The rollout of Volkswagen’s flagship electric cars has been unaffected by the semiconductor shortages roiling the industry, easing investor concerns that bottlenecks would leave the company unable to meet strict EU emissions targets. VW has been forced to cut overall production by at least 100,000 vehicles this year, and 7,500 workers at its Emden plant…
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Copper, the world’s most important industrial metal, has traded above $10,000 for the first time in a decade as the rebound from the coronavirus pandemic unleashes a surge of demand from China and the developed world that could not be matched by supply. After a wobble in March due to concerns about fresh lockdowns in…
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Germany’s top court has demanded changes to Germany’s climate law, saying it places too much of a burden on future generations to reduce carbon emissions, in a key victory for young climate campaigners. The court said the law “violate[s] the freedoms of the complainants, some of whom are still very young” because it “irreversibly offload[s]…
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Countries that signed the 2015 Paris climate accord must do more than cut carbon dioxide emissions and develop new technologies to combat global warming — and accept the need to change their way of life, France’s environment minister has said. Speaking in an interview, Barbara Pompili acknowledged the importance of technological solutions such as the…
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European industrial groups have stepped up calls for the EU to hasten the introduction of a carbon border tax as record prices for CO2 allowances raise the cost of polluting in the bloc far above any other region. Carbon prices in the EU’s flagship Emissions Trading System, a cornerstone of the bloc’s ambitious new target…
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The US Senate has given an important boost to Joe Biden’s crackdown on emissions, voting to effectively restore a federal clampdown on methane after it was abandoned by the Trump administration, a move that could open a door for even tougher rules. The resolution would reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over emissions of the…
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