By Seung Min Kim And Matthew Daly in Somerset SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” The...
OTTAWA — Export Development Canada (EDC) has laid out emission reduction targets for its lending portfolios in the oil and gas and aerospace industries as part of its long-term goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. The Crown corporation says it aims to reduce its...
By Edith M. Lederer in Tanzania UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Brazil’s foreign minister said Tuesday the country wants to buy as much diesel fuel as it can from Russia following a deal with Moscow. Carlos França called Russia “a strategic partner” and said Brazil is in...
By Geir Moulson in Berlin BERLIN (AP) — A major gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe shut down for annual maintenance on Monday as Germany prepared to give the green light for 10 coal-fired power plants to restart amid concerns that Russia may not resume the...
By Chris Megerian in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will confront a kaleidoscope of challenges when he travels to the Middle East this week, his first trip there since taking office. With the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the...
