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An image of a car parked in an electric vehicle parking bay (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsNewsTrade

EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target

Electric vehicle market share grew, but it may have come at a 'huge cost' to the industry.

FILE - A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
BusinessClimateLegislationNatural GasNewsOil

US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil trade group are suing Vermont over its new climate change law.

FILE - The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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Agency approves expanding Okefenokee wildlife refuge, setting up possible buyout of mining project

Federal agency approves 22,000-acre expansion of Okefenokee Swamp refuge, potentially blocking controversial mining project.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsMiningNewsRegulations

Biden administration issues permit for Perpetua’s Idaho antimony and gold mine

Biden administration grants final mining permit for Perpetua Resources' Idaho project, reducing U.S. reliance on China for antimony.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of cars driving along a road near snow on the ground in Twin Bridges, California, U.S. January 2, 2025.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
BusinessClimateElectricityEnvironmentInfrastructureNatural GasNewsOilResiliencyTransmissionUtilitiesWeather

US winter storms could cause power outages, cut natgas supplies

Freezing weather may cause power outages and peak natural gas demand, with supply drops expected due to freeze-offs.

Turbines like these off the coast of Wales are expected to help wind power become Britain's largest source of electricity in 2025 (AFP)
ClimateCoalEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentNatural GasNewsNuclear PowerOilRegulationsResiliencySolarUtilitiesWind

UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024

Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 per cent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 per...

FILE - A machine is operated at a facility for the Norwegian company Nel in Heroya, Norway, on April 20, 2023. Nel makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen, known as electrolyzers, as well as fueling stations. (AP Photo/Trond R. Teigen, File)
EmissionsHydrogenIndustryNatural GasNewsNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulationsSolarTransportWind

Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

Biden's new tax credit for cleaner hydrogen production aims to cut emissions but raises concerns over potential loopholes.

News ReleaseHydrogenPolitics

Constellation Statement on Clean Hydrogen Guidelines

BALTIMORE (Jan. 3, 2025) — Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the largest producer of carbon-free energy in the U.S., provides the following statement about the U.S....

People gather near a Christmas tree in a square in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Bachev
AnalysisEconomyNatural GasPoliticsRegulationsTradeUtilities

Moscow-backed enclave in Moldova feels pain from lack of Russian gas

Russia cuts gas to Transdniestria, crippling Moldova’s energy and escalating regional tensions amid EU gas supply struggles.

FILE PHOTO: 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Ford’s US sales rise 4.2% in 2024

The automaker posted total annual sales of 2,078,832 units, compared with the 1,995,912 units it sold a year ago.

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