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FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are surrounded by fog at a wind farm in the mountains of Galicia region, near Villalba, Spain March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
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Climate Investment Funds eyes $1 billion to help green industries

Climate Investment Funds will invest up to $1 billion to decarbonize high-emission sectors like steel, cement, and chemicals in developing countries.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surged during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O?Hare/File Photo
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US funds four power grid projects with $1.5 billion

The US government announced that public funding will enhance grid resilience and connect customers to clean energy.

A farmer attending to a vineyard outdoors.
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China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience

In a Beijing lab, purple and green hybrid grapes are tested to help China's wine industry tackle climate challenges.

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Does hydrogen need a passport? The case for global standards for sustainable fuels

A report from the IEA stresses the need for unified global standards in biofuels and hydrogen to better track, and drive, progress on...

A push to expand green energy output and reduce emissions has seen Chinese production of EVs and their necessary components soar (AFP)
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Climate change, economics muddy West’s drive to curb Chinese EVs

Experts argue the West cannot afford to support its stagnating car industry while pushing for ambitious climate goals.

Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy. Wind turbines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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AI boom could spur large-scale investments in clean energy: experts

Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy.

What exactly sparks lightning inside thunderstorms remains a mystery (AFP)
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Thunderstorms are a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays, scientists find

New studies reveal thunderstorms emit gamma rays, challenging previous beliefs and hinting at their role in lightning formation.

FILE PHOTO: Hydrogen trailers are seen at a hydrogen refuelling station during an organised media tour to a hydrogen energy demonstration zone in Daxing district of Beijing, China May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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Hydrogen project investments are accelerating but uncertainty remains, IEA says

Hydrogen project investments have doubled in the last year but capacity and demand remain low.

FILE PHOTO: British Petrol BP price list pillar displayed petrol prices in Polish zloty (1EUR-4,5855PLN) which almost double after Russian aggression on Ukraine at petrol station in Pienkow, Poland, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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Big oil’s big payouts under strain as energy prices fall

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Major energy companies are set to borrow billions to maintain shareholder payouts or cut the rate of share...

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chief executive officer and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, speaks at a National Auto Dealers Association event in New York March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
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Berkshire Hathaway buys full control of its energy unit

Berkshire Hathaway Energy expects to complete the transactions following regulatory approvals in the current quarter.

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