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FILE PHOTO: A person walks next to BYD Seal car in a BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan, Italy, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

China’s BYD posts 21% jump in quarterly EV sales, closes gap with Tesla

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s BYD posted a 21% rise in second-quarter electric vehicle sales, closing the gap with Tesla after handing back the world’s...

The logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee at the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/ File Photo
BusinessCoalInfrastructureMiningNews

Anglo American shares fall after Australian mine suspension

An underground fire broke out in its Queensland mine at the weekend.

FILE PHOTO: A tanker waits to dock at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG, in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
AnalysisEmissionsMaritimeOilRegulations

New fuel restrictions for ships in Arctic fall short, green groups say

New rules aim to prevent heavy fuel oil spills in the Arctic's sensitive environment.

AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)Trade

CleanTechnica: What the AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook says about the future of Chinese EVs

AlixPartners has published its latest Global Automotive Outlook, which forecasts Chinese carmakers will make up 33% of the market share by 2030. Steve...

FILE PHOTO: Protesters carry signs during the Peoples Climate March at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2017.      REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
ClimateNewsPolitics

Right-wing shift may slow, not reverse climate action

A political tilt to the right in Europe will not derail climate efforts as businesses are increasingly locked into green strategies.

FILE PHOTO: A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
ClimateNewsWeather

Number of days over 35 C surges in world’s scorching capitals

Capital cities including Delhi, Dhaka and Manila already this year have been plagued by dangerous heatwaves — leading to a spate of heat-related...

A puppeteer displays a life-size puppet of a wild animal at the launch of "The Herds", a public art project about climate change, created by The Walk Productions, known for "Little Amal", in London, Britain, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim
ClimateEnvironmentNews

Giant animal puppets launch 20,000-km trip to raise climate awareness

Organisers, who aim to raise climate awareness, plan to engage local communities in stopover towns and cities.

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (Justin Tallis/PA)
ClimateNewsPolitics

Bill Gates warns political backlash could ‘slow down’ green transition

Bill Gates has warned that political backlash against green policies in developed countries could hamper the fight against climate change.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
ClimateElectricityInfrastructureNewsTransmissionWeather

Texas power demand to break June, July records in heat wave, grid operator says

The Texas power grid is expected to shatter peak demand records this week due to a severe heat wave, with temperatures in Houston...

A person works at rare earths plant owned by Neo Performance Materials, which processes the minerals needed to make permanent magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines, in Sillamae, Estonia in this handout image dated to 2024. Neo Performance Materials/Handout via REUTERS
AnalysisClimateCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsIn-DepthMineralsMiningWind

In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals

Missing its rare earths target may impact EU's zero carbon goals while opening the prospect of further dependence on China.

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