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Republicans aim to make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue
Republicans bid to make Biden's promotion of electric vehicles a big electoral issue.
El Salvador’s Bukele starts second term amid economic test
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is set to be inaugurated and plans a city powered by geothermal energy from a volcano.
US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide.
Giant lithium partnership between Codelco and SQM created in Chile
Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco signed a deal Friday with SQM to nearly double the private mining firm’s current extraction of lithium, a...
UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war
The head of the UN's next biodiversity says multilateral institutions are not equipped to deal with unprecedented challenges like climate change and must...
UK Labour pitches new energy policy in election battle
Labour leader Keir Starmer has detailed plans for a publicly-owned "investment vehicle" to spearhead funding for green energy projects.
Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change
Vermont has enacted a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.
Call for next government to make ‘big decisions’ on nuclear power projects
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has published its manifesto, saying it was important to ensure continued momentum.
