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A Swiss start-up unveiled on Wednesday its second plant in Iceland sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it underground (AFP)
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Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture

How a "giant SodaStream" inside a volcano takes CO2 from the air and buries it underground in pioneering Iceland carbon capture project

FILE PHOTO: Ford vehicles are displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
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Ford mulls offering gas-powered vehicles, hybrids in Europe beyond 2030

Hybrid vehicles, which bridge the gap between gas-powered vehicles and EVs, have experienced a surge in demand over the past year, prompting automakers...

Plans for a pilot ‘hydrogen town’ have been halted (Tim Goode/PA)
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UK halts plans for pilot ‘hydrogen town’ heating scheme

Proposals for pilot 'hydrogen town' scheme scrapped as UK government chooses to focus on heat pumps as a low-carbon alternative to natural gas.

The Argyll Hydrogen Hub is planned for Oban (GreenPower/PA)
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Green hydrogen production hub approved for Scotland

The production of green hydrogen is set to begin on the west coast of Scotland amid hopes it can decarbonise transport and power...

The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File photo
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China’s BYD will consider second Europe plant in 2025, exec says

As Xi Jinping wraps up European tour, leading Chinese EV maker BYD says second European plant under consideration.

The new rules aim to make recycling simpler (Steve Parsons/PA)
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Recyclables to go in one bin under simpler UK rules, government says

Recycling rules in England to be simplified as government announces plan to reduce waste sent to landfill.

The EU is considering banning European ports from re-exporting Russian LNG to third countries (AFP)
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EU eyes first ever sanctions on Russia’s LNG sector

The aim is to further hit Russia's revenues from fossil fuels as there have been growing concerns that previous sanctions have not hurt...

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Opinion: Europe needs hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind

Opinion: Hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind projects could help support Europe's transition to renewable energy, but more could be done to support these...

FILE PHOTO: A view of a computer-rendered image of Climeworks' Mammoth direct air capture plant, is seen in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters June 28, 2022.   Climeworks/Handout via REUTERS
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Climeworks opens world’s largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland

Climeworks has opened the world’s largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW, visits the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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EU tariffs on Chinese EVs could backfire, hobble Green Deal, BMW CEO says

BMW's CEO has warned against imposing EU import duties on EVs from Chinese automakers, saying it could upend the bloc's Green Deal