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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Deer Park Manufacturing Complex is seen in Deer Park, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
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Bodies recovered after deadly Texas refinery incident, says Pemex CEO

Bodies of victims of the chemical leak at Deer Park refinery have been recovered and an investigation into the incident launched.

Toronto city council has taken a step toward banning misleading fossil fuel advertising on city property, building on recent federal anti-greenwashing rules and a similar proposal approved by the city's transit agency.The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square is shown at city hall in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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Toronto takes step toward ban on misleading fossil fuel ads, following TTC move

Toronto moves toward banning misleading fossil fuel ads on city property, aligning with federal anti-greenwashing regulations.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of German carmaker Volkswagen at the Volkswagen plant in Osnabrueck, Germany October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Moody’s downgrades Volkswagen outlook to ‘negative’ due to operating weakness

Moody's cuts Volkswagen's outlook to "negative" citing weak performance, low volume growth, and restructuring challenges ahead.

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Swedish court upholds ruling against Tesla in labour dispute

The court upheld a preliminary ruling that Sweden's postal service Postnord does not need to deliver licence plates to Tesla.

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen along with a view of the neighborhood and lower Manhattan from the rooftop of Timber House in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 16, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Countries’ renewable energy plans fall short of target, says IRENA

Governments' renewable energy plans fall 34% short of the U.N. goal to triple capacity by 2030, says an IRENA report.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of a palm oil plantation in Siak regency, Riau province, Indonesia, April 26, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the EU will create a practical deforestation guide for smallholders by November.

A glass of 20 year-old Cognac is seen at the Painturaud Freres wine cellar in Segonzac, France, October 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Lucien Libert
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In France’s Cognac, Beijing and Brussels’ EV spat spells disaster

In Cognac, French brandy producers and dealers of Chinese-made EVs face challenges from EU tariffs and China's retaliatory measures.

ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson will meet Sir Keir Starmer on Friday (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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ScottishPower aims £12bn more at UK clean energy after Labour solar farms row

The investment comes alongside £8 billion from Danish energy giant Orsted and £2.5 billion from offshore wind power firm GreenVolt.

O'Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect the health and safety of workers under its supervision. Pumpjacks are shown near Hardisty, Alta., on June 20, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
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Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire

O'Reilly Oilfield has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect workers under its supervision.

Paris is remove a network of obsolete power cables with new ones more resistant to extreme heat (AFP)
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Paris switches to climate-resilient power cables

Paris is modernizing its 60-year-old underground electric cables to withstand heatwaves, replacing obsolete paper-insulated cables.

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