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Office workers walk past the General Post Office building during lunchtime in Sydney, Australia May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
EconomyElectionsNewsPoliticsUtilities

Australia doles out energy relief in balm for inflation

Australian energy relief estimates $3.5bn to ease the pressure of bills, while budget also proposes tax incentives for development of hydrogen power.

In this image provided by Kpop4Planet, demonstrators pose at Maengbang Beach in Samcheok, South Korea, as part of the #SaveButterBeach campaign in September 2021. The group paired with climate groups in South Korea to raise awareness about plans for a coal-burning power plant. The plant site is near the beach of the photo shoot location for album artwork for one of K-pop band BTS’s hit songs. (Soojung Do/Kpop4Planet via AP)
ClimateIn-DepthPolitics

K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals

K-pop climate activism is on the rise as dedicated fans join forces for environmental causes – and big corporations are listening.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an interview with Reuters Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)LegislationNewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarTrade

Yellen says Chinese response possible on expected US tariff action

The US could see a significant response from China following any tariff actions, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday

FILE PHOTO: Workers arrive at a plantation in Kinabatangan in Malaysia's state of Sabah on the Borneo island February 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahim Rani/File Photo
Carbon ManagementEnvironmentNews

Malaysian carbon exchange to host first local carbon credit auction

Malaysia's voluntary carbon market exchange will host an auction of its first Malaysian carbon credits on July 25

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks near a factory at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, November 30, 2015.REUTERS/Thomas Peter
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulations

Japan to craft 2040 strategy of decarbonisation and industrial policy

The Japanese government will map out a new national strategy encompassing decarbonisation and industrial policy targeting 2040

FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthNewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarTradeTransport

How hard will new Biden tariffs hit China?

President Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as Tuesday, targeting sectors including EVs and solar equipment

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Gazprom logo and Russian flag in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files
AnalysisFuelIn-DepthLiquefied Natural GasNatural GasPoliticsTrade

Gazprom loss shows struggle to fill EU gas sales gap with China

Kremlin-owned energy kingpin Gazprom, once Russia's most profitable company, could face a long period of poor performance

FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Carbon ManagementEmissionsNews

Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests

Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied CO2 in the country's largest aquifer

FILE PHOTO: A building of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) headquarters is pictured in Beijing, China March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
BusinessFuelLiquefied Natural GasNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsTrade

Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas

Chinese companies won five more bids to explore Iraqi oil and gas fields, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday

Mount Marapi is one of Indonesia's most active volcanos (AFP)
ClimateNewsResiliencyWeather

34 dead in Indonesia floods, 16 missing

34 people have died and 16 more missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit Indonesia, local official said...

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