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FILE - This image provided by NOAA, shows a North Atlantic right whale in the waters off New England, May 25, 2024. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., has proposed a years-long delay to changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. (NOAA via AP, File)
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Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales

The rules are designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 360 and is vulnerable to collisions with large...

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows an embankment of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan June 14, 2021.  Picture taken through the window. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
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Azerbaijan, this year’s host of COP29, to upgrade climate target before summit

All countries face a U.N. deadline next year to toughen their national climate targets.

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‘Race to the Top:’ Where China, Europe and the U.S. are in the clean tech competition

Report from RMI: China is currently leading in several clean technology sectors, there remain significant chances for Europe and the United States to...

FILE PHOTO: A Polestar 2 electric car is seen in Stockholm, Sweden in this undated photo obtained February 27, 2019. Polestar/Handout via REUTERS
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Polestar posts loss, plans steps to offset tariffs on China-made EVs

The Swedish company currently makes all its electric vehicles in China.

Hydrovolt can take used batteries and turn them into a black powder from which it can recover the metals and make new batteries (AFP)
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Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France

Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said on Tuesday that it would expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub...

Part of the Niger-Benin dispute is over their mutual border, which Niamey has kept closed (AFP)
AnalysisOilPoliticsTrade

What’s behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?

Tensions rose between the two countries after a coup in Niamey last year.

FILE PHOTO: An employee of Swiss electricity producer and supplier CKW, part of Axpo, installs solar panels in a satellite dish at the Leuk Teleport and Data Center in Leuk, Switzerland, October 18, 2023.  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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New Zealand signs environmental trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland

Tariffs will be eliminated on more than 300 goods, including solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica: What the AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook says about the future of Chinese EVs

AlixPartners has published its latest Global Automotive Outlook, which forecasts Chinese carmakers will make up 33% of the market share by 2030. Steve...

FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 27, 2024.     REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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European shares post quarterly loss as markets await French elections

European shares opened higher on Friday, as firmer crude oil prices lifted energy stocks, though the focus was also on a U.S. inflation...

FILE PHOTO: General view of Aramco's oil field in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed//File Photo
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Saudi Arabia may cut oil prices for Asia for second month in August

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may cut prices for crude grades it sells to Asia for a second month in August, trade sources...

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