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Al Gore: China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is hopeful China and the United States will set aside their differences at U.N. climate change talks in Glasgow, just as they came together in 2015 to help hammer out the Paris Agreement.

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Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate

In the past, shareholder votes on the environment were rare and easily brushed aside. Things could look different in the annual meeting season starting next month, when companies are set to face the most investor resolutions tied to climate change in years.

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Investors see splits among energy company climate efforts

Investors are judging how well energy companies have reoriented their businesses to cut emissions as they weigh activists' calls for divestment, climate finance specialists said.

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Biden transition team holds talks with biofuel groups

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has held calls with biofuel groups on topics including compliance with U.S. biofuel blending laws and Biden's low-carbon climate vision, according to two sources familiar with the conversations.

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Canada unveils hydrogen strategy to kick-start clean fuel industry

Canada unveiled a long-discussed hydrogen strategy on Wednesday, calling on investors to spur growth in a clean fuel sector that the government says could be worth C$50 billion ($39.2 billion), create 350,000 jobs and help the country achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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In the run-up to U.S. election, drilling lobby promotes natural gas as 'clean'

America's biggest oil and gas lobby group is ramping up its advertising spending ahead of the November election to persuade voters that natural gas is a climate-friendly fuel, according to ad buying data.

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Vanguard names names and backs some calls for climate steps

Vanguard Group, the world's largest mutual fund manager, backed shareholder resolutions for shippers United Parcel Service Inc and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc and oil driller Ovintiv Inc to limit their climate-warming emissions.

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Al Gore: China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks

Investors see splits among energy company climate efforts

Biden transition team holds talks with biofuel groups

Canada unveils hydrogen strategy to kick-start clean fuel industry

In the run-up to U.S. election, drilling lobby promotes natural gas as 'clean'

Vanguard names names and backs some calls for climate steps

Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends