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Total Quits American Petroleum Institute

Total has announced it is leaving the American Petroleum Institute (API) in disagreement over the industry grouping’s climate positions. The French energy and chemicals group said it was unable to resolve differences with API over carbon pricing, subsidies for electric vehicles and the regulation of methane emissions.

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