Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway's largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country's oil industry, organisers and police said.
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 - A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 - A public-private partnership between Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to
A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for planned offshore drilling by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP Thursday.
London, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 - An international research team led by University College London has developed durable perovskite-based solar cells that efficiently harvest energy from indoor light, opening the way for battery-free
Frankfurt, Germany Aug 13, 2025 - Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks.
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 - Electricity supply returned to all Iraq's provinces on Tuesday, a government official told AFP, expecting the grid's full recovery within a day after a nationwide power outage.
Maputo (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 - Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies' huge natural gas project in the region.
Geneva (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 - Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution.
Paris (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 - As summer temperatures rise, many Parisians are warming to the idea of installing air conditioning in their apartments, ending a longstanding resistance to what is considered a basic comfort in many capitals elsewhere.
Bangor, Ireland (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 - On Ireland's blustery western seaboard researchers are gleefully flying giant kites - not for fun but in the hope of generating renewable electricity and sparking a revolution in wind energy.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 7, 2025 - The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, ramping up pressure on the authoritarian leader that began during the first Trump administration.
Darvaza, Turkmenistan (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 - People go to the Gateway to Hell gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed.
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 - India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine.
Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 - A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature last year warned that unchecked climate change could slash global GDP by a staggering 62 percent by century's end, setting off alarm bells among financial institutions worldwide.
Tirana, Albania (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 - The Chinese chief executive of Albania's largest oil producer was refused bail on Wednesday, amid a tax evasion investigation involving several Bankers Petroleum executives, authorities said.
