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An employee demonstrates a sample of crude oil in the Yarakta Oil Field, owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), in Irkutsk Region, Russia in this picture illustration taken March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/Illustration
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Plan to throttle foreign fossil fuel finance collapses at OECD, Bloomberg reports

Wealthy nations' plan to limit fossil fuel financing has collapsed, with ongoing negotiations expected to continue into January.

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Italy’s antitrust opens probe into Snam-Edison gas storage deal

Italy's antitrust agency AGCM says it has opened an investigation into Edison's sale of its gas storage unit to gas grid operator Snam.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn poses during the opening of Beirut Sports Festival in Beirut,  Lebanon May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Emilie Madi
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Former Nissan CEO Ghosn casts doubt on success of Nissan-Honda alliance

"If this merger takes place ... personally I don't think it's going to be successful," says Ghosn, who fled Japan in December 2019.

FILE PHOTO: High voltage power lines are seen near Strasbourg February 3, 2012. Bitterly cold weather is expected to push gas and electricity consumption to new record highs in France, France's gas and electricity grids said, as subfreezing temperatures continue to hit Europe. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
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Europe’s energy taxes are worsening industry woes, power CEO says

To aid Europe's struggling industries, governments should take aim at the high energy taxes, head of Europe's electricity lobby told Reuters.

Nature projects at Alladale Wildlife Reserve aim to restore healthy ecosystems (HEIF/European Nature Trust/Gethin Chamberlain/PA)
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Nature restoration in Highlands facing long-term challenges, communities warn

Conservationists working to save vital ecosystems in the Scottish Highlands say they are facing a multitude of long-term challenges.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has reported on carmakers’ progress towards the Government’s electric vehicle sales requirement (PA)
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UK car industry set to meet 2024 EV sales target: analysis finds

The UK car industry is set meet the government's EV sales mandate this year despite some manufacturers complaining it is too tough.

Makoto Uchida, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Corporation, and Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, walk following a joint press conference on their merger talks, in Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Honda, Nissan set to announce launch of integration talks: media reports

Honda and Nissan are expected on Monday to announce the start of business integration talks, according to Japanese media reports.

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Milwaukee plans to build net-zero modular homes for lower-income residents — but it’s not easy

The city hopes to lure a manufacturer of energy-efficient panelized homes, a way to cut carbon emissions while building homes and creating jobs.

Max Wilkinson has called for new builds to come with solar panels as standard amid efforts to reduce carbon emissions and cut bills (Liberal Democrats/PA)
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Lower housebuyers’ bills with solar panels on newbuild roofs, UK ministers urged

The 'Sunshine Bill,' a U.K. private member's bill would would bake into law a standard for newbuilds to come with solar panels on...

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