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FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015.   REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Top four iron ore miners’ carbon emissions reduction promises

Factobx: The carbon emissions reduction targets and goals set out by the world's biggest four iron ore miners

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Miner BHP’s carbon emissions to rise slightly this year

BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive revealed on Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
EmissionsNewsPolitics

EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030

After 377 cities applied to join the programme, 100 from the bloc and 12 from associated countries were chosen and are developing a...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the ExxonMobil oil refinery in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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ExxonMobil says French refinery may be suspended if strike continues

PARIS (Reuters) – ExxonMobil may need to suspend production at its Gravenchon refinery in northern France if striking workers continue to block access...

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Analysis by Carbon Brief: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023

Carbon Brief analyzed the data in the Energy Institute's latest Statistical Review of World Energy. They found wind and solar combined added more...

Sea-level rise occurs when ice melting outpaces the formation of new ice (AFP)
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Antarctic faces melting ‘tipping point’ as oceans warm: study

Ice loss has been systematically underestimated, according to a new study. (AFP)

FILE PHOTO: 2014 Ford F-150 pick-up trucks are seen inside the plant at the Ford Motor Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Ford recalls 668,000 2014 F-150 pickup trucks over transmission issue

The vehicle has been found to unexpectedly downshift into first gear in some instances.

A man passes by Exxon Mobil Corp.'s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Sabrina Valle/ File Photo
BusinessFinanceNewsOil

Exxon-led Guyana oil group’s net jumps in 2023, margins top Nvidia’s

The offshore oil venture's revenue has soared by 23%.

FILE PHOTO: A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Oil prices dip as investors fret over demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Crude oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday as weak U.S. consumer confidence data fed worries about the economic...

While extra resources have been poured into improving firefighting in recent years, experts said the same was not true for planning and preparing for such disasters (AFP)
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World not ready for climate change-fuelled wildfires: experts

Extra resources have been poured into improving firefighting but experts say more planning is needed.

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