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The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is displayed at the agency's headquarters on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of its 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors

It follows up on the last resolution 18 months ago that ordered Iran to comply with a years-long International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

FILE PHOTO: Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, U.S. August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Air taxi maker Archer Aviation receives FAA nod to start commercial services

Archer Aviation is the second electric air taxi maker to achieve the key milestone.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ban on advertising oil, gas and coal -- the main drivers of global warming (AFP)
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Planet overheating, ban fossil fuel ads: UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a ban on advertising oil, gas and coal as global climate monitors signal the planet is...

FILE PHOTO: Downtown Denver is seen in the background from the Suncor Energy refinery in Denver June 12, 2006. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
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Environmental groups to sue Canada’s Suncor over Colorado refinery emissions

Environmental groups filed notice Weds to sue Canadian oil producer Suncor Energy under the US Clean Air Act for air pollution violations

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists protest against fossil fuels during the final stages of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
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UN chief rebukes fossil fuel industry supporters as climate records break

UN Secretary-General said Weds countries must confront fossil-fuel industry and companies that support efforts to obstruct climate action

FILE PHOTO: A plant sprouts between the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir during a severe drought in La Vinuela, near Malaga, southern Spain August 8, 2022. A prolonged dry spell and extreme heat that made last July the hottest month in Spain since at least 1961, have left Spanish reservoirs at just 40% of capacity on average in early August, well below the ten-year average of around 60%, official data shows.REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
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World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: "We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell."

FILE - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speak during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, April 18, 2024. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called Wednesday, June 5, 2024, for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, decrying them as the “godfathers of climate chaos.” (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’

The UN weather agency is predicting an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5C (2.7F) target limit by 2028

FILE PHOTO: The Swiss Parliament House (Bundeshaus) is seen in Bern, Switzerland, November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Swiss upper house of parliament slams European climate ruling

Swiss upper house of parliament slammed a recent ruling by a top European court that pressed the country to do more to combat...

Kate Forbes said the SNP had ‘never said no’ to further licensing (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Scottish Deputy First Minister: SNP not against oil and gas licences

Scotland's Deputy First Minister has said the SNP is not against oil and gas licences, but developments would need to meet climate compatibility...

FILE PHOTO: Gas flares are seen at the state-owned oil company PDVSA, in Punta de Mata, Venezuela April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
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West African nations call for firms to be able to offset carbon

A group of West African countries has weighed into a debate over whether companies should be allowed to use carbon offsets to cut...

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