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Tiny particles of pollution released by wildfires in California killed more than 52,000 people over a ten-year period, a study has found (AFP)
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California wildfires pollution killed 52,000 in a decade: study

Researchers say particulate matter released by California wildfires had a devastating effect on local populations that far outweighs the number of deaths directly...

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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan says his country will keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with...

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John Kemp column: US manufacturers in halting recovery but diesel use tepid

Column by John Kemp: U.S. manufacturers are gradually emerging from a prolonged but shallow slowdown over the last two years, but progress has...

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla, walks after attending the opening of the 10th World Water Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
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Tesla objects to $5.6 billion payout for lawyers who voided Musk’s pay

Tesla said the legal team for Richard Tornetta, the shareholder whose lawsuit led to a January ruling voiding CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion...

FILE PHOTO: Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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U.S. trade panel votes to proceed with solar panel tariff probe

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on Friday to proceed with an investigation into whether solar panels from Southeast Asia are stifling domestic...

In this file photo, planes are parked at a private jet terminal at Harry Reid International Airport ahead of the Super Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Private jets descend on Montreal for F1 Grand Prix in emissions-heavy weekend

Pinning a precise number on the carbon dioxide emissions from a flock of private jets can be hard. But in general, the pricey...

BYD's Stella Li shrugged off a European Union inquiry that could lead to tariffs on Chinese EVs (AFP)
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Chinese automaker BYD says to build second EU factory despite EV slowdown

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is still committed to building a second factory in Europe and will roll out hybrid cars as the...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 18, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla upgrades in-car navigation software in China, introduces lane-level guidance

Tesla released a software upgrade for its in-car navigation system in China on Friday, introducing new lane-level guidance features

FILE PHOTO: Dump trucks haul coal and sediment at the Black Butte coal mine outside Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. April 4, 2017.  REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
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Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing

World's major economies looking to finalise a plan ahead of UN climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects.

Member of the Board of Management Volkswagen AG Technology Thomas Schmall speaks during a press conference before the groundbreaking ceremony for German carmaker Volkswagen's first battery cell production plant 'SalzGiga' in Salzgitter, Germany, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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VW wants to prepare charging business for outside investors

VW is preparing its energy and charging division for outside investors, the carmaker's board member in charge of technology said on Friday

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