Al-Meaibdi, Iraq (AFP) Feb 27, 2024 - Iraq enjoys tremendous oil wealth but many hard-scrabble farmers in the north say crude spills have contaminated their lands, piling on pressure as they already battle drought.
London (AFP) Feb 22, 2024 - The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has allowed fossil fuel giants to sue governments over their climate policies, the government said on Thursday.
Naka, Japan (AFP) Feb 22, 2024 - With its tangle of pipes and pumps leading to a metal pot the size of a five-storey building, Japan's JT-60SA machine looks to the untrained eye like a contraption from 1970s sci-fi.
Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2024 - Europe has cut its gas demand by 20 percent since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) should peak next year thanks to renewables and efficiency gains, a study published Wednesday said.
Rotterdam, Netherlands (AFP) Feb 20, 2024 - The world's first chemical tanker ship fitted with massive rigid aluminium sails has left Rotterdam, its owner hoping to plot a route to bringing down the shipping industry's huge carbon footprint.
Brussels (AFP) Feb 19, 2024 - Intended to push through the EU's ambitious environmental goals, the Green Deal spearheaded by commission chief Ursula von der Leyen ushered in sweeping transport and energy reforms, before stumbling in the face of resistance from farmers.
Rome (AFP) Feb 16, 2024 - A trial pitting Italian energy giant Eni against environmental groups hoping to force the state-controlled company to slash its emissions and admit its contribution to climate change opened in Rome Friday.
New York (AFP) Feb 15, 2024 - A pair of large investment companies with nearly $7 trillion in assets, said Thursday they exited a climate change investor initiative that aims to pressure companies to quickly cut carbon emissions.
Oslo (AFP) Feb 15, 2024 - Oil companies doing business in Norway expect to invest record amounts in exploration, drilling and pipeline transport in 2025, preliminary data published Thursday by Statistics Norway showed.
London (AFP) Feb 14, 2024 - British energy group Shell on Wednesday forecast that world demand for liquefied natural gas would jump more than 50 percent by 2040, fuelled by China dumping coal.
Manila (AFP) Feb 14, 2024 - The Philippine government said Wednesday it will file criminal charges against the owners of an oil tanker that sank off a central island nearly a year ago, causing severe marine pollution.
Port Of Spain (AFP) Feb 14, 2024 - At least two vessels, a barge and a tugboat, were involved in the accident last week that sparked a massive, ongoing oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago, the government of the Caribbean nation said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2024 - Past and future UN climate talk hosts the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil said Tuesday they are forming a troika aimed at keeping alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest - breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreat
Auckland, New Zealand (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Cutting-edge University of Auckland research converted waste carbon dioxide into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free fuel. Dr Ziyun Wang's researchers in the School of Chemical
Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2024 - Chile is embarking on a European hunt for investors in solar, wind and green hydrogen technologies as it looks to decarbonise copper mines and other industries reliant on fossil fuels.
