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Energy projects in developing countries to receive £79m in UK climate finance
The money comes under the UK’s existing pledge to spend £11.6 billion in climate finance over five years up to 2026.
Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal...
Applied Materials forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates on weak demand
Applied Materials projects Q1 revenue below forecasts amid weak demand outside AI chips, export curbs, and competitive pressures.
Bolivia to sell $5 billion in carbon credits to stem rampant forest loss
Bolivia aims to sell $5 billion worth of carbon offset credits, the government announced on Thursday, in a bid to stop rampant forest...
Credits tied to biogas slump on EPA’s proposed waiver to supply mandates
Prices for cellulosic biofuel production credits fell to their lowest in over a year this week after the EPA proposed a partial waiver...
Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The fund being created in the Northwest Territories is the largest single investment in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship in the territory.
Chinese robotaxi firm Pony AI seeks up to $4.5 billion valuation in US IPO
Pony AI said on Thursday it was targeting a valuation of up to $4.48 billion in its initial public offering in the US.
Imperial Oil fined for 2021 slop oil spill
Ontario has fined Imperial Oil C$900,000 for a slop oil leak into a tank containment area at its Sarnia site in 2021 that...
Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit
Trump's team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation.
Natural gas flares sparked two wildfires in North Dakota, state agency says
Natural gas flares at oil wells sparked two North Dakota wildfires earlier this fall, according to reports from the North Dakota Fire Marshal's...
