Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Gas pipeline, telecoms cable connect Finland and Estonia Cause of the damage, and who did it, unclear – Finnish PM No threat to energy safety, telecommunications – Finnish PM European gas prices rise on the news HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the … Read more

Western rival to Belt and Road has much to prove

Western rival to Belt and Road has much to prove

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Western countries have a window of opportunity to come up with a credible infrastructure plan for the developing world. China’s $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative is drowning in bad debts and may be about to lose Italy, the only big rich democracy which is a member. The People’s … Read more

Sunak delays UK petrol car ban, seeking voter support on climate

Sunak delays UK petrol car ban, seeking voter support on climate

Sunak delays petrol car ban by 5 years Eases targets on heating, insulation Says UK is committed to overall 2050 net zero target Businesses complain over changing targets LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down Britain’s plans to tackle climate change on Wednesday, saying he would delay a ban on sales … Read more

US Treasury: Financiers’ ‘net zero’ pledges must align with temperature limits

US Treasury: Financiers’ ‘net zero’ pledges must align with temperature limits

[1/3]U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during an interview in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) – “Net-zero” financing commitments from banks and asset managers should align with goals to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and be backed … Read more

Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’

Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’

[1/2]Fishing boats are anchored at a fishing port in Soma, about 45 km away from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant discharging treated radioactive water into the ocean, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China’s ban … Read more

Marathon preparing to restart Garyville, Louisiana, units

Marathon preparing to restart Garyville, Louisiana, units

HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N) is preparing a plan to begin restarting units at its 596,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Garyville, Louisiana, refinery, the company said on Monday. The units were shut because they were closest to two giant storage tanks filled with volatile naphtha that caught fire after a chemical leak on Friday at … Read more

Japan says harassing calls from China over Fukushima water release ‘extremely regrettable’

Japan says harassing calls from China over Fukushima water release ‘extremely regrettable’

A view of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after it started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 25, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Bateman/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Japan said on Monday it was extremely regrettable … Read more

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China. The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government … Read more

Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, thousands urged to seek safety

Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, thousands urged to seek safety

[1/4]A collapsed road near the Saji River is pictured in Tottori, western Japan, after Typhoon Lan hit the region in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 16, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move … Read more

Biden highlights economic transformation at New Mexico wind tower plant

Biden highlights economic transformation at New Mexico wind tower plant

[1/4]U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at Arcosa, a wind tower manufacturing facility, in Belen, New Mexico, U.S., August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst BELEN, New Mexico, Aug 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden took his economic pitch to New Mexico on Wednesday to boast how his signature legislation helped turn a … Read more