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A Vinfast electric car travels down a street in Hanoi (AFP)
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Vietnamese EV maker Vinfast reports $550 million Q3 loss

VinFast reported a $550 million net loss for Q3, an improvement from last year, with higher sales.

Coal is sorted into piles at a coal yard at the port in Ningbo, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. The country's coal consumption could peak by 2025, according to a new report (AFP)
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China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report

China — the largest greenhouse gas emitter — remains heavily reliant on coal despite installing renewable energy capacity at record speed. 

A silhouette of the skyline is pictured at sunset in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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ADB approves $500 million loan for Philippines’ climate change efforts

The loan will boost reforms in Southeast Asia, driving agriculture, energy, and transport toward a low-carbon future.

The logo and trading information for U.S. coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. are displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 4, 2017.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Anglo to sell Australian coal mines to Peabody for up to $3.78 billion

Anglo American to sell Australian coal mines to Peabody Energy for $3.78B, advancing its pivot to copper amid restructuring.

FILE PHOTO: A worker shifts Photovoltaic Modules for packing at the plant of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Mundra, India, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Bangladesh panel seeks global legal firm for power deals probe, including Adani

Bangladesh reviews Hasina-era power deals, including Adani's, citing cost, sustainability, and corruption concerns, eyeing reforms.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of BYD during the launch of the BYD eMAX 7, an electric MPV by Chinese car and battery maker BYD, in New Delhi, India.
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BYD says it will launch new generation of blade batteries next year

Chairman Wang Chuanfu has said BYD's Blade Battery is safer than other alternatives in the market and will not catch fire.

Climate activists march on a street to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste.
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Green activists in S. Korea demand tough action on plastic waste at UN talks

Activists marched near Busan's INC-5 venue, urging action ahead of talks on a global plastic pollution agreement.

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Indonesia’s Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical

President Subianto: “Indonesia is rich in geothermal resources, and we plan to phase out coal-fired and all fossil-fueled power plants within the next...

FILE PHOTO: A protester holds a sign as he participates in a national Day of Action against the Indian mining company Adani's planned coal mine project in north-east Australia, at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, October 7, 2017.      REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Adani’s Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint

India's crisis-stricken Adani Group faces accusations of racism from an Aboriginal group in Australia.

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