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FILE PHOTO: EV cars are pictured inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Global EV sales up 13% in June, down 7% in Europe, Rho Motion says

Global EV and PHEV sales rose by 13% in June, driven by China’s growth, while Europe saw a decline, according to Rho Motion's...

FILE PHOTO: Onshore wind turbines at Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm operate beside electricity pylons in Dungeness, Britain, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
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Renewables growth rate insufficient to reach 2030 target, says IRENA

Goal set last year at a UN conference to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 unlikely to be met, says new report.

Weakness in the Chinese economy means global oil demand growth is slowing (AFP)
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Oil demand growth slowing, China consumption dips: IEA

The second quarter saw the slowest rate of growth in more than a year.

FILE - People use umbrellas to block the sun while waiting to take a photo at the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign July 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
ClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

A look at heat records that have been broken around the world

2024 has seen unprecedented heat records worldwide, indicating a clear sign of human-induced climate change, with areas like Las Vegas hitting 120°F for...

A general view of construction work near the Eiffel Tower, Paris, in preparation for the Paris Olympic Games which will start on July 26 (Adam Davy/PA)
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Campaigners criticise Paris Olympics sponsorship deals with high-emitting firms

Top athletes have joined Badvertising, which campaigns against high carbon advertising, in calling for the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to cut ties with...

File photo: A Honeywell logo is pictured on the company booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 2016.  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File photo
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Honeywell to buy Air Products’ LNG unit for $1.81 billion

Air Products' liquefied natural gas technology and equipment sold with Honeywell LNG investment beinglatest part of new CEO's overhaul.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the Atom pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
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Russia talks up nuclear business with India as Modi visits Moscow

Russia-India nuclear cooperation will see six power units being created as the two nations also look to shipbuilding and pharma.

FILE PHOTO: A trader looks at a screen that charts the S&P 500 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo
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Nuclear companies surge on clean energy demand bets to power AI

Nuclear power companies Constellation Energy and Vistra have become the top S&P 500 performers after Super Micro and Nvidia, as investors look beyond...

FILE PHOTO: Muslim pilgrims walk with umbrellas on the third day of the Satan stoning ritual, amid extremely hot weather, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Saleh Salem/File Photo
ClimateEnvironmentNewsResiliencyWeather

2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records

Every month since June 2023 — 13 months in a row — has ranked as the planet's hottest since records began, compared with...

J Tobin, senior engineer of vehicle systems, cleans a prototype of the first electric racecar at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., Monday, July 1, 2024. The top motorsports series in North America partnered with Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and electrification company ABB to demonstrate a high-performance electric vehicle and gauge fan interest in electric racing. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

NASCAR first electric racecar doesn’t thunder when the grand marshal says “drivers, start your engines,” it hums.

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