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France’s Orano aims to enrich uranium in US in early 2030s, says executive
Orano plans to begin enriching uranium in a new U.S. plant by early 2030s, aiming to reduce reliance on Russian supplies.
China, price cuts and costs: The fuel driving Volkswagen’s crisis
Volkswagen warns of accelerating competition from China, cutting its cost-cutting timeline and considering plant closures.
Azerbaijani president confident on Ukraine gas route talks
Ilham Aliyev confident over talks between Russia and Ukraine that his country is facilitating to keep gas flowing through Ukraine.
US, China still have ‘differences’ on climate finance, envoy says
Podesta says progress has been made on narrowing differences between US and China climate finance policies despite election uncertainty.
China submits request to Canada for WTO tariffs consultation
Canada-China tariff row escalates as Beijing says it has requested talks with World Trade Organization about the added fees on EVs and metals.
ADB to devote half its lending to climate finance by 2030
Asian Development Bank hikes climate financing ambitions with a $100bn target and plan to boost private sector projects.
Germany blocks CO2 vouchers for oil companies over China fraud fears
Suspected carbon credit fraud involving projects in China sees environmental agency rejecting vouchers for 215,000 tons of CO2.
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
A Brazilian judge found two slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from protected Amazon land, ordering compensation for damages.
