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First shipment of Russian gas arrives in Pakistan

Pakistan has received its first shipment of Russian gas, under a deal struck between the two countries earlier this year. The government hopes it will help ease an energy shortage as oil and gas prices are rising around the world. But ex...

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Macron unveils plan to phase out coal-power

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments within the next seven years, including via reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric...

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High gas prices push Ugandans to electric bikes

Uganda’s gasoline prices are the highest they’ve been in 30 years — so it’s a good time to promote e-mobility. In Kampala, motorbike taxis are being converted to battery-electric models. They’re cheaper to operate and better for the envi...

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China's Sinopec begins fuel operations in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is opening up its petroleum sector in a bid to free up vital foreign reserves as it tries to recover from its worst ever economic crisis. Chinese oil giant Sinopec is the first of three new companies given licenses to sell fuel...

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California sues major oil companies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued major oil companies in the state, claiming the companies knew about the impacts of climate change as far back as the 1950s, and worked to downplay them.

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California sues oil giants, alleging climate-risks deception

The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimising the risks from fossil fuels, according to a court filing.

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New ship uses green methanol

The world's first container ship to run on green methanol has been launched in Denmark. The low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste will help reduce harmful carbon emissions from cargo vessels, in this case by more than 60 percent.

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Electric vehicles and solid-state batteries

Climate change has forced a rethink in the automobile industry, and the internal combustion engine is on its way out. The future belongs to electric vehicles powered by renewable energy. But the batteries that propel them are based on de...

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PM Modi proposes global biofuel alliance

The G20 summit is scheduled to begin in New Delhi on Saturday, with some changes on the card this year. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a global biofuel alliance. The U.S., Canada and Brazil, among other nations, are ex...

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Possible Chevron strike threatens global markets

Possible strike action is threatening more volatility in natural gas markets as Chevron Corp. workers in Australia are giving notice to stop work if a deal on pay and conditions can't be reached. Paul Allen reports on Bloomberg Television.

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Natural Gas Prices Fall on Woodside Deal

European natural gas prices are easing on news that a deal has been reached between Woodside Energy group Ltd. and workers in Western Australia on pay and conditions. There is still the threat of strikes at Chevron's facilities.

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Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant, prompting China to announce a ban on all aquatic products from Japan. Over one million metric tonnes of the treated water, used to c...

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Fukushima radioactive release begins

Japan's Prime Minister says treated radioactive water will be released into the Pacific Ocean from today. China has responded by widening restrictions on seafood imports from Japan. And that is hurting businesses.

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Cargo ship sets sail to test wind power at sea

A Cargill carrier ship has launched its first voyage since being fitted with special sails, aiming to study how harnessing wind power can cut emissions and energy usage in the shipping sector, the U.S. commodities group said on Monday (A...

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European Gas Prices Soar

European natural gas prices soar on news that workers serving a key export project in Australia are preparing for a strike that could put a significant dent in global supplies in the run-up to winter.

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'It's safe': Japan's PM reassures world over Fukushima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, saying an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be postponed.

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The Finnish island set to store radioactive waste

The world's first nuclear waste repository is being built off Finland's west coast on the island of Olkiluoto. Highly radioactive waste will soon be buried deep underground there.

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Ecuador referendum to decide future of oil extraction

Ecuadorans head to the polls for a snap general election on Sunday. Voters will be asked whether to ban mining in the highlands and further oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in the Amazon.

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Finland builds world's first nuclear waste facility

The world's first nuclear waste repository is being built off Finland's west coast on the island of Olkiluoto. Highly radioactive waste will soon be buried deep underground there.

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Hawaiian Electric shares plummet amid wildfire probe

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. plunged by a record on concern that its power lines may be linked to the deadly Maui wildfires. The utility as come under criticism for not turning off power despite weather forecasters' warnings that dr...

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U.S faces toxic legacy of nuclear testing

The anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States in World War II was commemorated on August 9. The Cold War arms race that followed left a radioactive legacy on Native American land in the U.S.

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Scientists confirm nuclear fusion breakthrough

U.S scientists have repeated what they called a major scientific breakthrough - a nuclear fusion reaction that gave off more energy than went into it for a second time, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory revealed.

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Global power grids challenged by record heat

The world just had its hottest June ever for land and sea, with ocean temperatures setting new highs for the third month in a row. Philippe Delorme, executive vice president for European operations at Schneider Electric, says next summer...

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Saudi Aramco bonds linked to ESG funding

Saudi Aramco has become a beneficiary of funds earmarked for sustainable investments thanks to a complex web of financial structures it used to raise $28 billion from its pipelines in 2021. Tasneem Brogger explains on Bloomberg Television.

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Government debt sparks power outages in Ghana

Ghana’s government is struggling to pay its debts, including money owed to independent electricity producers that are threatening to cut supplies. The International Monetary Fund has just agreed on a new billion-dollar-a-year bailout pro...

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Argentina opens gas pipeline to boost economy

Argentina is taking a major step towards reducing its significant energy deficit with a major new gas pipeline. The first stage has now been inaugurated bringing natural gas from a 30,000 square kilometre shale formation in the far south...

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Ugandan oil pipeline devastating local communities

The government is building an oil pipeline nearly 1,400km long that will connect oil fields in Western Uganda to neighboring Tanzania's coast. Some affected residents say they have not been fully compensated.

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'Nothing to worry about': IAEA downplays Fukushima fears

The UN's nuclear chief is in South Korea to ease concerns over Japan's plans to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the water release will have a “negligi...

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Philippines: The 70s nuclear relic that may open at last

The country's only nuclear plant in Baatan might offer a solution to the looming energy shortage. But safety concerns and corruption allegations still plague the plant’s rehabilitation plan that could cost up to a billion dollars.

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IAEA chief hints at discord among Fukushima experts

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he had heard that one or two experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

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