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Paying to use roads to cut emissions is inevitable, British ex-Tory minister says
Introducing road pricing as a way to tackle air pollution, such as the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in London, has been divisive...
Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem
The Conversation Africa: Renewable power sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive. These can reduce hydropower reliance, diversify countries’...
Mercedes chief expects EU decision on Chinese EVs tariffs
Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius expects a decision on EU's import tariffs on Chinese EVs soon, he said at an industry conference on...
China says it never uses EV subsidies barred by WTO
China never makes use of EV subsidies that have been prohibited by the World Trade Organization, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday
Swiss renewable energy battle moves to the ballots
Swiss authorities want to use new climate bill approved last year to boost wind and solar contribution to Switzerland's energy mix
Big solar projects launch in Idaho as US nuclear test sites go green
Solar power developers will soon build two big solar projects on U.S. Department of Energy-owned lands in Idaho that are now cleaned up...
China’s SPIC invests $147 million in Brazil wind farms, launches solar parks
Chinese electricity company SPIC announced on Wednesday a 780 million reais ($147.41 million) investment in construction of two new wind farms in Northeastern...
Ecuador Indigenous, environmental groups protest Petroecuador gas flaring
Ecuadorean Indigenous organizations and environmental advocacy groups are protesting state-run oil company Petroecuador, saying it is failing to comply with a court order...
Democrat calls only 7 EV-charging stations deployed under US program ‘pathetic’
Automakers and others say drastically expanding EV-charging stations is crucial to the wide deployment of electric vehicles, which are part of the Biden...
Little transparency for Saskatchewan’s industrial carbon levy program: auditor
Saskatchewan's auditor says the Canadian province's carbon levy program for industrial emitters lacks public transparency.
