Melbourne (AFP) March 5, 2024 - Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside US$1.3 billion to bolster trade in a region of rising economic might.
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2024 - In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), when a new type of magnet, made from high-temperature superc
Dubai (AFP) March 4, 2024 - A Liberian-flagged vessel was targeted off Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey said Monday, adding that the ship had been listed as Israeli-affiliated.
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 04, 2024 - In 2016, at the huge Houston energy conference CERAWeek, MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang found himself talking to a Tesla executive about a thorny problem: how to store the output of solar p
Colombo (AFP) March 1, 2024 - Sri Lanka on Friday awarded the construction of three solar and wind hybrid power generation facilities to an Indian company after scrapping a tender won by a Chinese firm.
Washington (AFP) March 1, 2024 - Veteran envoy John Kerry called Friday for the United States to find major new climate finance methods, warning of huge disappointment if historic promises to transition from fossil fuels go unheeded.
Zurich (AFP) Feb 28, 2024 - Climate perils are already causing the United States annual economic losses of $97 billion, or 0.4 percent of its annual economic output, according to a study published Wednesday by the reinsurance giant Swiss Re.
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 27, 2024 - Britain's green economy grew in 2023 to buck a broader recession, according to a report released Tuesday that urged politicians heading into a general election to stick with climate-friendly investments.
Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2024 - The world needs trillions of dollars to spur on the green transition and tackle global warming, the head of last year's COP28 climate talks said Tuesday, warning that political momentum can evaporate without clear action.
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.
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.
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.
