London (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 - The world's second biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, ethereum, will soon overhaul its blockchain technology to curb the network's much-criticised environmental impact.
Finhaut-Emosson, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 - Switzerland is among the world's wealthiest countries, but its reliance on Russian gas and French nuclear power - both in short supply - has it bracing for power shortages and even blackouts this winter.
Jabalia, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 - Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region's highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel.
Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 - The operators of a pipeline that leaked crude oil onto California beaches has agreed to plead guilty to environmental pollution charges and pay $13 million, these companies said Friday.
Prague (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 - The Czech prime minister said Friday the EU presidency held by his country would convene urgent talks to deal with the current energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Paris (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 - French energy firm TotalEnergies said Friday it was divesting its stake in a Russian gas field that was reported this week to be providing fuel that ends up in Russian fighter jets.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 - There's still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricit
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 - An abundant and clean energy resource is under almost everyone's feet. But harnessing it has proven to be a challenge for the last half century. Geothermal energy utilizes the heat of rocks fa
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 - A 2021 study in the journal Nature found that in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change, most of the world's known fossil fuel reserves must remain untapped. According to the study, 90 p
Madrid (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 - Spain's parliament on Thursday approved the minority government's energy-saving rules which include limits on air-conditioning use as part of an EU-wide effort to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
Lima (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 - A Peruvian court on Wednesday agreed to hear a $4.5 billion damages claim against Spanish energy giant Repsol and five other companies over a devastating oil spill the government described as an ecological disaster.
Berlin (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 - Germany on Wednesday inaugurated a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a world premiere and a major step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges.
Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 - Environmental campaigners in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said they had faced threats due to their opposition to last month's auction of 30 oil and gas blocks.
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 - Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 - China has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in fields from energy to construction, even as some warn that infrastructure projects could leave Baghdad in debt.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2022 - A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.
