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New Zealand to reduce availability of emission credits from 2025

New Zealand would more than halve the number of units it makes available to offset carbon emissions between 2025 to 2029.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan//File Photo
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Woodside gets environmental go-ahead for Scarborough gas project in Western Australia

Woodside's $12.5 billion Scarborough gas project in Western Australia has all primary environmental approvals in place, the firm said Monday

An attendee takes photos of the Chinese electric vehicle BYD models on display, during an event to announce the plans to open a car production plant in Pakistan, in Lahore, Pakistan August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
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China’s BYD plans car plant in Karachi as part of Pakistan entry

BYD is the first major new electric vehicle entrant in the Pakistani market, where there is a lack of charging infrastructure.

The logo of Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd is displayed on their office building located in the north-western New South Wales town of Gunnedah in Australia, August 15, 2017. Picture taken August 15, 2017.    REUTERS/David Gray
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Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP

Whitehaven to cut 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group

FILE PHOTO: An employee adjusts a diesel price tag on display at a gas station in Rongshui, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo
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China’s diesel demand fell in June by most in three years, US EIA says

China's diesel demand fell by 11% year over year to 3.9 million barrels per day in June, the biggest percentage drop since July...

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With millions lacking electricity, can decentralized renewables pave the way to energy equity in Pakistan?

Pakistan's energy poverty persists, but decentralized renewables offer hope for sustainable, reliable electricity access.

FILE PHOTO: The Ola company logo is seen on one of its electric scooters, ahead of the company's IPO launch in Mumbai, India, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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Ola Electric launches electric motorbikes days after going public

In a bid to break scooters' popularity, Ola Electric motorbikes launched to capture the two-wheeler market in India.

FILE PHOTO: A forklift transfers a shipping container for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province May 5, 2014. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo
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China to limit antimony exports in latest critical mineral curbs

After tightening graphite exports, China imposes new controls on antimony and other elements.

Vehicles that were completely burned down due to a Mercedes Benz electric car fire that broke out on August 1st, are lying in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Incheon, South Korea, August 2, 2024. Yonhap/via REUTERS
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Explainer: South Korean alarm over EV fires puts spotlight on safety concerns

As South Korea calls on car manufacturers to disclose battery supplies, EV fire safety statistics suggest the problem is not rampant.

FILE PHOTO: A crude oil terminal under construction is pictured off Ningbo Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, China January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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China boosts crude oil stockpiles in July amid weak refining

China, the world's biggest oil importer, appears to have added about 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) to crude stockpiles in July.

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