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US energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on "climate co-operation" and other...
Court rejects Republican states’ challenge to SEC’s ESG proxy vote rule
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by four Republican-led states that sought to block a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
B.C. halts new jade mining in northwest, five-year transition for existing operations
British Columbia has prohibited mining activities on new jade tenures in the northwest, while setting a five-year wind-down period for existing operators
Canada’s radar station upgrades could hasten severe weather warnings
Environment Canada can now spot and issue warnings about severe weather faster and more precisely with 32 newly upgraded weather radar stations across...
US discussed ‘overcapacity’ in Chinese solar manufacturing, coal in climate talks
The United States and China discussed Chinese overcapacity in solar and battery manufacturing, steel production and coal power during two days of bilateral...
U.S., China to discuss methane at COP29 summit: State Dept.
The U.S.-China Climate Working Group intends to discuss methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gasses at the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit.
Biden’s clean energy tax credits likely to remain ‘law of the land’: Lael Brainard
Most of U.S. President Joe Biden's clean energy tax credits are now law and are unlikely to be reversed by Donald Trump if...
Canada’s P.E.I. introduces new risk assessment tools for flooding, erosion
The provincial government of Canada's Prince Edward Island has introduced a new suite of online tools to help Islanders assess flooding and erosion...
Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display case
Elderly activists from Just Stop Oil target Magna Carta, historic artefact of the English legal system, in latest protest against fossil fuels.
