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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, France, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Dutch group sues Stellantis over alleged emissions cheating

Class action lawsuit over alleged Stellantis emissions cheating is based on actions of predecessor company Fiat Chrysler.

FILE PHOTO: A Gazprom worker walks next to pipelines at a gas measuring station at the Russian-Ukrainian border in Sudzha near Kursk, some 500 km (311 miles) south of Moscow, December 5, 2008.   REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov//File Photo
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Kremlin says Europe will pay more unless gas deal extended

Ukraine gas transit deal will not be renewed, says Kyiv, as Russia warns of higher prices from other sellers.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the decision to withdraw winter fuel payments from millions of pensioner households (Andy Buchanan/PA)
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UK energy bosses meet minister as winter fuel squeeze defended

Government sticks to removal of UK winter fuel payment for pensioners but providers called on for talks on helping vulnerable households.

FILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US clean energy jobs growth rate double that of overall jobs, report says

Employment in clean energy businesses rose by 4.2% in the US last year, compared with an overall job growth rate of 2%.

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Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries

The Conversation Australia: Picking winners is hard. That doesn’t mean green industrial policies will fail.

An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

Yoon Hyeonjeong, 19, awaits a verdict in Korean climate change lawsuit alongside 200 other plaintiffs who say citizens' rights affected by lack of...

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen on an oil tank at TotalEnergies fuel depot in Mardyck near Dunkirk, France, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/ File Photo
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TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading to pay $48 million for attempted market manipulation

The U.S. regulator fined TOTSA $48M for attempting to manipulate European gasoline futures by flooding the market.

FILE PHOTO: An AV truck is parked in a TuSimple facility at AllianceTexas, a 27,000 acre business complex boasting some of the country’s largest freight operations, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. May 18, 2022. Picture taken May 18, 2022.  REUTERS/Cooper Neill/File Photo
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Self-driving truck company TuSimple settles fraud lawsuit for $189 million

TuSimple settles for $189M over allegations of misleading shareholders about safety and insider control of a Chinese rival.

Drax is Britain’s biggest power station (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Miliband urged to end subsidies for firms burning wood for electricity

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband faces pressure to halt subsidies for wood-burning power stations like Drax amid environmental concerns.

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

Policy Options: Indigenous and remote communities will bear the long-lasting ecological, social and cultural impacts of mining. This cannot be ignored.

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