** North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and
setbacks in its plans.** Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, has invested more than £7 million to try to find a vaccine to stop cows producing methane-rich flatulence.
** A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a reliable electric grid for the country, officials said Friday.
** The state of New York is asking atomic energy developers and major power users to share information about their interest in seeing new nuclear projects built across the region.
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** Some believe the COP29 talks underway in Azerbaijan have turned into a circus with host Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev being the ringleader. It prompted prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process.
** European and US negotiators see restating commitments agreed last year, including a boost in efficiency and renewable energy deployment, as essential to prevent backtracking on the global climate fight, people familiar with the matter said. Saudi Arabia is leading a push back with a mix of delaying tactics and outright blocking maneuvers, they said, asking not to be named because the negotiations aren’t public.
** Russia is temporarily limiting exports of enriched uranium to the US, creating potential supply risks to utilities operating American reactors that generate almost a fifth of the nation’s electricity.
** Aluminum jumped on Friday after China said it would cancel a tax rebate that’s helped fuel a decades-long boom in exports and shielded an industry prone to overcapacity.