Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Sep 21, 2009 - Brazil is considering stopping capital investment into foreign oil projects and concentrating instead on developing its own huge offshore sub-salt deposits, officials said.
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2009 - Processes and policies governing the reuse and recycling of electronic products need to be standardized worldwide to stem and reverse the growing problem of illegal and harmful e-waste processing practices in developing countries, according to experts behind the world's first international e-waste academy.
New York NY (SPX) Sep 21, 2009 - The world's largest global investors issued a joint call for strong action this year from U.S. and international policy makers in the fight against global warming.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2009 - China's hydropower capacity is expected to nearly double to 300,000 megawatts by 2020, state media said, as the nation powers ahead with the development of renewable energy sources.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 20, 2009 - Japan's new government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to introduce a mandatory cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions system as early as 2011, a report said Sunday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2009 - Could we, the human race, really miss an ever-narrowing chance to save the planet from the ravages of global warming?
Brussels (AFP) Sept 18, 2009 - EU nations on Friday agreed on what industry sectors to help if they face a problem of companies moving outside the bloc to escape stricter European rules on tackling climate change.
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2009 - The leaders of France and Germany called Friday for the United Nations to support a carbon tax on imports from countries who fail to back international efforts to fight global warming.
Baghdad (UPI) Sep 18, 2009 - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Baghdad earlier this week -- his third this year -- came hot on the heels of a lightning visit by Russia's energy minister as the scramble for Iraq's oil riches heats up.
Brasilia (AFP) Sept 17, 2009 - The Brazilian government presented new legislation Thursday intended to protect the Amazon from deforestation by banning any new planting of sugar cane, widely cultivated for ethanol production.
Ashgabat (AFP) Sept 17, 2009 - A 7,000 kilometer (4,350 mile) natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China will start operations in December, Turkmenistan's head of state announced Wednesay.
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 17, 2009 - The world's largest offshore wind farm has been opened in the North Sea off the west coast of Denmark, the Danish company running the project said on Thursday.
Freetown, Sierra Leone (UPI) Sep 17, 2009 - Potentially major oil strikes announced by an American-led consortium and a British company in West Africa have bolstered the region's reputation as the world's hottest energy zone.
London (UPI) Sep 17, 2009 - BP is expanding its wind power electricity generation capacity in the United States but is shedding an Indian unit, which has been sold to Green Infra Limited of India.
Naiguata, Venezuela (AFP) Sept 16, 2009 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Wednesday announced a 16-billion-dollar deal with China to drill for oil in the resource-rich Orinoco basin.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - CSIRO scientists say householders can reduce their home and car energy use by as much as 50 per cent by making changes to daily activities. They explain how in The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook - How to Save Energy, Save Money and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, launched by Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr.
