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Potential spikes in steel prices could endanger offshore wind projects
There is likely to be an explosion of demand for steel in the UK, and the potential price spikes that could follow could...
Australia softens proposed vehicle emission laws for some pick-up trucks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it would relax proposed carbon emission rules for some popular pick-up trucks after the country’s auto...
‘An Uncertain Future:’ Clean Energy Canada report on expanding LNG industry
A new report from Clean Energy Canada, which is part of the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University, examines...
Labour oil and gas plans could make UK ‘uninvestable’, says trade body
Labour’s plans for the oil and gas industry could see the UK “move towards being uninvestable”, the sector’s biggest trade body has said....
Whistleblowing portal launched for UK water industry workers
The UK’s Environment Agency has launched a whistleblowing portal for workers in a bid to crack down on issues like sewage pollution. Those...
UK ‘risks sending mixed signals’ with approach to global deforestation rules
The UK Government risks sending “mixed signals” with its current approach to developing new rules aimed at preventing global forest loss, its MPs...
EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
BRUSSELS – A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc’s anti-deforestation law set to go...
UK Labour leader confirms floating offshore wind will be GB Energy’s ‘priority’
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to lead the world on floating offshore wind, which he confirmed will be the...
English councils to get £295m for implementing weekly food waste collections
Councils in England are to receive up to £295 million to support them to introduce weekly food waste collections, the Government has announced....
Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples turn to EU to save their savanna from deforestation
An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but Brazilian Indigenous people note the Cerrado, Brazil's vast...
