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FILE PHOTO: A car leaves a charging spot at a PetroChina electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Beijing, China February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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EU plans Sept 25 vote on raising tariffs on EVs from China: report

The EU is aiming to hold a vote to introduce definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept. 25.

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 in talks to buy Chinese EV batteries built in the US: report

General Motors may buy EV batteries using CATL tech, assembled in a US plant funded by Japan's TDK, per Bloomberg sources.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won’t say if it’ll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says he wants to see big polluters pay, but NDP rejects the idea that workers should shoulder the cost of fighting climate...

A general view of solar panels under construction over the sea in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP)
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UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals

UN experts call for a global system to trace critical minerals, ensuring fairness, human rights, and environmental care.

FILE - Wind turbines operate May 7, 2024, in Paxton, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the US presidential debate

Fracking was a key topic in the US presidential debate, with Harris saying she won't ban it, despite its clash with clean energy...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nippon Steel Corporation is displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo,  Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 1, 2019.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Nippon makes last ditch effort to win Washington’s nod on US Steel deal: source

Nippon Steel executive to meet American officials to salvage $14.9B U.S. Steel bid amid national security review concerns.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light to a number of large-scale solar farms (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Individual solar farms do not threaten national food security – farming leader

British farming union president says there are more demands competing for land use than just solar farms as he pushes for government to...

Air bubbles rise through treated water to remove additional contaminants at the Aris Water Solutions wastewater treatment pilot project in Reeves County, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
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In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought

New Mexico politicians hope that new technology will allow oil wastewater treatment to provide a lifeline for agriculture and other businesses.

Dalibor Arbutina, director of Public Company Nuclear Facilities of Serbia (NFS), stands in the control room of a decommissioned nuclear reactor (AFP)
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Power struggle: Serbia eyes nuclear energy to fuel future

Facing a 2050 EU deadline to transition away from coal, Serbian officials are now considering whether to lift the long-standing ban on building...

FILE PHOTO: Trevor Milton, founder and former-CEO of Nikola Corp., departs the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Convicted Nikola founder Milton owes electric truck maker $168 million, judge rules

The judge ordered Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, to pay $167.7M for misleading statements about the company.

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