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FILE PHOTO: A worker loads copper cathodes into a warehouse near Yangshan Deep Water Port, south of Shanghai March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo
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Record copper prices likely to pause U.S. scrap shipments to China

China's copper waste and scrap imports are climbing compared with last year.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal (background), at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Analysis: Global gasoline refining margins slump on slow summer driving season

Oil refiners' profits are down as demand for U.S. gasoline is seasonally the lowest since 2021

FILE PHOTO: Jars containing rare earth minerals produced by Australia's Lynas Corp from its Mount Weld operations are seen near Laverton, northeast of Perth, Australia, August 23, 2019. Picture taken August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Melanie Burton/File Photo
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Analysis: Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry

Western economies are looking to develop their own supply chains of critical minerals, such as these mined in Australia.

Europe is the fastest-warming continent and the Mediterranean is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events caused by climate change (AFP)
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Experts, activists slam ‘pointless’ G7 on climate

The Group of Seven rich democracies have failed to deliver significant new progress on climate during a summit in Italy, instead reiterating previous...

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists protest against fossil fuels at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
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G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed

G7 leaders will commit to accelerating transition away from fossil fuels, according to a draft statement to be issued at the end of...

Heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods or any other climate-related extreme. (AFP)
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Stressed out: how to measure dangerous heat

As climate change makes heatwaves longer, stronger and more frequent, people across the planet will be increasingly exposed to conditions that test the...

The scientists found a striking trend: a gray whale born in 2020 is likely to reach a full-grown adult length of approximately 1.65 meters (5ft 5in) less than a counterpart born in 2000 (AFP)
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Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms

Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human...

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Analysis: Harnessing the power of generative AI for the energy transition

Analysis: It is critical for energy transition stakeholders to monitor, understand, and carefully apply the capabilities of generative AI to their unique decarbonization...

The IEA warned oil companies to be 'prepared for the changes taking place' (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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World will amass ‘major’ oil surplus by 2030: IEA

The world is likely to have a major surplus of oil by 2030 as production is ramped up while the clean energy transition...

The oil and gas industry is bullish on the capacity for generative artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and empower line workers (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon

Oil and gas experts hope generative artificial intelligence could help save money, reduce accidents and lower greenhouse gases.

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