Monday, 5 May 2025

Focus on Topics

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen through a charging station outside a store of the electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryNewsPoliticsRegulationsTrade

China resident who stole Tesla trade secrets gets 2-year US sentence

Klaus Pflugbeil was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison for stealing Tesla trade secrets for his EV battery business in China.

Scenes from the village of Zeballos, B.C., located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipol
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNewsOilRegulations

‘Human error’ caused spill of up to 8,000 litres of fuel off B.C.’s coast: government

Up to 8,000 litres of diesel spilled at a B.C. fish farm due to human error, prompting cleanup efforts and environmental concerns.

Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of the U.S. flag in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
ElectionsLiquefied Natural GasNatural GasNewsPoliticsTrade

US study on LNG exports expected as soon as Tuesday: sources

The Department of Energy's approvals of U.S. LNG exports to big consumers in Asia and Europe have been paused since January pending a...

FILE - Trucks wait in line on Friendship Bridge over the Parana River, the border between Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, top, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, June 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
BiodiversityCourtsEnvironmentNews

26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border

Deforestation can contribute to erosion, biodiversity loss and increased risk of flooding, as well as the loss of a valuable carbon sink.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
BusinessEconomyNewsPolitics

Bank of Canada: world is now more prone to shocks than we’d like

Deglobalization, demographic shifts, digitalization and decarbonization all affecting jobs, growth and inflation: Bank of Canada governor

Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform which will be connected to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction, in Kitimat, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
BusinessLiquefied Natural GasNews

LNG Canada names Cooper as next CEO; replaces outgoing Klein

LNG Canada says Chris Cooper will succeed current chief executive Jason Klein, effective April 1, 2025.

The new record comes after the Government announced plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (Ben Birchall/PA)
ElectricityEmissionsIndustryInfrastructureNewsOffshore WindTransmissionUtilitiesWind

Britain’s turbines set new wind record ‘taking centre stage in clean energy mix’

Britain’s turbines set a new maximum wind record, topping 22,000 megawatts for the first time on Sunday, figures indicate.

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter on the day European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
BusinessCoalEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentFinanceNatural GasNewsOilRegulationsTrade

EU watchdog frees green bonds from fund naming rules

The EU allows green bond funds to invest in bonds from big polluters, easing previous restrictions and supporting decarbonization efforts.

The logo of the European Investment Bank is pictured in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, March 25, 2017. Reuters/Eric Vidal/ File Photo
BusinessEconomyElectricityFinanceIndustryInfrastructureNewsSolarUtilitiesWind

Italy’s Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

The loan will cover more than 50 per cent of the total cost of projects as it is linked to REPowerEU, the EU's...

Drought has caused lake Jablanicko to virtually dry up as Bosnia -- which is headed for its hottest year on record -- suffers prolonged drought (AFP)
ClimateEconomyEnvironmentNewsResiliencyWeather

Bosnia hits hottest year on record in 2024: meteorologists

After a scorching drought emptied one of Bosnia's largest lakes, the Balkan country is set to mark its hottest year on record in...

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.