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Explainer-What is carbon capture and storage and will it cut emissions?

By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government on Monday reaffirmed its support for projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions as part of its efforts to reach

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

(Reuters) - It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180

Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans will decide in two August referendums whether oil and mining projects in key regions of the country can continue, weighing Indigenous and

EU confirms watering down of corporate sustainability disclosures

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union's executive body on Monday published final rules for corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, confirming earlier moves to

Cerberus heatwave threatens new record temperatures for Europe

(This July 13 story has been corrected to say that the heatwave was named Cerberus by private Italian weather forecast website ilmeteo.it, not the Italian Meteorological Society, in paragraph 3) By

Switzerland gets six more wind turbines to boost its green power

SAINTE-CROIX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Six giant wind turbines were hoisted into position by a huge crane in the Swiss town of Sainte-Croix on the French border on Monday to increase the country's

EU finalises new corporate sustainability disclosure rules

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's executive body on Monday published final rules for corporate sustainability disclosures that it said avoid unduly burdening companies and are closely aligned

Britain commits to hundreds of North Sea oil and gas licences

By Sachin Ravikumar and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday committed to granting hundreds of licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction as part of efforts to become more energy

UAE’s ADNOC revises net-zero target to 2045, commits to zero methane by 2030

By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi National Oil Company brought forward its net zero carbon emissions target by five years to 2045 on Monday as OPEC member the United Arab Emirates prepares to

UAE oil giant raises climate goal ahead of key UN summit

By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi National Oil Company brought forward its net zero carbon emissions target by five years to 2045 on Monday as OPEC member the United Arab Emirates prepares to

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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.