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Credits tied to biogas slump on EPA’s proposed waiver to supply mandates

Prices for cellulosic biofuel production credits fell to their lowest in over a year this week after the EPA proposed a partial waiver...

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Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

Trump's team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation.

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Vietnam’s renewable energy policy is spurring decarbonization of global brands

Vietnam’s new Direct Power Purchase Agreement enables global brands to decarbonize supply chains by sourcing renewable energy.

Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, speaks during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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What are they saying at the COP29 climate summit?

World leaders at the U.N. climate summit urge urgent, unified action amid ongoing inaction, inequality, and climate crisis.

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Samsung Electronics shares hit lowest in more than four years

Samsung shares hit a four-year low, falling 2.1 per cent amid increased competition and lagging AI chip demand versus rivals.

FILE PHOTO: New cars, among them new China-built electric vehicles of the company BYD, are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Global EV sales up 35% in October, Europe ekes out a gain

Global EV sales rose 35 per cent in October, led by China’s 54 per cent jump; Europe saw modest gains as the market...

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Mexico state oil firm Pemex's Ciudad Madero refinery, after the Tropical Storm Alberto hit Mexico, in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
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Mexico plans to set aside $6 billion for Pemex in draft budget, Bloomberg reports

Mexico plans a $6B allocation in its 2025 budget to aid debt-laden Pemex, addressing its $120B combined financial and provider debt.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt in Fredericton, Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
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Premier of Canada’s New Brunswick province confirms her Liberal government will draft carbon pricing plan

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa's...

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Calculating clean energy household savings for Canadians and how government incentives could help

Canadian households could cut costs and carbon emissions with clean energy solutions, but government incentives are crucial to widespread adoption.

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