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FILE PHOTO: Raw copper from Zambia awaits export in a warehouse at Newlyn Terminal at Bayhead at the port in Durban, South Africa, April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo
Critical MineralsIndustryNews

Copper demand to boom as new tech drives power consumption

Copper consumption set to rise by 10 million metric tons, says Trafigura, as AI data centers, EVs and renewable energy cause spike in...

FILE PHOTO: A Malawian subsistence farmer carries a bag of fertilizer near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo
AnalysisClimateLabourNewsPoliticsWeather

World’s workers increasingly at risk as climate changes: ILO report

More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each...

FILE PHOTO: Children roam around an area where sewage water is directly discharged into the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
AnalysisNewsPoliticsRegulations

Explainer: What do countries and companies want in plastic treaty?

As Ottawa prepares to host talks, countries are divided over how ambitious a plastic treaty should be.

FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicles are displayed at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Nov. 3, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityInfrastructureNews

Automakers hope for a cut as two-way EV charging becomes real

Motoring brands pursue bidirectional, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G), EV charging that lets owners charge at overnight off-peak rates then sell power back to grids...

BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany and around globe after US cuts

Tesla has cut prices in a number of its major markets, including China and Germany, following price cuts in the United States, as...

FILE PHOTO: View of  the installations of Ecuador's hydroelectric power station Coca Codo Sinclair in Napo, Ecuador June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia/File Photo
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPolitics

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South...

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets next to a smokestack from a coal-burning power station in Beijing January 9, 2008.  REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Carbon ManagementClimateEmissionsNews

Climate targets group’s CEO to ease concerns over carbon offset plan

The CEO of the SBTi sought to reassure critics' concerns over the plan to allow companies to use carbon credits to offset greenhouse...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga poses with Latvia's Minister of Finance Arvils Aseradens, Italy's Director General of the Treasury Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte, Norway's Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Belgium's Counselor-General at the Treasury Steven Costers, France's Director General of the Treasury Bertrand Dumont, Japan's Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Daiho Fujii, Denmark's Ambassador and Director for Multilateral Affairs Marie-Louise Koch Wegter, United Kingdom's Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Andrew Mitchell, Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, Netherlands' Minister of Finance Steven van Weyenberg, and U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen at the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting at the IMF and World Bank’s 2024 annual Spring Meetings in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
BusinessClimateEconomyFinanceNewsPolitics

World Bank wins $11 billion in pledges to boost lending for climate, global crises

The World Bank says 11 countries have pledged to contribute over $11B billion to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to...

ClimateEmissionsNewsPoliticsUnited Nations

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president

The man who will run United Nations climate talks this November views the negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb...

FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
BusinessFinanceNews

Hedge funds turn bearish in April: Goldman Sachs

Hedge funds continue to short energy companies even as increased tensions in the Middle East have lifted energy prices and generally boosted energy...

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