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FILE PHOTO: Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev attends the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
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COP29 host Azerbaijan launches climate fund, seeks fossil-fuel producer support

Azerbaijan, host of COP29, announced a $1 billion climate fund for developing nations, funded by 10 fossil-fuel producers and oil companies, aiming to...

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line during an organised media tour to a factory under Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV), in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
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Chinese industry body tells EU to correct its findings on EVs

EU tariffs on EVs built in China breach global trading rules, according to an industry body representing 12 Chinese automakers.

FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo
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EU to set tariffs on Chinese biodiesel in anti-dumping probe

The EU is set to impose provisional duties on Chinese biodiesel after finding it is being sold in EU markets at unfairly low...

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines stand on a power station near Yumen, Gansu province, China September 25, 2020. Picture taken September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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Chinese wind turbine-makers move into Europe as trade tensions flare

Chinese wind turbine makers this month clinched their first order in Germany, as they build momentum in the European market

FILE PHOTO: Fire damage is shown in the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Hawaiian Electric, others agree to proposed $4 billion Maui wildfire deal: report

Hawaiian Electric Industries and others have tentatively agreed to a $4B+ settlement over Maui wildfires, settling multiple lawsuits.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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US appeals court orders judge to reconsider Biden ESG investing rule

The court ordered a Texas judge to reconsider a decision upholding a Biden rule on socially conscious investing in light of the recent...

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change is photographed following a press conference announcing a conservation campaign at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Mar
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Federal govt announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada

Canada's environment minister announced $89M for 10 GHG reduction projects, aiming to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030, with major initiatives...

FILE - Sections of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority plant are seen in Newark, N.J. A proposed backup power plant for the facility is drawing strenuous opposition from residents who say their neighborhood is already overburdened with polluting facilities, including two other power plants. On July 18, 2024, New Jersey environmental officials allowed the project to be built, subject to conditions they say will reduce overall pollution coming from it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
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NJ environmental justice law won’t block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents

The backup power plant for a sewage facility, balancing pollution control and environmental justice; it mandates solar panels and battery storage.

The new Government has been urged to go ‘further and faster’ on decarbonising the UK (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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UK govt urged to deliver net zero action to lower bills and help communities

Immediate action is needed from the government to address climate report's urgent net zero recommendations.

FILE PHOTO: Fur seals rest along the northern shore in St. George, Alaska, U.S., May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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US court overturns Alaska oil lease sale

The Alaska oil lease sale had been mandated by Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political compromise.

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