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FILE PHOTO: A logo of Google is seen on its office building in Hyderabad, India, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

The deal - signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha - is one of the biggest ever involving biochar.

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LRE Announces Over 700 MWac of New Solar Projects in Oklahoma Supported by Long-Term Agreements with Google

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy), a leading American renewable energy company, today announced over 700-megawatt alternating current (MWac) of renewable energy projects in...

Attendees walk through the main entrance during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 10, 2025 (AFP)
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Tech sector’s energy transition draws attention at Vegas show

CES signals a shift as tech and energy sectors converge to tackle soaring power demands from AI and cloud computing.

FILE PHOTO: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during an exchange of notes after his meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Putrajaya, Malaysia October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo
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Malaysia aims to be conduit for diversification of energy and supply chains, PM says

Malaysia aims to become a hub for energy, semiconductors, and Islamic finance, leveraging growth and stable investments.

Mombak biologist Severino Ribeiro says the project's aim is to 'simulate nature' (AFP)
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In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets

By planting native species in the Amazon, Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market.

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Russian court tells Yandex to hide images of oil refinery after Ukrainian attacks, TASS says

Ukraine has staged numerous strikes on Russian oil storage facilities and refineries, responding to Moscow's February 2022 invasion.

A worker sits inside the control centre of the Digital Realty data center, in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

Dozens of data centers at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland.

FILE PHOTO: Natural gas flares off at a production facility owned by Exxon near Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S. February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
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AI’s energy hunger fuels geothermal startups but natgas rivalry clouds future

Large data-center operators are racing to meet the energy needs of artificial intelligence.

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Google and Apex Collaborate on Virginia’s First Onshore Wind Farm

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apex Clean Energy and Google today announced a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of Rocky Forge Wind. As Virginia’s...

An employee of a wastewater treatment plant on the island of Psyttalia, Greece December 2, 2020. Picture taken December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/ File Photo
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Climate tech firms get $80 million to pull carbon from paper mills, sewage plant

Google, H&M, and Stripe will buy $80M in carbon credits from firms using tech to capture emissions from paper mills and sewage plants.

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