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France's Fabius says final draft text is ambitious, balanced, historic

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a draft climate pact hammered out after two weeks of talks in Paris was ambitious, balanced and if adopted would be an "historic turning point" to keeping temperature rises well below 2 degrees Celsius.

WRAPUP 1-China Nov commodities output weak as refinery runs hit record

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's output of key industrial commodities including coal and steel remained weak in November amid chronic oversupply as slowing construction demand took its toll.

UPDATE 2-In final push for climate deal, nations seek turning point from fossil fuels

* Breakthrough climate deal may be hours away (Adds Marshall Islands foreign minister)

China Nov coal output down 2.7 pct at 320 mln T - stats bureau

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China produced 320 million tonnes of coal in November, down 2.7 percent from the same time last year, the country's statistics bureau said on Saturday, with struggling miners cutting output in order to minimise losses.

China Nov crude runs climb to new record - statistics bureau

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's refinery throughput rose 3.3 percent in November from a year earlier to 43.92 million tonnes, or 10.69 million barrels per day (bpd), a Chinese record, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday.

ENGIE to Study Geothermal Opportunities in Mexico

French utility ENGIE said on Dec. 7 that its wholly owned subsidiary Storengy will work with Iceland geothermal development company Reykjavik Geothermal to study the development of geothermal projects in Mexico.

SunEdison Signs Large-Scale Energy Storage Contract with Ontario ISO

SunEdison said on Dec. 10 that it has signed a 10-year agreement with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to supply 5 MW/20 MWh of energy storage to the province.

Toshiba Partners with Tanzania Geothermal Development

Toshiba Corp. will work with Tanzania Geothermal Development Co. to promote geothermal power generation and human resources development in the African nation.

In final push for landmark climate deal, end of fossil fuel era nears

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - At the tail end of the hottest year on record, climate negotiators in Paris will aim on Saturday to seal a landmark accord that will transform the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.

BP faces Mexico class action lawsuit over 2010 oil spill

MEXICO CITY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A few months after reaching the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history, BP Plc faces a class action lawsuit in Mexico over its deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which a civic group on Friday said it had filed against the company.

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