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Death knell for EU's brand-new green business rules?
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 20, 2025 Nearly half a decade in the making, a landmark set of new EU environmental and human rights rules for businesses may be dead in the water as Brussels faces pressure to put economic growth first. French President Emmanuel Macron this week joined German leader Friedrich Merz in urging the European Union to ditch corporate sustainability legislation that has been hailed by environmental groups but disliked by firms. European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho told a press conference on Tuesday th ... read more |
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India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: reportBangkok (AFP) May 20, 2025 India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday. ... more 
Does renewable energy reduce fossil fuel production in the US?University Park PA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a study by Ryan Thombs, assistant professor of rural sociology in Penn State's College of Agricu ... more 
China Must Ramp Up Wind and Solar for 2035 Climate TargetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 China must generate over half of its electricity from wind and solar by 2035 to align with international climate goals, according to a new study by the University of California San Diego. The resear ... more 
China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demandBeijing (AFP) May 15, 2025 China's emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly growing power demand thanks to soaring renewable and nuclear energy, a key milestone for world's top emitter, analysis showed Thursday. ... more |
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World's richest 10% caused two thirds of global warming: studyParis (AFP) May 7, 2025 The world's wealthiest 10 percent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more 
Finland says supports EU goal to cut emissions 90 percent by 2040Helsinki (AFP) April 29, 2025 Finland's Climate and Environment Minister said Tuesday that the Nordic country was endorsing an EU target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent before 2040. ... more
How can an electricity network go down in five seconds?Paris (AFP) April 29, 2025 General power outages like the one that hit Spain and Portugal this week can have multiple causes but the blackout highlighted how vulnerable the regional system on the Iberian peninsula can be. ... more
Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in ChileSantiago (AFP) April 21, 2025 Gunmen attacked a Chinese-owned hydroelectric plant under construction in Chile Sunday, setting fire to dozens of trucks and heavy earth-moving equipment, police said. ... more 
UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30United Nations, United States (AFP) April 21, 2025 Brazil's president will co-host a virtual summit Wednesday with UN chief Antonio Guterres to discuss strengthening climate action ahead of the COP30 meetings in the Amazon, a UN spokesman said. ... more |
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Puerto Rico's power plants go offline, leading to widespread island blackout
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2025 Every power-generation facility in Puerto Rico unexpectedly went offline Wednesday afternoon, which caused an island-wide blackout, but many have had their power restored. Local officials are "working diligently with the entire energy component in the face of the blackout," Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon said in a social media post. "As soon as we have more details about the cause of the blackout and the time in which the service will be restored," she will announce it, Gonzal ... read more 
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storageParis, France (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 As the world moves to reduce carbon emissions, solar and wind power will play an increasing role on electricity grids. But those renewable sources only generate electri ... more |
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AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030: IEAParis (AFP) April 10, 2025 Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday. ... more
Iraq signs deal with US firm to produce 24,000 MW of electricityBaghdad (AFP) April 9, 2025 Iraq on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with US energy firm GE Vernova to produce 24,000 megawatts of electricity, the government said, during a visit by an American trade delegation. ... more
Tajikistan to jail people for illegal electricity useDushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) April 7, 2025 Tajikistan has introduced 10-year prison sentences for the illegal use of electricity, as a decades-long energy crisis caused by water shortages worsens in the poor Central Asian country. ... more
Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisisCienfuegos, Cuba (AFP) April 4, 2025 Not far from the ruins of an unfinished nuclear power plant in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos, hundreds of workers are hastily installing 44,000 solar panels as the island seeks once again to reduce its reliance on oil to escape an energy crisis. ... more 
EU delays 2040 climate target until summerBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2025 The EU's climate chief said Thursday the bloc was aiming to publish its delayed 2040 emission reduction targets by summer, as it pursued a "pragmatic" approach to its green ambitions. ... more |
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