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Pará signs $180m LEAF Coalition deal – first in Brazil

Pará set to receive finance to support efforts to tackle deforestation Landmark deal will provide investment to preserve critical forests and support communities...

FILE PHOTO: People look at the newly unveiled Onvo L60 SUV, the first vehicle of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio's new lower-priced brand, in Shanghai, China May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Zoey Zhang/File Photo
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Analysis: Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs

By David Shepardson, Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest...

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Mercedes-Benz and Hydro Join Forces in the Brazilian Amazon to Foster Long-Term Development Along Their Aluminum Supply Chain

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the New York Climate Week, Mercedes-Benz and Hydro elevate their strategic partnership by enhancing the vertical integration of their aluminum...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of Amazon at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tepotzotlan, Mexico, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo
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Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows solar panels at a photovoltaic park in Sevremoine near Cholet, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Companies ask world leaders at UN to follow through on renewables targets

Executives urge world leaders to triple renewable energy by 2030, reinforcing climate goals at U.N. Climate Week.

A worker stands near the NH3 Kraken, a tugboat powered by ammonia, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Kingston, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
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Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping

Amogy's ammonia-powered tugboat sets sail, showcasing the maritime industry's push toward zero-emissions propulsion.

The 1979 partial meltdown of Unit 2 at Three Mile Island caused panic in the United States and brought the deployment of nuclear energy to a standstill for a generation (AFP)
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft

The 20-year agreement involves restarting Unit 1, which "operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades."

Smoke rises from fire in the environmentally protected area of Brasilia National Park during the dry season in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The head of the agency that manages protected areas, Mauro Pires, told the local press that the fire is man-made and appears to have started near the edge of a farm. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke

Wildfires fueled by historic drought ravage Brazil's national park, shrouding Brasilia in smoke; authorities investigate arson.

Vehicles drive down a road covered with smoke from the fire affecting the Brasilia National Park in Brasilia on September 16, 2024 (AFP)
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Brazil’s farmers fret over fires and drought

Brazil's worst drought in 70 years, coupled with fires, is devastating key crops, threatening the agricultural sector.