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FILE PHOTO: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe December 7, 2023 REUTERS/Nyasha Chingono/File Photo
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Southern African countries fear losing more elephants to drought

Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as...

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight hybrid energy ferry passes by Spinnaker Tower just outside Portsmouth, Britain, April 11, 2024 REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
ElectricityInfrastructureMaritimeNewsTransmissionTransportWind

Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift

To hit net zero, Britain needs to expand the high-voltage network in England and Wales carried overhead on pylons.

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is placed on an Israeli Saar-6 corvette warship off the shore of the city of Eilat, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Israel April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
FuelNewsOil

Israel to boost Red Sea oil deliveries despite environmental risks

Israel plans to allow more tankers to dock at a Red Sea port in Eilat despite environmental risks, as it strives to maintain...

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. A temporary fix allowing President Biden to appear on this fall's ballot cleared the Ohio House during a rare special session Thursday, May 30, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FuelIndustryNewsOilPolitics

Justice Department called to prosecute alleged oil price-fixing

The Democrats said a Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives.

A Tesla logo is seen at a Tesla showroom in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Tesla makes push to roll out advanced FSD self-driving in China

Tesla is preparing to register its 'Full Self-Driving' software with authorities in China, in the run up to its rollout of the feature.

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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Legal hurdles loom over Tesla’s bid to revive Musk’s record pay

Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Musk's $56bn pay package, and be asked to approve moving the company's legal home...

Council-owned advertising space in Edinburgh will now be strictly regulated (Jane Barlow/PA)
AutomotiveAviationCarbon ManagementEmissionsNewsPoliticsTransport

Edinburgh bans high-carbon product adverts in council spaces

Edinburgh has banned the promotion of fossil fuel-powered cars and exotic holidays on council-owned advertising spaces.

FILE PHOTO: Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 arrives to complete the first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight from London's Heathrow airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
AviationBiofuelsFuelNewsPoliticsSustainable Aviation FuelTransport

Little to no ethanol will qualify for US aviation fuel credit

Little to no ethanol will qualify for US sustainable aviation fuel subsidies under a new pilot program by President Biden's administration.

Pratap Das, 51, a fisherman, casts a fishing net into the Hooghly River on Ghoramara Island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, May 18, 2024. Researchers say as climate change has forced a rise in sea surface temperatures, seasonal, cyclonic storms barrelling in from the Bay of Bengal have become more fierce and frequent, particularly in the last decade. The island's inhabitants were once predominantly dependent on agriculture, with most families farming rice and betel leaves. But cyclones in 2020 and 2021 flooded the fields with water high in saline, leaving the soil barren.       REUTERS/Avijit Ghosh
ClimateElectionsNewsPoliticsResiliencyWeather

For islanders, India’s election is about climate change and survival

Ghoramara residents are fighting to save their homes from disappearing, due to rising sea levels and fierce storms, related to climate change

The cooling tower of Bouchain power station, a 585-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant is seen during sunset in Bouchain, northen France, France, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/ File Photo
ElectricityFuelInfrastructureNatural GasNewsUtilities

Support for Spanish gas plants is ‘urgent’, industry body says

Supporting Spanish gas-fired plants with capacity mechanisms is "urgent and necessary", Joan Batalla, president of industry body Sedigas.

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