Baghdad (AFP) May 13, 2024 - Chinese energy companies won bids to explore 10 Iraqi oil and gas fields during new licensing rounds, ahead of any other foreign country, Iraq's oil ministry said Monday.
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2024 - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders leading the way, an annual report by climate campaigners said Monday.
Baghdad (AFP) May 11, 2024 - Iraq, one of the world's biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said on Saturday.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 11, 2024 - As kimchi gains popularity worldwide, cabbage, a key ingredient, sees high wastage rates during its production and distribution, with over 30% discarded annually. This contributes significantly to e
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 - Amid growing demands for sustainable energy solutions, scientists have developed a novel method to repurpose chicken fat, an abundant waste product, into valuable components for energy storage devic
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2024 - A huge solar storm has begun pummeling Earth, bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids - and stunning auroras - as it intensifies Friday evening.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 - Technological advancements like superfast levitating trains, long-range lossless power transmission, and faster MRI machines hinge on the development of materials that superconduct electricity at ro
London (AFP) May 10, 2024 - Two environmental activists in their 80s were arrested after glueing themselves to the case containing the historic Magna Carta document at the British Library in central London Friday, the Just Stop Oil group said.
Boston MA (SPX) May 10, 2024 - America's first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts a
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2024 - The United States and China promised Friday to work together on reduction of methane, the second most abundant greenhouse gas, after talks between the climate envoys of the world's two largest emitters.
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2024 - Most of Joe Biden's clean energy tax credits are now law and are unlikely to be reversed by Donald Trump if he wins November's presidential election, a senior administration official said Friday.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 10, 2024 - The quest for a sustainable, large-scale production of green hydrogen may soon reach a critical milestone, thanks to a new method developed by researchers at RIKEN. The study, led by Ryuhei Nakamura
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2024 - Six US banking giants reported having significant challenges when estimating the financial risks from climate change because of a lack of good data, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
Sydney (AFP) May 9, 2024 - Australia unveiled plans Thursday to keep burning natural gas beyond 2050, saying its reliance on the fossil fuel would not derail a pledge to reach net zero emissions in the next 30 years.
Greensboro, United States (AFP) May 9, 2024 - Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put.
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2024 - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urged oil industry executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign, promising to reverse environmental regulations imposed by Joe Biden's administration once he is re-elected to the White House, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
