Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 14, 2023 - The European Central Bank on Tuesday threatened to impose financial penalties on banks who are slow to minimise climate change-related risks stemming from their activities.
Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2023 - World oil demand will rise slightly more than expected this year as China's appetite for the fossil fuel hit a record and the Israel-Hamas war did not hit supply flows, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2023 - The United States announced on Tuesday that it was renewing for 120 days a sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 13, 2023 - German carmaker BMW said Monday it had opened an investigation into a Moroccan cobalt supplier after allegations that its mining operations had polluted the environment.
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2023 - Around 100 climate campaign groups warned COP28 organisers Monday that success of critical upcoming talks in Dubai rests on whether countries can negotiate a formal agreement to replace polluting fossil fuels with clean power.
Brussels (AFP) Nov 13, 2023 - The European Union pledged Monday to make a substantial contribution to a climate damage fund for vulnerable nations at the coming UN COP28 summit in Dubai.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2023 - Last year's trio of explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines were orchestrated by a former senior Ukrainian military officer, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2023 - In a groundbreaking initiative that could significantly streamline operations in offshore wind farms, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully piloted an unmanned helicopter to autonomousl
Krakow, Poland (SPX) Nov 10, 2023 - In a significant leap for renewable energy technology, researchers at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Cracow have developed a copper-based catalyst th
Helsinki (AFP) Nov 10, 2023 - Finnish police said Friday an examination of an anchor believed to have damaged a Baltic sea gas pipeline showed that it likely belonged to a Chinese cargo ship linked to the case.
Providence RI (SPX) Nov 09, 2023 - When it comes to making batteries that last longer, a team of researchers including engineers at Brown University and Idaho National Laboratory believes the key might be in how things get clean - sp
London (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 - British oil giant Shell said Thursday that it has hit Greenpeace with a $2.1-million lawsuit to recover costs after campaigners from the environmental group occupied a vessel earlier this year.
Riyadh (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that policies to address climate change should not crush the bones of countries grappling with energy poverty, ahead of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 - China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States had been a success, following high-level diplomacy aimed at strengthening cooperation between the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters.
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opened talks Thursday with Chinese counterpart He Lifeng ahead of a key Asia-Pacific leaders' summit, seeking to limit tensions despite looming national security concerns.
Paris (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 - Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond the Paris deal's 1.5C global warming limit, the UN warned Wednesday.
