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FILE - A doctor checks a child, who is suffering from gastroenteritis due to hot weather, at a hospital in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 23, 2024. A new study by the United Nations children’s agency released on Friday May 31, 2024 says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih, File)
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Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

The study, conducted by UNICEF’s Economist Impact Unit, comes as Pakistan is experiencing a heatwave that has sickened thousands of people.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Baar November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Glencore’s climate action plan wins more support from shareholders

Just 10% of investors rejected Glencore's 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan at the annual general meeting on Wednesday.

FILE - A man views flood damage in Bridgewater, Vt., that submerged vehicles and threatened homes Monday, July 10, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
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Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont has enacted a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

The control room at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Call for next government to make ‘big decisions’ on nuclear power projects

The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has published its manifesto, saying it was important to ensure continued momentum.

Oil rigs anchored in the Cromarty Firth, Invergordon (JAne Barlow/PA)
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Starmer rejects claims many jobs at risk due to oil and gas stance

UK Labour party leader, campaigning to be elected, rejects claims not renewing North Sea oil and gas licences would cost thousands of jobs.

Children play near a poster for the uMkhonto weSizwe party in the township Botleng in Delmas, South Africa May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee
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In South Africa’s coal belt ANC heartland, voters defect en masse

With the ANC on track to get 42% of the vote in the election, the anger in its coal-mining belt hints as to...

Pakistan is the world's fourth-largest mango producer but recent weather changes have upended the industry (AFP)
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Pakistan farmers pin poor mango crop on climate change

Pakistan mango farmers are blaming climate change for the parasites and extreme weather ruining much of this season's crop.

FILE PHOTO: A boat sails on the Gulf Of Thailand during the sunset at Ko Samui in Thailand March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
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Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming

Shipping fuel regulations in 2020 have led to a cut in sulphur dioxide pollution, but may have made the ocean warmer by reducing...

FILE PHOTO: A Renault logo is pictured in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Renault, Geely create joint venture for hybrid, combustion engines

The venture is aimed at developing more efficient gasoline engines and hybrid systems, in response to slowing electric vehicle sales.

A mechanical shovel is seen being used for reclamation activity in an area that had been mined for coal at the Rosebud Mine, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Colstrip, Mont. The mine serves a nearby power plant that's become a political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 election after the Biden administration finalized new pollution rules for coal plants. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
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‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

Actions by President Joe Biden's administration could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that supply them.

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