New York (AFP) Sept 20, 2021 - Bill Gates's nonprofit group Breakthrough Energy announced Monday that it has raised more than $1 billion from seven major companies, including ArcelorMittal and General Motors, to fund clean energy development.
London (AFP) Sept 20, 2021 - Forcing wealthy nations to honour their UN climate fund pledges this week will be a stretch, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted ahead of a Monday meeting with global leaders aiming to do just that.
Zurich (AFP) Sept 20, 2021 - The Bank for International Settlements, considered the central bank of central banks, warned Monday of a potential bubble forming around the boom for so-called green investments.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2021 - Iraq has launched a new project that aims to recover gas normally set alight during oil extraction at two oilfields in the country's south.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 18, 2021 - The European Union and the United States on Saturday called on more nations to join a pledge to slash methane gas emissions and cut warming by at least 0.2 degrees Celsius by 2050.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 - US President Joe Biden on Friday announced a bid with the European Union to lead slashing of methane gas emissions ahead of a UN climate change summit where he urged the world to show highest ambition.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 - Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT).
London (AFP) Sept 15, 2021 - Energy majors have agreed a common standard on reporting progress over net zero carbon emissions, allowing the world's biggest investors to properly track progress, a lobby group said Wednesday.
St. Louis, MO (SPX) Sep 15, 2021 - Researchers at the Salk Institute's Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI) have established a five-year, $6.2 million collaboration with Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research sc
New York (AFP) Sept 14, 2021 - Facing pressure from environmentalists, Chevron boosted spending Tuesday for lower carbon ventures and unveiled plans to reduce emissions from its operations in a pitch that drew shrugs from climate activists.
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 14, 2021 - The next generation of computing and information processing lies in the intriguing world of quantum mechanics. Quantum computers are expected to be capable of solving large, extremely complex proble
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 14, 2021 - The University of Central Florida is helping to lead the country's charge of obtaining 100% clean electricity by 2035 with a new $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance hydrogen
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2021 - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who traveled to the Gulf last week but did not visit Saudi Arabia, still hopes to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Pentagon said Monday.
Henan, China (SPX) Sep 13, 2021 - Electrolytic hydrogen production powered by renewable energy is seen as an environmentally friendly means to ameliorate global climate and energy problems. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a resear
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 13, 2021 - Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the lithium-ion batteries that are essential for aviation, elec
London (AFP) Sept 12, 2021 - Britain, host of this year's COP26 climate change summit, called Monday for net zero global shipping emissions by 2050 and the launch of non-polluting commercial vessels by 2025.
