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BusinessSupermarket Chain Colruyt Partly Halts Orders From Jde Peet’s Over Price Dispute
BusinessUK’s National Grid to Invest up to $44 Billion in Transmission Business
BusinessHonda Aims to Double Hybrid Car Sales by 2030 as ‘bridge’ to Ev Era
BusinessEquinor, Partners Combine Two Planned UK Offshore Wind Projects
EU Solar Growth Slows, Raising Fears for Energy Transition
Date: December 17, 2024
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The growth of solar power installations in Europe slumped to just 4% this year after years of double-digit increases, industry data showed on Tuesday, heightening concerns about the continent’s clean energy transition. The findings bode ill for the European Union’s plans to rapidly expand its use of renewable energy...
Europe’s Carmakers Discount EVs, Hike Petrol Car Prices as New Emissions Rules Loom
Date: December 17, 2024
By Gilles Guillaume and Alessandro Parodi PARIS/GDANSK (Reuters) – European automakers are raising prices of petrol cars and readying discounts on electric vehicles as they brace for yet another challenge – tougher emissions rules that threaten to further shrink profits across the struggling industry. The European Union will drastically lower its cap on automotive carbon...
UK Hands Water Customers Bigger Payouts for Service Failures
Date: December 17, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was increasing compensation payments for customers whose water supply is temporarily cut off, its latest attempt to improve the water sector after poor service and environmental pollution sparked public anger. The government is trying to fix Britain’s broken privatised water industry after years of under-investment caused frequent sewage spills....
New EU Renewable Energy Target Faces Nuclear Roadblock
Date: December 17, 2024
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union plans for a new renewable energy goal hit early resistance on Monday from pro-nuclear governments, who indicated they would not back a goal that excludes atomic energy. The EU’s 27 member countries have opposing views on nuclear power, and political disputes over the energy source have delayed...
Exclusive-Procter & Gamble to Disclose More Details About Wood-Pulp Audits, Investors Say
Date: December 16, 2024
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble has promised a group of shareholders it will disclose more details about how it audits wood-pulp suppliers, the investors told Reuters, after shareholders pushed the maker of Charmin toilet paper for years to source forest products more sustainably. The world’s biggest consumer products maker has...
WTO Fixes Date for Major Meeting in Cameroon in Early 2026
Date: December 16, 2024
GENEVA (Reuters) – World Trade Organization members agreed on Monday to hold the next ministerial conference in Cameroon in early 2026, the global trade watchdog said in a statement. The WTO holds such conferences every two years where trade ministers from around the globe gather to try to reach deals to set or update new...