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A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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OPEC again cuts 2024, 2025 oil demand growth forecasts

OPEC's forecast on global oil demand marks its fifth consecutive downward revision in its monthly report.

An image of the white and yellow flag of Cyprus blowing in the wind on a pole with a view of blue sky in the background.
AgricultureClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry

Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs, as climate change causes more frequent dry winters.

President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
ElectionsNatural GasNewsOil

Trump plans major reshaping of U.S. policies within hours of taking office

Trump's new orders include a drive to follow through on his vow to "drill, baby, drill" and "frack, frack, frack."

AnalysisBusinessClimateElectionsElectricityEmissionsEmissions MarketsEnvironmentFuelOpinionPoliticsPublic Transit

How to cut through the divisions hampering climate action in Canada

Opinion: There are ways to build consensus in Canada for stable national policies on climate change.

Solar panels are arrayed on Earth Day in Athol, Massachusetts, U.S., April 22, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
BusinessElectricityEmissionsNewsSolarWind

Acadia, companies eye $9 billion US renewables roll-out

Acadia and Microsoft aim to develop a $9B pipeline of renewable energy projects across the U.S.

A chaja opens its wings near teros standing in the Navarro lagoon, which dried up due to the climate phenomenon La Nina, in Navarro, in Buenos Aires province, Argentina December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsUnited NationsWeather

More than 50% chance of La Nina in coming months, WMO says

WMO warns weak, short La Niña may form, offering little relief from record heat amid rising greenhouse gas levels.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhalin, Russia July 15, 2021. Picture taken July 15, 2021.  REUTERS/Vladimir Soldatkin/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessEconomyLiquefied Natural GasPoliticsTrade

Analysis: Rival LNG supplies, Sakhalin’s depleting fields give Japan an exit from Russian gas

Japan eyes LNG shift as Sakhalin-2 deals near expiry, balancing energy security, geopolitics, and the push for renewables.

A man walks near a Tesla car at a charging station outside a store of the electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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Tesla sells 21,900 EVs in China in first week of Dec, the highest in Q4

The rare weekly sales disclosure came after Tesla logged its best month in the Chinese market this year with sales exceeding 73,000 in...

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
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Explainer: What next for Nippon Steel and US Steel’s $15 billion mega-merger?

U.S. Steel's $15B Japanese takeover hangs in the balance as Biden weighs national security risks amid political pushback.

FILE - Cattle walk along an illegally deforested area in an extractive reserve near Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
BiodiversityBusinessClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNewsRegulations

Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

Brazil's beef industry fuels Amazon deforestation, with 80 per cent of top companies failing to stop rainforest destruction.

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