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FILE PHOTO: EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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ECB starts issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

The ECB has started fining banks not meeting climate risk rules, warning penalties will grow if remedial deadlines lapse.

Shetland has seen a rapid expansion of wind energy over the past decade (PA)
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Commission to set out how renewables can benefit communities across Scotland

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission will today set out key lessons from Shetland’s experience of the energy transition which it believes can help shape...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows model TO3 of Leapmotor, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File photo
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China’s Leapmotor and Stellantis open orders in Europe for budget EVs

MILAN (Reuters) -China’s Leapmotor is set to start taking orders in Europe for a city car and an SUV, the automaker and its...

British Airways has invested £9 million in carbon capture projects (Steve Parsons/PA)
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British Airways signs deal to buy more than £9m of carbon removal credits

British Airways invests £9M in carbon removal credits to reach 2030 decarbonisation goals and support net-zero by 2050.

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Spain increases green hydrogen goal, sets 12 GW capacity by 2030

Spain raises its 2030 green hydrogen target to 12 GW, boosting its energy and climate ambitions for renewable growth.

FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
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Northvolt to axe 1,600 jobs as Europe’s EV hopes stall

Northvolt cuts 1,600 jobs and suspends expansion as it faces production issues, slow EV demand, and competition from China.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged to lift more than a million renters out of fuel poverty (James Glossop/PA)
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledges to lift millions out of fuel poverty

Labour’s warm homes plan aims to make properties across the country cheaper to run by rolling out solar panels on rooftops.

ypriot Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou, left, talks with his counterparts of Malta Miriam Dalli, center, and Slovenia Bojan Kumer, left, during the MED9 Energy Ministerial Meeting in southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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9 EU nations to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub

Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said Monday they're focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of a message made by Greenpeace activists over sandbanks exposed due to drought at the Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, during the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records began in 1950, near Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) describes its country's national policies or decisions toward reaching net-zero emissions.

Jordi Zonneveld poses for a portrait at Plug Power where they produce green hydrogen in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Dad concerned about climate change shifts company away from oil and gas — towards green hydrogen

Jordi Zonneveld transitioned from oil and gas to green hydrogen, leading Frames Group's pivot towards clean energy innovation.

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