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Promoting trade-friendly climate policies through ‘interoperability’

A paper from Resources for the Future recommends 'interoperability' in carbon intensity measurements for traded goods to reduce administrative burdens and facilitate climate-friendly...

Cars were held up on the M25 (Just Stop Oil/PA)
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Hundreds of celebrities condemn ‘injustice’ of Just Stop Oil sentences

Labour donor Dale Vince and broadcaster Chris Packham have written to the Attorney General about the jailing of the Whole Truth Five.

FILE PHOTO: Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev attends the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
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COP29 host Azerbaijan launches climate fund, seeks fossil-fuel producer support

Azerbaijan, host of COP29, announced a $1 billion climate fund for developing nations, funded by 10 fossil-fuel producers and oil companies, aiming to...

FILE - Residents wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

Scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts, but solutions are in sight.

FILE PHOTO: High voltage electricity towers are seen at sunrise in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
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Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says

Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by increasing demand for air...

Solar power alone is set to supply half the electricity demand growth worldwide in 2025, the IEA says (AFP)
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA

Electricity produced from renewable sources is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025, the IEA said Friday

'Time lost is lives, livelihoods and the planet lost,' said Babayev (AFP)
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Climate talks host urges rich nations to break stalemate

The host of this year's UN climate summit has urged governments to start compromising to help poorer countries tackle global warming

Homes devastated by Hurricane Beryl, just the latest extreme weather event to boost oil prices (AFP)
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Climate change risk stirs oil market

From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Oil prices tick down on worries about Chinese demand

The market is eyeing the slower Chinese economy and whether the US Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of Brazil's Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo
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Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss

Global companies, including Unilever and Danone, urge governments for stricter policies to meet UN biodiversity goals amid threats to ecosystems and species, highlighting...

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