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India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant (AFP)
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Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

India is racing to lead the renewable energy revolution, with massive projects like Gujarat’s Khavda plant boosting its green ambitions.

Several thousand workers of Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen AG gather during pay-rise protests on the grounds of VW’s largest plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, December 2, 2024. Julian Stratenschulte/Pool via REUTERS
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Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens

Volkswagen workers strike at nine German plants over wage cuts and job threats, halting production amid automaker turmoil.

A general view of the dried Cogoti reservoir, as water levels in the zone dropped to record lows, ahead of World Water Day at La Ligua area, in Coquimbo, Chile.
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UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

Failure to restore degraded land harms U.N. efforts to cut emissions, protect biodiversity, and address agriculture's impacts.

Jan Mayen Vent Fields on the Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge. University of Bergen/Handout via REUTERS
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Norway to stop deep-sea mining, says party supporting minority government

Until now, Norway, with its vast hydrocarbon reserves, led the global race to mine ocean floor metals.

A wide view of a flooded road showing seawater covering the pavement.
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A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

UN court to begin largest case in history, examining countries' legal duties to assist vulnerable nations with climate change.

Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he's disappointed that international negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution finished this week without an agreement. Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement

'We can't give up. We have to keep trying,' Canada's Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said on Sunday.

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Live in an apartment and want to charge an electric car at home? Here are four ways to help that happen

Experts highlight grants, education, and streamlined planning as key to overcoming challenges in installing EV chargers in apartments.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a plenary of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea.
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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

Negotiations in South Korea on a global plastic pollution treaty ended without an agreement and plan to resume next year.

A man walks past a corporate office of Adani Group in Gurugram, India.
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Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels

Bangladesh pushes to lower Adani power deal costs as court probes its impact on energy prices and local capacity.

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