Focus on Politics
Azerbaijan, this year’s host of COP29, to upgrade climate target before summit
All countries face a U.N. deadline next year to toughen their national climate targets.
‘Race to the Top:’ Where China, Europe and the U.S. are in the clean tech competition
Report from RMI: China is currently leading in several clean technology sectors, there remain significant chances for Europe and the United States to...
Polestar posts loss, plans steps to offset tariffs on China-made EVs
The Swedish company currently makes all its electric vehicles in China.
Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France
Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said on Tuesday that it would expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub...
What’s behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?
Tensions rose between the two countries after a coup in Niamey last year.
Cambodia sentences green campaigners for ‘plotting’ over activism
A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their...
New Zealand signs environmental trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland
Tariffs will be eliminated on more than 300 goods, including solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles.
Rio Tinto in talks to avert strike at Mongolian copper mine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Global miner Rio Tinto is negotiating with workers at its Oyu Tolgoi copper operations in Mongolia to avert further industrial...
Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
The states were granted a preliminary injunction by a Louisiana judge.
Biden tailpipe emission rules on shakier ground after Supreme Court ruling
FILE PHOTO: A truck engine is tested for pollution exiting its exhaust pipe. REUTERS/Mike Blake
