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CleanTechnica: How investors can get ready for a decarbonizing economy

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) highlighted the need for higher levels of climate finance, including to help emerging economies with...

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Boost energy efficiency, reduce energy poverty: Efficiency Canada report

A new report from Efficiency Canada contains recommendations for programs and policies that could help alleviate energy poverty through improving energy efficiency.

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Sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean, Greece says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective...

A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
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First Solar, Qcells panels score green label preferred by US government

First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, have become the first solar panel makers to register under US government preferred environmental rating system

FILE PHOTO: Claudia Sheinbaum, the presidential candidate of the ruling Morena party, gestures while addressing her supporters after winning the presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo
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Can Mexico’s Sheinbaum shake Lopez Obrador’s oil legacy?

Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, could struggle to fulfil environmental pledges due to predecessor who doubled down on fossil fuels

l Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power-Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canadian carbon capture rollout lags – industry, Ottawa at odds

Question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture projects is slowing the technology's adoption in Canada

An IEA analysis of policies, plans and estimates from nearly 150 countries found that they could reach 8,000 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in six years' time. (AFP)
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World falling short on 2030 renewables goal: IEA

Nations are falling short of the UN 2030 climate goal agreed as effort to curb global warming, International Energy Agency said Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Countries’ plans not yet aligned with tripling renewables capacity goal

Countries' climate plans are not yet in line with a goal to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, a report by the IEA...

FILE - President Joe Biden listens during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Many Americans still shy away from EVs despite Biden push, poll finds

Just 40% say they’re likely to buy an EV, as American EV market faces consumers worried about cost, range and charging infrastructure.

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani speaks as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol looks on during a joint news conference during 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, June 4, 2024.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea’s Yoon calls for greater cooperation with Africa on minerals, trade

Joint declaration calls for partnership on critical minerals as South Korea increases development aid for Africa to $10bn.

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