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FILE PHOTO: IATA Director General Willie Walsh looks on during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Global airlines could miss sustainable fuel targets, IATA’s Walsh says

The aviation industry isn't moving fast enough to reach its targets for producing and using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Airplanes on runway
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Fueling net-zero aviation: why SAFs need better policy support to take off

SAF is key to decarbonizing aviation, but major adoption and production challenges threaten net-zero targets: Resources for the Future report.

The island of New Guinea is home to the third-largest expanse of rainforest on the planet and has long been celebrated as one of the 'lungs of the Earth' (AFP)
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Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks

Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks.

FILE PHOTO: A worker stacks steel pipes in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2014.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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India’s steel expansion could hinder net zero emission goal, GEM says

India's coal-driven steel expansion risks derailing its net-zero 2070 target, warns GEM, citing $187B in stranded assets.

FILE PHOTO: A view of a lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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Analysis: Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers’ help

Global lithium oversupply persists as Chinese-backed mines defy weak prices, sustaining EV battery production but hurting profits.

A news helicopter flies by as a 130-ton all-terrain crane prepares to place the giant blades onto a massive wind turbine on the top of Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. has okayed nine wind energy projects that will boost its hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee at the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019 Picture Taken March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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Chile regulator charges Anglo American mine over environmental violations

Chile charges Anglo American's El Soldado mine with environmental violations, risking closure or a $12M fine without compliance.

FILE PHOTO: Gasoline prices are shown at a local gas station as Southern California prices move towards record highs in Carlsbad, California, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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California law, refinery exit reflect ongoing fuel market challenges, EIA says

Fuelmakers in California could face more headwinds next year as new legislation takes effect and refining margins remain weak.

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EU looks to geothermal in drive for energy security, document shows

"The use of geothermal energy contributes to the strategic objectives of the European Union," the draft document said.

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