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A farmer shows olives bearing the effects of drought (R) near Jaen in southern Spain (AFP)
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‘Stress test’: Olive oil producers adapt to climate change

Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests.

The power grids of the future will rely on better batteries to store excess renewable energy for when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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‘Not a lab experiment’: climate tech CEO on green innovation

Bill Gates has hosted executives in London this week to boost investment in technologies promising breakthroughs in tackling climate change.

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she addresses her first State of the European Union speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Brussels, Belgium September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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EU lawmakers divided over calls to delay deforestation law

The law will require companies and traders placing beef, coffee, palm oil and other products on the EU market to prove their supply...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Mercedes-Benz spending more than previously planned on combustion engines

Mercedes-Benz is investing more than previously planned in combustion engine technology, including 14 billion euros this year on its passenger cars

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles (EV) before being loaded onto the "BYD Explorer No.1" roll-on, roll-off vehicle carrier for export to Brazil, at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, China April 25, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China hopes for EV tariff deal with EU that suits both sides

China hopes negotiations with the EU on preliminary tariffs on Chinese EVs will lead to a "mutually acceptable solution"

Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have slowed down progress on autonomous vehicles (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN

Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026

Workers stand at a rare earth processing plant, owned by Belgian chemicals group Solvay, located in La Rochelle, France in this undated handout picture. Solvay/Handout via REUTERS
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Factbox-Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

New European Union legislation aims to boost the domestic output of critical minerals.

FILE PHOTO: Saplings grown at the nursery of the nonprofit environmental group Rioterra, await planting to restore areas of a nearby rainforest, at the Jamari National Forest, in Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, February 18, 2020.  REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
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Global carbon removal market could reach $100 billion/yr from 2030-35, report says

The global market for carbon removal credits could reach up to $100bn a year between 2030 and 2035 if barriers to growth are...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors

BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects, places a renewed emphasis on oil and...

Climate organisations are calling for a ‘clear and funded’ transition plan for workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (Leon Neal/PA)
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Next UK government urged to fund ‘just transition’ for oil and gas workers

The next government must provide a “clear and funded” transition plan for workers in the offshore oil and gas industry, including the North...

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