Paris (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - Countries must move rapidly to slash CO2 emissions from homes, offices, shops and other buildings - a sector that accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas pollution, the United Nations said Monday.
Hamm, Germany (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - A Peruvian farmer taking a German energy giant to court said Monday he is battling for climate justice and wants the company to pay for the consequences of rising temperatures.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - China on Monday called for dialogue and a de-escalation of tensions in the Red Sea after Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have twice attacked a US aircraft carrier group within 24 hours.
Washington (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - A jury in North Dakota began deliberating Monday in a trial that has broad free speech implications, over a US oil pipeline operator's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from Greenpeace for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of violence and defamation.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - UK energy minister Ed Miliband is in Beijing Monday for talks with Chinese officials in which he has vowed to press them on the country's emissions as well as touchy topics like Hong Kong and forced labour in supply chains.
Washington (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 - President Donald Trump declared Monday he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen's Tehran-backed Huthi rebels, who have targeted US and other foreign ships in the Red Sea.
Quininde, Ecuador (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 - An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to ration drinking water.
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 15, 2025 - President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered the U.S. military to begin military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - Chinese battery giant CATL announced on Friday surging annual profits despite a decline in revenue, as slowing demand for electric vehicles drives down the price of lithium.
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - Niger's military rulers have expelled three Chinese oil executives from the country and closed down a Chinese-run hotel, media reports and an official decree indicated Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - China urged an end to illegal sanctions on Iran as it hosted Iranian and Russian diplomats on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme.
London (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 - Britain's energy and net zero secretary will head to China this weekend to drum up support for climate commitments, in the first Beijing visit by a UK energy minister since 2017.
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2025 - Iran is operating a ghost fleet to sell oil to China in violation of existing sanctions, which U.S. officials seek to stop with the help of new sanctions.
Dakar (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - A natural gas leak that was ongoing for three weeks at a new field off the coasts of Senegal and Mauritania has been stopped, its operator BP said Thursday.
Baghdad (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - Iraq is exploring alternatives to Iranian gas imports, including options in the Gulf, a government official said, as it seeks to reduce dependence on its neighbour after the United States ended an electricity sanctions waiver.
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 - When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - zookee
