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UK government to implement carbon levy by 2027

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having

UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having

Rare snowfall in southern China as deep freeze grips the north

By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - The cold weather sweeping China brought rare snowfall on Monday as far south as the province of Guangdong, while temperatures in the chilly north plunged to

Sembcorp to export green ammonia from India to Japan in deal with two firms

(Reuters) - Singapore's Sembcorp Industries said on Monday its green hydrogen unit had partnered with Japan's Sojitz Corp and Kyushu Electric Power in a bid to supply green ammonia produced in India

China allocates $33 billion from sovereign bonds for disaster-hit infrastructure -state media

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry has allocated a first batch of 237.9 billion yuan ($33.38 billion) of funds from sovereign bonds as of Monday, in an effort to support the renovation of

Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035

(Reuters) -Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest

Business travel emissions drop as many firms fly less -survey

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of 217 global firms cut their business travel carbon emissions by at least 50% between 2019 and 2022, analysis published on Monday found, as

Parts of China gripped by record-low temperatures as icy snap intensifies

BEIJING (Reuters) -Temperatures in parts of China, including in provinces Shanxi, Hebei and Liaoning, hit their lowest levels since records began, state broadcaster said on Sunday, as a cold snap

Illegal wildlife trade—the most profitable crime in the world according to Interpol

Illegal wildlife products are now worth up to $20 billion a year on the black market and it’s causing ‘incalculable damage’ to biodiversity.

Drought-hit Panama Canal to increase shipping slots to 24

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) -The Panama Canal on Friday said it will increase the number of booking slots available in its Panamax and Neopanamax locks, after a severe drought caused one of the world's

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.