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German transport minister under fire for weekend driving ban threat

Volker Wissing attracted backlash on Friday after threatening to impose weekend driving bans in the summer to abide by the climate protection law

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Sweden will miss its climate goals without changes – environment agency

The environment agency said Sweden will need to cut its use of fossil diesel and petrol and increase electric transport to meet it's...

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Greenpeace targets Russia-linked Baltic Sea fuel tanker

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Greenpeace activists painted slogans on an Estonian-owned tanker in the middle of the Baltic Sea on Friday, and said the...

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Shell, Friends of the Earth each say European climate ruling backs their view in Dutch case

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Shell told a Dutch court on Friday that a European climate ruling against the Swiss...

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Copper remains in hot demand to power energy transition, AI technologies

Copper's bull run should continue for at least the next three years, fueled by global supply challenges and hot demand for the metal...

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Chinese EV brand Hyper says will use all-solid-state batteries in its cars in 2026

The 400 watt hour per kilogram solid-state batteries tout more than 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) of driving range

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California battery plant is among world’s largest as power storage booms

The battery plant near Los Angeles is due to come online later this year, and will be able to power about 680,000 homes...

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European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says

OXFORD, England (AP) — Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week’s European court decision that...

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China puzzled by EU probes on EVs, solar panels, wind turbines, minister says

By Giulio Piovaccari Verona, Italy (Reuters) -China’s top trade official warned Brussels against protectionism on Friday, saying Beijing was puzzled by EU probes...

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Switzerland underestimated elderly women in climate case, plaintiff says

By Cecile Mantovani and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) – Stefanie Brander, one of the more than 2,000 women over 64 who won...

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