturingNewsUnited Nations

Canada’s Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement

'We can't give up. We have to keep trying,' Canada's Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said on Sunday.

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