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UN-convened panel releases recommendations for governments and industry to guide the global energy transition

Actionable recommendations and guiding principles aim to advance fairness and justice across critical energy transition mineral value chains on the way to net-zero...

News Release

UN-convened panel releases recommendations for governments and industry to guide the global energy transition

Actionable recommendations and guiding principles aim to advance fairness and justice across critical energy transition mineral value chains on the way to net-zero...

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Global Coal Plant Tracker: Just 15 countries account for 98% of new coal-power development

Some of the most significant trends driving the continued development of coal across the 15 largest markets, drawing insight from the Global Coal...

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It’s (also) the economy: resilience in U.S. communities shifting from fossil fuels

Building economic resilience in U.S. fossil fuel-dependent communities is vital to the successs of the global energy transition.

Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy.Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Building the blueprint: Ontario moves to shape Canada’s nuclear energy future

Ontario positions itself as a leader in nuclear energy, aiming to partner with the U.S. to drive clean energy and decarbonization.

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: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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EU to push at COP29 for followup on deal to curb fossil fuels

The EU will push at COP29 for stronger global climate actions and increased finance, urging nations to honor their fossil fuel transition pledges...

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.

FILE PHOTO: Brookfield Asset Management Vice Chairman and former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney speaks during a panel discussion at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund during the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2022. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo
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Brookfield eyes $5 billion for UAE-backed climate fund

The fund, dubbed the Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), was announced at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai last December.

FILE PHOTO: Dump trucks haul coal and sediment at the Black Butte coal mine outside Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. April 4, 2017.  REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
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Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing

World's major economies looking to finalise a plan ahead of UN climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects.

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