Rabat (AFP) June 25, 2025 - A Chinese-Moroccan joint venture announced on Wednesday the inauguration of a new factory for electric car battery components, the first of its kind in the North African country.
London (AFP) June 24, 2025 - The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday.
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) June 24, 2025 - China can continue to buy Iranian oil, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday in what appeared to be relief for Tehran from sanctions Washington has previously imposed to punish the trade.
Rome (AFP) June 24, 2025 - Italy's competition watchdog said Tuesday it has fined oil giant Eni and its plastics unit Novamont some 32 million euros ($37 for abuse of a dominant market position in plastic bag production.
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 23, 2025 - Britain cautioned Iran Monday that attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz or to strike at American military facilities in the Middle East could lead to escalation, even as Israel continued its strikes on Iran.
Tokyo (AFP) June 23, 2025 - Around 84 percent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and others vulnerable should Iran blockade the crucial trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites.
Washington (AFP) June 23, 2025 - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged China Sunday to help deter Iran from shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade route, following American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Lagos (AFP) June 20, 2025 - An influential traditional chief in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday demanded that Shell pay $12 billion for environmental pollution before it leaves the region.
New York (AFP) June 20, 2025 - Tesla announced Friday that it signed an agreement to build its first grid-scale energy storage power station project in mainland China.
Paris (AFP) June 20, 2025 - Europe's ambition to be a world player in decarbonised transportation arguably depends on sourcing lithium abroad, especially in South America.
Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand (AFP) June 20, 2025 - In the thick, steamy forests of western Thailand, 20 skittish sambar deer dart from an enclosure into the undergrowth - unaware they may find themselves in the jaws of one of the habitat's 200 or so endangered tigers.
Berlin (AFP) June 19, 2025 - ArcelorMittal said Thursday that it was stopping plans to convert two mills in Germany to the production of so-called green steel, citing the low-carbon technology's lack of economic viability.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) June 19, 2025 - Greenpeace on Thursday warned that an oil spill resulting from a tanker collision off the coast of the United Arab Emirates could have grave environmental consequences, after authorities reported a small slick.
Quito (AFP) June 17, 2025 - Ecuador's state energy company said it stopped pumping oil through the country's main pipeline Monday due to a rupture in a section running through the Amazon.
Paris (AFP) June 17, 2025 - Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 - Researchers at Boise State University have introduced a fully printed, environmentally friendly triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harvests biomechanical and environmental energy while also act
