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The wind energy sector is plagued by numerous problems, such as soaring interest rates, rising material costs and supply chain disruptions. (AFP)
BusinessNewsWind

Wind energy giant Vestas swings to loss in first quarter

'Continued geopolitical volatility' blame for Vestas first quarter results showing €75m loss.

Shell's earnings fell as gas prices dropped (AFP)
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Shell logs ‘strong’ quarter as earnings fall but top expectations

The energy major insisted it remained on track to become a net zero company by 2050, but its results sparked fresh anger from...

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Carbon credit standards approval extended to 98% of market

Five of the world's largest carbon credit programmes now have initial approval from standards body interested in 'high quality' schemes.

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Podcast: The Climate Question

The Climate Question podcast from the BBC World Service features a variety of views on climate change and what to do about it....

A Breakthrough Institute report suggests concerns about the impacts of mining for materials needed for clean technologies are overblown. Photo by omid roshan on Unsplash
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Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?

Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...

FILE PHOTO: A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in polluted waters in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution

Plastics treaty in Ottawa beset by question of how to raise $1.64 trillion needed to help reduce pollution, with countries split on where...

A turtle entangled in a net (Philipp Kanstinger/University of Exeter/PA)
BiodiversityNews

Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity

Decade-long research into efforts to protect nature around globe shows that conservation work is generally slowing a decline in biodiversity.

FILE PHOTO: A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in polluted waters in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Plastics treaty talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits

Still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for...

A new IEA report on batteries says the energy sector now accounts for 90 per cent of the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash
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How crucial are batteries to the energy transition? IEA report

"Reducing emissions and getting on track to meet international energy and climate targets will hinge on whether the world can scale up batteries...

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G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

Meeting in Turin, energy ministers from G7 countries reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired power plants in the first half of...

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