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Europe's solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs

Europe has clocked a record number of hours of negative power prices this year due to a mismatch between demand and supply as solar power

Europe's solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs
Business|Economy

US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions

The U.S. government opened up on Friday competitive bidding that will close on Aug. 26 for $850 million in grants to help small oil and gas producers

US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions
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Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says

A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia's coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering

Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says
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EU leaders to urge swift progress on joint capital market by year end

European Union leaders will seek "swift and decisive" progress by the end of the year on a U.S.-style capital market to steer private investment into the bloc's green and digital

EU leaders to urge swift progress on joint capital market by year end
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One dead in Greek wildfires fanned by gale-force winds

A man died on Friday as several forest fires fanned by gale-force winds battered Greece's southern tip and forced evacuations, the fire brigade said.

One dead in Greek wildfires fanned by gale-force winds
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Striking French workers block delivery trucks at ExxonMobil refinery

Striking workers blocked delivery trucks carrying oil products, including petrol, from leaving the ExxonMobil Chemical France's Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France on

Striking French workers block delivery trucks at ExxonMobil refinery
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How US industries deal with extreme heat

By Granth Vanaik and Arriana McLymore Extreme heat has companies in the United States changing the way they work. One frequent response: work less.

How US industries deal with extreme heat
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Greece battles wildfires fanned by gale force winds

Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Saturday to contain wildfires fanned by gale force winds on two Greek islands and in other parts of Greece, as authorities warned many regions

Greece battles wildfires fanned by gale force winds
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Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins

Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel

Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
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Eastern Canadian province imposes fire ban after blaze forces evacuation of town

The Canadian Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday imposed a partial fire ban after an out-of-control blaze forced the evacuation of a town

Eastern Canadian province imposes fire ban after blaze forces evacuation of town
Environment|Science

Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia

Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,

Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia
Economy|Environment

Strike at Brazil environmental agency impacts Petrobras' Equatorial Margin drilling request

The ongoing strike at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is impacting the analysis of Petrobras' request to drill a well in the Equatorial Margin, an

Strike at Brazil environmental agency impacts Petrobras' Equatorial Margin drilling request
Economy|Environment

IMF approves over $900 million to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

The IMF said on Thursday its executive board approved funding for Tanzania of $786.2 million to help tackle climate change while also completing a separate

IMF approves over $900 million to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight
Environment|Science|Technology

Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says

The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% last year,

Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says
Business|Economy|Environment

Brazil tightens rules to renew energy distribution concessions

The Brazilian government issued on Thursday tighter guidelines for the extension of energy distribution contracts, easing the advanced cancellation of concessions and allowing the country

Brazil tightens rules to renew energy distribution concessions
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Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case

Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their

Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Chinese automakers retain grip over Southeast Asia's booming electric car market

Electric vehicle sales are surging in Southeast Asia, led by China's BYD and Vietnam's VinFast, eating into the internal combustion engine car market dominated

Chinese automakers retain grip over Southeast Asia's booming electric car market
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Death toll from floods in China's Guangdong jumps to 38

The death toll from days of torrential rain in one of the worst-hit areas in southern China jumped to 38 from nine on Friday, Chinese state television CCTV reported.

Death toll from floods in China's Guangdong jumps to 38
Environment|Science

Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution

More than 250 million years ago, Scotland was not veiled in mist and rain, as it often is today, but rather a desert blanketed in sand dunes.

Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution
Environment|News

Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island

A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Serifos on Sunday, prompting authorities to order several hamlets to evacuate.

Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
Environment|News|World

Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, hurtles towards Caribbean

The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-

Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, hurtles towards Caribbean
Business|Environment|Technology

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

(This July 1 story has been corrected to show the companies' plans involved Abacus-certified or equivalent types of credits, not only Abacus-certified credits in paragraph 9) By Virginia Furness (

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund
Environment|News

Hurricane Beryl strengthens on way to Jamaica, threatens catastrophe

Hurricane Beryl strengthened on Monday into a "potentially catastrophic" category 5 storm as it moved across the

Hurricane Beryl strengthens on way to Jamaica, threatens catastrophe
Environment|Travel

Swelling deer herd hems in South Korean islanders

Under the light of a moon partially obscured by cloud, the eyes of a dozen deer glow uncannily in the dark on South Korea's island of Anma.

Swelling deer herd hems in South Korean islanders
Environment|News

Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks

When floods hit the eastern Australian town of Lismore two years ago, Adam Bailey lost all the historic collections from his antique store,

Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks

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