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Canadian CEOs worry about climate change ‘all or most of the time’: survey
Canadian business leaders' climate concerns surge, with 85% now worried, up from 59% last year, Deloitte survey finds.
Nippon makes last ditch effort to win Washington’s nod on US Steel deal: source
Nippon Steel executive to meet American officials to salvage $14.9B U.S. Steel bid amid national security review concerns.
Brazil’s Lula backs highway through Amazon that could drive deforestation
Lula commits to paving BR-319 highway through the Amazon, risking deforestation and sparking environmental concerns.
Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline
Taliban government stages ceremony to mark the start of work on the $10bn TAPI pipeline that will cross South Asia.
German foreign ministry teases Trump while defending energy policy
Verified German government account mocks Trump's pet-eating claims while repudiating attacks on energy system and renewables.
New deal to help transition of steel production at Port Talbot
UK Government strikes deal over workers as thousands of jobs set to go as Port Talbot embraces electric arc production for steel.
Individual solar farms do not threaten national food security – farming leader
British farming union president says there are more demands competing for land use than just solar farms as he pushes for government to...
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery caught between promise and reality
Nigeria waits for mega-refinery's fuel to flood the domestic market after delays and outcry over petrol price subsidies.
In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought
New Mexico politicians hope that new technology will allow oil wastewater treatment to provide a lifeline for agriculture and other businesses.
