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China to modify environmental supervision of firms to boost post-coronavirus recovery

March 10, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, CORONAVIRUS, Crime / Law / Justice, Diseases, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Energy (TRBC), Environment, General News, Government / Politics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Healthcare (TRBC), Industrials (TRBC), Infectious Diseases, International Agencies / Treaty Groups, Labour / Personnel, Major News, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Pollution, Society / Social Issues, STEEL, Taxation, Transportation (TRBC), United Nations, US, Utilities (TRBC), World Health Organization

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will modify the environmental supervision of companies to help the resumption of production disrupted by the

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Global CO2 emissions from power sector fell 2% last year: study

March 9, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas (Energy), Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, CARBON, Carbon / Emissions Markets, China (PRC), Climate Politics, Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), EMISSIONS, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, Europe / Middle East / Africa (Energy), fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Middle East (Energy), Natural Gas, Pictures, Pollution, Power Markets, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Power Stations, Solar Power Stations, United States, US, Utilities (TRBC), Western Europe, Wind Farms

LONDON (Reuters) – Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector fell by 2% last year, the biggest fall

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China urges authorities to prepare for possible locust invasion

March 2, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Diseases, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, General News, Government / Politics, Grains, Health / Medicine, Livestock, LOCUSTS, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Softs, US

FILE PHOTO: A desert locust is seen feeding on a plantation in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb

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Japan environment minister says to review export policy of coal-fired power plants by end-June

February 25, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Japan, Pollution, Power Markets, US

FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo,

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Australia readies as renewed bushfire threat looms, economic costs soar

January 7, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Commodities News (3rd Party), Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Government / Politics, Graphics, INSURANCE, Major News, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, Real Estate Markets, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian firefighters used cool weather on Tuesday to try to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires

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Beijing cuts city smog by more than 17% in 2019

January 3, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Energy (TRBC), Environment, Government / Politics, Health / Medicine, MINING, Pollution, Real Estate Markets, Society / Social Issues, STEEL, US, Utilities (TRBC)

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles move amid smog on a polluted day in Beijing, China November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING (Reuters)

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Indonesia eyes biodiesel with 40% bio-content during 2021-2022

December 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, BIODIESEL, BIOFUELS, Commodities News (3rd Party), Crude Oil, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Europe, INDONESIA, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Palm Oil, Petrochemicals, Refined Products, Trade / Current Account, United Nations, US

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, plans to implement a biodiesel program with 40% bio-content (B40)

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U.S. government releases draft proposal for expanded Alaska oil development

November 23, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ALASKA, American Football, Americas (Energy), Commodities News (3rd Party), Crude Oil, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, North America (Energy), OIL, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil Related Services and Equipment (TRBC), United States, US, US Government News, USA, West Coast (PADD V)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Environmentally sensitive but potentially oil-rich areas of Arctic Alaska will be opened to oil development under

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Shell says oil spill contained at Puget Sound, Washington refinery dock

November 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Content produced in Bangalore, Crude Oil, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Europe, Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), North America (Energy), Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Oil Refineries, OILSPILL, Pollution, PUGETSOUND, Refined Products, Reports, SHELL, United Kingdom, United States, US, West Coast (PADD V)

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Royal Dutch Shell is seen at a petrol station in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium January 30, 2019.

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China September steel output skids to six-month low on anti-pollution curbs

October 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Asia Crudes, Basic Materials (TRBC), CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Derivatives, Economic Indicators, Economic News (3rd Party), ECONOMY, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Industrial Output, Industrials (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, OUTPUT, Pollution, Real Estate Markets, STEEL, US

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s monthly crude steel output slid to a six-month low in September, official data showed on Friday,

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