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FILE - Solar panels operate near a street in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
AnalysisBusinessEconomyElectricityInfrastructureLabourPoliticsSolarUtilities

Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

In Nigeria, solar ambitions falter due to government inaction, despite rising demand for clean energy and micro-solar solutions.

FILE - People arrive for the day at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
AnalysisBiodiversityClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsPoliticsRegulationsUnited Nations

Can UN summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Global environmental talks are faltering, with recent UN negotiations failing to address climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

BuildingsClimateInfrastructureNewsWeather

Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California

A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
EconomyElectricityHydropowerIntertiesNewsPoliticsRegulationsTradeTransmissionUtilities

‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
BusinessClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulationsReports

EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit

EPA enforcement in 2024 cut 225M pounds of pollution, targeted overburdened communities, and set record fines for violations.

A MAN hydrogen combustion engine truck which is under development, is shown in this undated  handout photo obtained by Reuters on July 31, 2024. MAN Truck & Bus SE. /Handout via REUTERS
AutomotiveEmissionsHydrogenNewsTransport

Big truckmakers bet on hydrogen to extend combustion engine life

With electric batteries not up to the task of long-haul freight, hydrogen trucks offer a chance for low-emission deliveries.

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