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FILE PHOTO: A woman cools herself with a fan at her home on a hot spring day amid a nationwide drought and heatwaves that have sent temperatures soaring across much of the country, in Veracruz, Mexico, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Yahir Ceballos/File Photo
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Mexico’s electricity demand hits record amid extreme heat and water shortages

Mexico has been consuming record amounts of electricity and occasionally more than its utility infrastructure can generate and transmit, official data showed, as...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Anglo American's Los Bronces copper plant in Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024.  Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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BHP and Anglo dig in even as takeover talks deadline nears, sources say

BHP was struggling to find common ground with Anglo American on Tuesday in talks over its takeover offer, with no new concessions as...

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

New Jersey said the $125 million it will receive in settlement over Orsted's cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year will be...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Senate Committee on National Finance, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in Ottawa. A Liberal member of Parliament is calling out the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public correction to its carbon price analysis after finding an error in it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s parliamentary budget officer called out for error in carbon price analysis

Canada's parliamentary budget officer published a note last month admitting its economic analyses of the consumer carbon price done in both 2022 and...

FILE PHOTO: Waves crash against the seawall as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Alvin Baez//File Photo
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Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals: UN report

Tens of millions of people living in coastal areas around the Caribbean and Latin America face imminent risks to healthcare and key infrastructure...

The Siemens Gamesa sign is displayed at the renewable energy company's headquarters in Zamudio, Spain, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West
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Siemens Gamesa to cut 4,100 jobs in overhaul: CEO letter to staff

The job cuts plan, which was first reported by Spanish newspaper El Correo, comes shortly after Siemens Energy fleshed out major restructuring moves...

A pedestrian walks near the branch of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/ File Photo
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Climate change to have long-term economic impact: San Francisco Fed paper

An increase in the number of hot days as climate change warms the globe would likely damage the U.S. economy over the long-term,...

FILE PHOTO: Chevron and Hess logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Hess shareholders sign off on $53 billion sale to Chevron

Hess shareholders on Tuesday approved the company's $53 billion merger with No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron, according to preliminary results of the...

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US FDA approves Elanco’s feed ingredient to cut methane emissions in dairy cows

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a feed ingredient by Elanco Animal Health that can reduce methane emissions from lactating cows.

A Volkswagen ID. UNYX electric vehicle (EV) is showcased at a Volkswagen media event in Beijing, China April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Josh Arslan/File Photo
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Volkswagen to develop low-cost electric car to tackle Chinese rivals

Volkswagen will develop low-cost electric vehicles in a bid to better compete with fierce Chinese rivals after talks with Renault to team up...

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