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A lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles (EV) is pictured at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ManufacturingNews

Thailand to extend production timeframe for battery EVs, investment board says

Thailand extends BEV production and boosts hybrid EV incentives to support South East Asia's auto hub.

FILE PHOTO: The Rio Tinto logo is displayed above the global mining group's booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsEconomyMiningNewsTrade

Rio Tinto lifts 2025 guidance for capex, copper output

Rio Tinto boosts 2025 capital spending forecast, eyes copper growth with a 50 per cent output surge in Mongolia, and focuses on EV...

A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the Lynas Rare Earths logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsNewsSemiconductorTrade

Australia’s Lynas near 3-week high after China bans export of critical minerals to US

Lynas Rare Earths shares hit a three-week high after China banned exports of key minerals to the U.S. on Tuesday.

Torness Nuclear Power Station, near Dunbar, in Scotland (Danny Lawson/PA)
ElectricityNewsNuclear Power

Four of UK’s five nuclear power stations to be extended beyond planned closure

Four of Britain’s five nuclear power stations will stay open longer than previously planned, their operator has said.

Motorbike taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike on a street in Hanoi (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsEnvironmentRegulationsTransport

Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’

In polluted Hanoi, Gen Z riders embrace e-bikes to fight smog, but challenges like charging and habits slow broader adoption.

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and UK's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey pose with military personell at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst during day two of The Amir of the State of Qatar state visit to the United Kingdom on December 04, 2024 in Camberley, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
AviationBiofuelsBusinessCarbon ManagementEfficiencyElectricityNewsSmall Modular ReactorsSustainable Aviation Fuel

Qatar to invest $1.3 billion in climate technology in Britain

The investment is expected to create thousands of jobs and launch climate technology hubs in both countries to accelerate development of clean tech.

The Saskatchewan legislative building in front of Walter Scott Memorial in Regina on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Emissions MarketsLegislationNatural GasNewsPoliticsUtilities

Canada’s Saskatchewan moves to keep carbon levy off home heating

The amendment would ensure the province remains the sole registered distributor of natural gas throughout 2025 and beyond.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
BusinessElectricityInfrastructureNewsNuclear PowerSmall Modular Reactors

Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

Meta seeks nuclear power proposals to meet AI and clean energy goals, targeting 1-4 GW capacity by 2030 amid rising power demand.

FILE PHOTO: Workers install a utility pole to support power lines after an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
ClimateEfficiencyElectricityInfrastructureNewsTransmissionUtilitiesWeather

Texas extreme winter cold could challenge power grid in early 2025

This winter is forecast to bring sudden bouts of extreme cold to Texas that could test the state's electric grid in early 2025.

EmissionsEnvironmentNewsOilRegulations

Imperial Oil reports biomass spill into St. Clair River in Ontario

Imperial Oil Ltd on Tuesday said it is currently managing a minor biomass spill into the St. Clair River from its water treatment...

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