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An electric car being charged (John Walton/PA)
ClimateNewsPolitics

Net zero does not mean ‘huge shift’ in everyday lives, top climate adviser says

UK net zero advisor says the idea of a radically different lifestyle has been pushed too hard as he suggests Britain is lagging...

FILE PHOTO: The Swiss National Bank (SNB) building is seen near the Limmat river in Zurich, Switzerland March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
ClimateEnvironmentNewsOil

Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting

The picket follows a decision by Europe's top human rights court that Bern was not doing enough to protect its citizens from climate...

Lei Jun was mobbed by scores of people at the car show (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

China’s EV execs bullish on Western pressure at Beijing car show

EV executives at a top car show in China were bullish on prospects for growth, despite a gruelling price war and mounting Western...

BHP wants Anglo American's copper mining operations, like this one in Chile (AFP)
BusinessCritical MineralsNews

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP’s $38.8 billion takeover bid

British mining company, Anglo American, has slammed BHP's bid as "highly unattractive" and "opportunistic"

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured in front of the Vitol Group trading commodities building in Geneva October 4, 2011. Picture taken October 4, 2011.     REUTERS/File Photo
IndustryNewsOilPolitics

Italy sets conditions for Vitol’s takeover of oil refiner Saras

Oil refiner Saras's controlling shareholder - the Moratti family - said in February it had agreed to sell its stake to energy company...

A turtle entangled in a net (Philipp Kanstinger/University of Exeter/PA)
BiodiversityNews

Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity

Decade-long research into efforts to protect nature around globe shows that conservation work is generally slowing a decline in biodiversity.

The ruins in the middle of Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija province are a tourist draw. The Philippine settlement submerged by the 1970s construction of a hydropower dam has reappeared due to a drought. (AFP)
ClimateHydropowerNewsWeather

Philippine settlement submerged by Pantabangan Dam reappears due to drought

It is the sixth time the nearly 300-year-old settlement has resurfaced since the reservoir was created to provide irrigation water for local farmers...

FILE PHOTO: Staff members clean an Xpeng X9 electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AnalysisAutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthTransport

Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

BEIJING – China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the...

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
AnalysisAutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthTransport

Tesla’s plan for affordable cars takes page from Detroit rivals

SAN FRANCISCO/AUSTIN, Texas – Elon Musk’s new plan to use current product lines as the basis for new affordable vehicles — rather than...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Tesla Model 3 car next to a Model Y displayed at a showroom of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsTransport

Former exec Baglino sells Tesla shares worth $181.5 million, SEC filing shows

Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has sold shares worth around $181.5 million in the world's top EV maker, according to a SEC filing...

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