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The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.   REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File photo
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GM in talks to buy Chinese EV batteries built in the US: report

General Motors may buy EV batteries using CATL tech, assembled in a US plant funded by Japan's TDK, per Bloomberg sources.

FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo
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EU rejects minimum price offers from Chinese EV exporters

European Commission received offers from makers of EVs in China for minimum import prices into the EU, but rejected all of them.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won’t say if it’ll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says he wants to see big polluters pay, but NDP rejects the idea that workers should shoulder the cost of fighting climate...

Chris Stark has said the UK will not be carpeted in wind farm and pylons (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Energy tsar: We will not carpet UK with windfarms and pylons for clean power

Head of UK's green power plans downplays fears of pylon construction while ruling out laying underground cables as part of the grid.

FILE PHOTO: A staff member works on an assembly line manufacturing Geely's GX6 cars, at the Geely's plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Zoey Zhang/File Photo
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China warns carmakers of risks in building plants overseas, sources say

As EV makers plan global factories to beat import tariffs, China's commerce ministry advises against certain countries.

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Opinion: Oil and gas communities are a weak spot in America’s climate and economic policies

Noah Kaufman: The economies of oil- and gas-dependent towns face a unique threat from global efforts to address the risks of climate change,...

FILE PHOTO: A chimney of a steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan in China's Hebei Province November 3, 2015. Picture taken November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Factbox: What’s China’s carbon market and how does it work?

By Amy Lv and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is seeking public feedback on a plan to include cement, steel and aluminium...

A general view of solar panels under construction over the sea in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP)
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UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals

UN experts call for a global system to trace critical minerals, ensuring fairness, human rights, and environmental care.

FILE - Wind turbines operate May 7, 2024, in Paxton, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the US presidential debate

Fracking was a key topic in the US presidential debate, with Harris saying she won't ban it, despite its clash with clean energy...

Members of the Native American group Apache Stronghold hold protest cards ahead of formally asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an earlier ruling allowing Rio Tinto to develop the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, outside the court in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Indigenous group asks US Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project

Apache tribe urges Supreme Court to block copper mine on sacred Arizona land, citing religious rights over energy needs.

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