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The European Commission has ordered a provisional hike to tariffs on Chinese manufacturers including BYD (AFP)
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EU slaps extra tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric cars

The European Union threatened on Wednesday to hit Chinese electric car imports with additional tariffs of up to 38% from next month

An experimental offshore wind turbine manufactured by Spanish company Saitec operates near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain, March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/ File Photo
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Spain risks missing 2030 wind energy target, think-tank says

Spain needs to add wind energy capacity at a much faster pace or it risks missing its ambitious 2030 target, the US-based Global...

FILE PHOTO: A cyclist rides past the Bank of Canada building, Ontario, Canada, July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
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Canadian investors eye utilities, real estate stocks as BoC cuts rates

Canadian utilities including pipeline companies such as Enbridge Inc and TC Energy Corp are likely to benefit from the BoC's move to begin...

FILE PHOTO: A longtime exposure shows cars driving on the Mittlerer Ring  in Munich, Germany, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo
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European carmakers hit by ‘fear of retaliation’ from EU tariffs on China EVs

Shares in some of Europe's biggest automakers dropped on fears of Chinese retaliation after the EU imposed duties on imported Chinese EVs

The IEA warned oil companies to be 'prepared for the changes taking place' (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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World will amass ‘major’ oil surplus by 2030: IEA

The world is likely to have a major surplus of oil by 2030 as production is ramped up while the clean energy transition...

FILE PHOTO: Cars to be exported sit at a terminal in the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China January 10, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China ready to defend interests over EU tariffs on EVs

China will take measures to "firmly safeguard" its interests after a report that the EU would impose tariffs of up to 25% on...

A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles before being loaded onto a vehicle carrier for export to Brazil, at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, China April 25, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS
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EU imposes tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese EVs, FT reports

The EU will notify car makers on Wednesday that it will provisionally apply additional duties of up to 25% on imported Chinese EVs...

FILE PHOTO: Supporters and members of the association Senior Women for Climate Protection hold banners as they arrive for the ruling in the climate case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, April 9, 2024. The slogan reads "Climate justice". REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
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Swiss parliament considers snubbing European court climate ruling

The lower house of the Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a ruling ordering Switzerland to do more to combat global warming

The oil and gas industry is bullish on the capacity for generative artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and empower line workers (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon

Oil and gas experts hope generative artificial intelligence could help save money, reduce accidents and lower greenhouse gases.

FILE - Construction crews bore beneath U.S. 221 in Roanoke County, Va., June 22, 2018, to make a tunnel through which the Mountain Valley Pipeline will pass under the highway. The hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline was given the go-ahead Tuesday, June 11, 2024, to start operating, six years after construction began at more than double its original estimated cost. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)
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Hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline given go-ahead

Mountain Valley Pipeline approval granted six years after construction began, despite objections from environmental groups and landowners.

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