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FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kell/File Photo
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US regulator homes in on malpractice in voluntary carbon markets

CFTC's carbon markets fraud probe looks at false claims about environmental benefits and green credentials.

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Global oil markets weaken as sluggish demand leaves overhang

Global crude oil markets are weakening because of soft refinery demand and ample supply, could spell further weakness for crude futures

Campaigners fear the impact the Batang Toru dam will have on critically-endangered orangutans (Michael Holmes/PA)
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Call for orangutan row firm to be barred from renewable leases

Opposition grows towards wind farm bid by Red Rock Power over parent company's Indonesian dam project that could threaten rare orangutan.

File photo: Workers install a battery for a new electric vehicle model at Mitsubishi Motor Corp's factory in Kurashiki, Japan May 19, 2022.  REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama/File photo
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Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, EV foc

Japan and ASEAN plan to create joint strategy on automobile production and sales, to counter China's increasing presence in the EV market

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on civilian Nuclear deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US National Security Adviser met to discuss draft deal between Washington and Riyadh

The highway entrance to the A620 in Saarbrücken is flooded as heavy continuous rain has caused multiple floods and landslides in Saarland, western Germany, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Laszlo Pinter/dpa via AP)
ClimateNewsPoliticsWeather

The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
ElectricityNewsNuclear PowerPoliticsTrade

How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

US National Security Adviser will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement

FILE PHOTO: A drone shows flooded streets at the centre of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
ClimateEconomyMaritimeNewsTransportWeather

Cargo shipments slow at Brazil southern port amid flooding: officials

The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess...

Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a Lunar New Year celebration in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTradeTransport

Canada exploring higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is looking at whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after the White House announced...

EconomyNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsTradeTransmission

Putin: Oil pipeline could run alongside planned gas link to China

MOSCOW — Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on...

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