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FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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US to withdraw from climate deal on Jan. 27, 2026, says UN

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Jan. 27, 2026, the United Nations said on...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
BusinessElectricityNewsUtilities

Chevron partners with Engine No. 1, GE Vernova to power US data centers

(Reuters) -Oil and gas producer Chevron said on Tuesday it plans to build natural gas-based power plants next to data centers in the...

FILE PHOTO: Cars queue outside a YPF gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTrade

Argentina lifts tariffs on low-cost EVs and hybrids, cuts some auto taxes

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina next week will lift import tariffs on some low-cost electric and hybrid vehicles, while cutting taxes on higher-priced...

FILE PHOTO: A Honda logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Japan’s Honda eyes launching sub-$30,000 EV in North America, Nikkei says

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Honda Motor plans to launch a small electric vehicle priced below $30,000 in North America by as early as 2026,...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands after taking part in a joint press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
ElectricityNewsNuclear PowerPolitics

Trudeau, Polish PM sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement

The two leaders also signed the Canada-Poland Nuclear Energy Co-operation Agreement on Tuesday.

DeepSeek is raising questions about how much energy AI needs (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
ElectricityNewsUtilities

DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions

Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek’s new chatbot is now roiling...

The Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter which is reopening and taking on hundreds of local workers is seen in seen New Madrid, Missouri, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsIndustryInfrastructureNewsPoliticsTrade

Trump’s copper, aluminium tariffs may raise costs for U.S. consumers

MELBOURNE/LONDON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on U.S. copper and aluminium imports will result in higher costs for local...

Volkswagen and other European carmakers have struggled with the switch to electric vehicles as they face rising competition from China (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsRegulations

Troubled European carmakers to talk fines and EVs with EU

The carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for the embattled industry.

Windmills make up about 10 percent of US energy production, with the largest output in the Republican-led states of Texas, Iowa and Oklahoma (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
AnalysisBusinessOffshore WindPoliticsWind

Trump casts chill over US wind energy sector

Trump has long ranted against wind energy with him threatening to upend decades of industry progress just a few hours after resuming power.

Rachel Reeves said Environmental Impact Assessments would be replaced by Environmental Outcome Reports (PA)
BuildingsConstructionEnvironmentInfrastructureNewsRegulations

Environmental assessment system to be replaced amid development drive: UK’s Reeves

Environmental assessments for building homes and infrastructure will be replaced with a new system as the government seeks to cut red tape.

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