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EU unveils €3B plan to counter China’s rare earths grip
Both the EU and US have found themselves vulnerable to Beijing’s leverage over critical minerals.
Stringer/File Photo/Reuters
Canada softens climate rules for Alberta oil pipeline deal
Mark Carney framed the decision as essential to developing the province’s energy sector while reducing Canadian dependence on the US.
Mark Carney and Alberta’s Premier. Todd Korol/Reuters
Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff resigns amid corruption probe
The Ukrainian president is under pressure to take greater accountability over a corruption scandal that has ensnared members of his inner circle.
Zelenskyy and Andriy Yermak. Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo/Reuters
US EV sales hit record high as incentives end
Investments in clean energy and transportation hit $75 billion in the US in the third quarter of this year, a Rhodium report found.
Bing Guan/Reuters
Rich nations not contributing ‘fair share’ of climate funding, report finds
The ODI think tank calculated each nation’s fair share based on historical responsibility for cumulative emissions, GDP, and population.
Adriano Machado/Reuters
Renewables could increase developing countries’ GDP by 10%, report finds
Between 2017 and 2022, renewable investments in the 100 largest developing countries (excluding China) contributed a combined $1.2 trillion to GDP growth.
Seun Sanni/Reuters
US inflation rises by less than expected in September
The latest consumer price data will bolster the case for the Fed to make a widely expected cut to interest rates next week.
Global use of coal hits record high in 2024
Most countries have pledged to wean themselves off coal, but it is cheap even if it is polluting.
The UK’s climate consensus fractures
Britain’s two main right-wing parties disavowed themselves of the country’s nearly two-decade-old climate legislation
Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace deal
The Trump-brokered agreement drove cautious optimism that a permanent end to their brutal two-year conflict could be near.
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
China and India largely drove the rise in renewables and met much of the world’s growing appetite for electricity.
Hamas prepared to release all Israeli hostages under Trump plan, group says
The US president had written earlier on Truth Social that ‘all hell’ would break out if the group failed to agree to a Gaza peace plan by Sunday’s deadline.
Netanyahu delivers combative UN speech after delegates walk out in protest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN General Assembly was broadcast into Gaza via loudspeakers.
Trump targets United Nations and casts himself as peacemaker in speech
The US president criticized the UN’s peace efforts and touted his own in his first speech to the international organization since 2020.
Trump hails progress on trade and TikTok deal in phone call with China’s Xi
Trump said the two leaders had a “very productive call,” and would meet in person at the upcoming APEC Summit in South Korea.
EU proposes sanctions against Israel over Gaza
The measures must be approved by member countries in order to pass.
EPA to stop collecting emissions data from polluters
Critics said that without this data, governments can’t identify emission sources — or reduce them.
US, China reach ‘framework deal’ over TikTok
Top US and Chinese officials agreed to the deal during trade talks in Madrid.