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This photo shows power lines in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on the country's overstrained grid. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy to hit climate targets

Factory owners such as Samsung look forward to using Vietnam DPPAs to circumvent country's strained grid and harness green energy instead.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Musk says any Trump move against EV support would hurt competitors more than Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Donald Trump's potential removal of support for EVs would hurt other automakers more than Tesla

FILE PHOTO: Miniatures of windmill, solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of NextEra Energy logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Utility NextEra reports Q2 profit miss as segment sales slide

NextEra Energy missed profit estimates for the second quarter, hurt by higher interest rates and expenses in its renewables segment

ScottishPower also builds and operates wind farms in the UK (Tom Leese/PA)
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ScottishPower earnings hit after energy crisis allowance payment drops off

ScottishPower said its earnings fell 11% in the first half of the year to just over £1 billion, after an energy crisis allowance...

Bathers cool off in the water while others sunbathe on a Barcelona beach, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Several regions of Spain are under alert for high temperatures. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, sparking calls to 'immediately change course' of climate change

FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
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Rivian to face trial in Tesla trade secrets theft case, judge says

After judge denies dismissal of lawsuit, Rivian-Tesla trial set to go ahead after company allegedly Elon Musk's employees.

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/file photo
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Oil prices edge up off six-week lows

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday but were still close to their lowest level in six weeks with few signs of a fuel...

Demand for green home heating products like solar panels and heat pumps is expected to rise as part of the transition to net zero (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Scotland’s consumer watchdog to investigate green home energy market amid fears of scams

The investigation will also look at whether consumers are presented with fair and affordable incentives.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Nippon Steel to dissolve JV with China’s Baoshan after 20 years

The Nikkei business daily, which first reported the news, said Nippon had decided to shift its attention to the U.S. and India.

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Clean Prosperity: Measuring credit oversupply risks in Alberta’s carbon market

A report from Clean Prosperity argues that Alberta risks having an oversupply of carbon credits and urges the provincial government to reform the...

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