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Chile copper miner Codelco struggles to lift output off 25-year low hit in 2023

Copper output at Chile state mining giant Codelco is still slumping after hitting a 25-year low last year, squeezing an already tight global market for the red

Chile copper miner Codelco struggles to lift output off 25-year low hit in 2023
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IBAT launches new lithium extraction technology in Utah

(This July 11 story has been officially corrected to fix the companies' production run rate in a bullet and in paragraphs 1-3 and corrects royalty information in paragraph 16) By Ernest Scheyder

IBAT launches new lithium extraction technology in Utah
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Grid operator tells Californians to prepare for power conservation

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) on Wednesday told customers to be prepared to conserve energy as forecasts of extreme heat this week are set to raise power demand and

Grid operator tells Californians to prepare for power conservation
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Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery, delay oil infrastructure restarts

About 1.5 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday, two days after Hurricane Beryl raked the state,

Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery, delay oil infrastructure restarts
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BP signs deal with mall owner Simon Property for over 900 EV chargers

A unit of BP signed a deal with mall owner Simon Property Group to install and operate more than 900 high-speed electric-vehicle chargers at 75 sites across

BP signs deal with mall owner Simon Property for over 900 EV chargers
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Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible

In the 19th century, many doctors might not have believed germ theory, but they switched to using protective methods anyway for a simple reason.

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible
Economy|Environment|Health

Mexico's navy warns dual use chemicals are boosting meth production

Mexican navy officials running the country's biggest port are increasingly concerned about the rising flows of unregulated "dual use" chemicals used to

Mexico's navy warns dual use chemicals are boosting meth production
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China and Brazil to try out beef traceability plan

China, the world's largest beef importer and Brazil, the biggest supplier, will set up a pilot scheme as part of efforts to make beef production more sustainable, state media said

China and Brazil to try out beef traceability plan
Economy|Environment

Lower growth forecast for Zimbabwe as drought ravages crop yields - Finance Minister

Zimbabwe has revised its economic growth forecast downwards as southern Africa's worst drought in decades ravages crop yields, its finance minister told Reuters

Lower growth forecast for Zimbabwe as drought ravages crop yields - Finance Minister
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China says Scarborough Shoal waters 'excellent', dismisses Philippine concerns

A Chinese report on the waters around the disputed fishing ground of Scarborough Shoal have deemed it to be of excellent quality with a healthy coral reef, months after the

China says Scarborough Shoal waters 'excellent', dismisses Philippine concerns
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Global lithium sector eyes Argentina's salt flats on tech test run

In a dusty plain in northern Argentina's mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with

Global lithium sector eyes Argentina's salt flats on tech test run
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Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling

Montana's top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring

Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling
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Canada insurers investing in fossil fuels as climate risks grow, shareholder group says

Canada's top property and casualty insurers have invested more than C$19.5 billion ($14.30 billion) in fossil fuels production at a time when climate change is driving up risks for

Canada insurers investing in fossil fuels as climate risks grow, shareholder group says
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Aggressive climate action needed to preserve stocks' value, paper says

Decision makers should pursue aggressive policies to bring climate change under control if they want to avoid losses in the value of global stocks that could top 50%, think-tank

Aggressive climate action needed to preserve stocks' value, paper says
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Union Pacific mostly restores operations in Texas following storm Beryl

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it has mostly resumed operations impacted due to Hurricane Beryl in Texas but expects some disruptions till commercial power and road accessibility are fully

Union Pacific mostly restores operations in Texas following storm Beryl
Environment|News|World

Caribbean braces for economic punch after season's deadly first hurricane

Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum Category 5 level, after it

Caribbean braces for economic punch after season's deadly first hurricane
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Ohio joins California climate plan opponents in US Supreme Court plea

The state of Ohio on Tuesday joined oil companies and business groups asking the U.S.

Ohio joins California climate plan opponents in US Supreme Court plea
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Mummified American climber found 22 years later in Peru as glaciers retreat

Peruvian police and mountain rescue workers recovered the body of an American climber who went missing in 2002 as glaciers in Peru's highest mountain and surrounding area continue

Mummified American climber found 22 years later in Peru as glaciers retreat
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Colorado State University increases forecast for number of hurricanes in 2024

Colorado State University (CSU) weather forecasters on Tuesday increased the number of hurricanes expected in 2024 in the closely watched July update to their long-

Colorado State University increases forecast for number of hurricanes in 2024
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New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says

Solar panel prices could increase by as much as 66% if the U.S. puts new tariffs on imports from Southeast Asia, threatening the nation's goals for an energy source critical to combating

New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says
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Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board

The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the "Loss and Damage" fund created by U.N. talks, marking another step towards providing financial help for

Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board
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Heat wave bakes Texas amid power outages while Canada braces for wildfires

Millions of Americans in southeast Texas endured brutally hot conditions on Tuesday without the relief of air conditioning after deadly Tropical Storm

Heat wave bakes Texas amid power outages while Canada braces for wildfires
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Spain sets rules to install floating solar plants

The Spanish government has approved a decree setting out rules for installing floating photovoltaic plants on state-owned reservoirs, Energy Minister Teresa Ribera told reporters on

Spain sets rules to install floating solar plants
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Occidental's 1PointFive to sell carbon credits to Microsoft

Carbon capture firm 1PointFive said on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to sell the tech giant 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over six

Occidental's 1PointFive to sell carbon credits to Microsoft
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Fisker to recall more than 11,000 electric SUVs globally over water pump issue

Fisker is recalling 11,308 Ocean electric SUVs globally due to a water pump issue that could cause a loss of power, the electric vehicle company said in a stop-sale notice to its sales

Fisker to recall more than 11,000 electric SUVs globally over water pump issue

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