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Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage
Brazil's suit alleges Syngenta produced and sold pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law.
Intense fires burn in Brazil as court mandates return of striking environmental workers
The decision was made as intense fires burn in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands and with the oil industry hampered by the lack of licensing...
More carbon capture projects to be green-lit soon: Canada’s Natural Resources Minister
Minister Wilkinson says he expects between 20 and 25 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects to break ground in Canada within the next...
Competition Bureau to speed development of guidance on new greenwashing rules
The Competition Bureau says it will speed the development of guidance on new provisions in the Competition Act aimed at greenwashing
Resource shares help lift TSX to near 5-week high
Energy also gained ground, rising 0.3%, as the price of oil increased 0.2% to $84.06 a barrel.
EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%
The EU on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38% on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies
What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?
EU regulators will impose provisional duties on Chinese-made EVs imported into the European Union from Friday
Four-month window for EU-China talks before EV tariffs become permanent
There is a four-month window during which the tariffs are provisional and intensive talks are expected to continue between the two sides.
China and EU held technical talks on EV tariffs
China and Europe held several rounds of technical talks over tariffs on Chinese EVs that the European Commission confirmed on Thursday
Tesla cars for first time on Chinese government purchase list
Tesla Model Y was included in a list of electric and plug-in hybrid models that government in China can purchase as a service...
