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An IEA analysis of policies, plans and estimates from nearly 150 countries found that they could reach 8,000 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in six years' time. (AFP)
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World falling short on 2030 renewables goal: IEA

Nations are falling short of the UN 2030 climate goal agreed as effort to curb global warming, International Energy Agency said Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: General view of Aramco's oil field in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia kicks off Aramco share sale with demand said to be high

In a landmark deal, Saudi Arabia has begun a secondary share sale in oil giant Aramco.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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OPEC+ agrees extension of production cuts, sources say

OPEC+ poised to argue for deeper oil output cuts in 2024 and 2025.

Lionel Mora, co-founder of French startup Neoplants, poses for a portrait inside the greenhouse where they grow the Marble Queen pothos plants in Lodi, California (AFP)
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Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution

A bioengineered plant, called Neo Px, is capable of purifying polluted air inside buildings.

FILE - The athletics track at the Olympic Stadium, currently known as Stade de France, is installed, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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Paris aiming to be most sustainable Olympics yet, say organisers

Organisers of the Paris Olympics say is will be the most sustainable Olympics yet in terms of emissions.

FILE - People evacuated from a village near Jakhau board a bus to travel to a shelter in Kutch district, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A top United Nations official says even though climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally. Thats because of better warning, planning and resilience. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
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Better preparation has shrunk climate-related deaths, says UN

A United Nations official says that better warnings, planning and resilience are saving lives when climate disasters strike.

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Susana Muhamad speaks to the media after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/ File Photo
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UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war

The head of the UN's next biodiversity says multilateral institutions are not equipped to deal with unprecedented challenges like climate change and must...

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily invested in likely worthless carbon offset credits (AFP)
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World’s biggest companies snap up ‘likely junk’ carbon offsets: analysis

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily...

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A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050

The Conversation: For people to thrive in a more dangerous world, cities will need to look very different.

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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Timeline: BHP Group’s failed pursuit of rival Anglo American

Timeline: Miner BHP Group walked away from its $49 billion plan to take over rival Anglo American after its last-ditch request for more...

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