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FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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China wants talks on trade measures at COP29 climate summit, document shows

China has called for talks on carbon border taxes and other restrictive trade measures at next week's COP29 climate summit.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $650 million Andina water project

Chile's Codelco seeks environmental permit for $650M project that makes water use at its Andina mine more sustainable.

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM recalls 107 Bolt vehicles over fire risk

GM recalls 107 Bolt EVs over fire risk after diagnostic software issue; owners urged to limit charging and follow safety steps.

An electrically powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL), which can carry up to 6 passengers, from the German aviation company Lilium is being built in a factory hall in Gauting, Germany, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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German air-taxi maker Lilium hires KPMG to explore M&A options

The move to explore options comes after a court granted Lilium's application for self administration, the company said.

FILE - European Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Economy and Trade Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during a news conference at the Delegation of the European Union to China after he concluded the 10th China-EU High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Beijing files complaint at WTO over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Beijing has filed a WTO complaint against the EU, challenging anti-subsidy tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Chinese-made EVs, citing protectionism.

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Enserva’s President and CEO, Gurpreet Lail, issued the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s draft oil and gas sector emission cap regulations

November 4 2004 The government’s proposed emissions cap is a production chokehold in disguise. By imposing these overreaching restrictions, they’re not just capping...

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault  joins  Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson and fellow colleagues as they hold a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.  Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Guilbeault.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

Oil and gas producers in Canada to cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-third in eight years under new draft regulations.

Employees work on the production line at a factory for Chery's electric vehicles (EV) in Wuhu, Anhui province, China July 29, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China urges palatable EV trade solution from EU as France defends bloc

China urges France to mediate with the EU over EV tariffs, while France stands firm on fair competition and opposes China’s brandy tariff.

A general view of the Chinese solar panel manufacturer Trina Solar's facility in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam,  August 30, 2024. REUTERS/Khanh Vu/File Photo
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Chinese solar firms, ever-nimble, go further afield where US tariffs don’t reach

Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S....

Skoda Auto cars are seen at the production line as the carmaker launches production of MEB battery systems in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, May 17, 2022.  REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
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Czech Republic joining Italy to fight carmakers’ CO2 fines

Czech Republic will join Italy in seeking to prevent carmakers from facing penalties when tougher CO2 emission rules take effect in the EU.

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