United Nations, United States (AFP) June 3, 2021 - The United Nations Security Council called on Huthi rebels to allow inspectors to visit a long-abandoned fuel tanker off Yemen without further delay Thursday.
Paris (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Oil majors are under growing pressure to stop drilling for crude to help curb climate change, but companies say they will wean themselves off fossil fuels at their own pace.
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Malfunctioning equipment accounts for about half of the biggest sources of potent greenhouse gas methane emissions at the United States' largest oilfield, a study led by NASA showed Wednesday.
Hefei, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2021 - On Friday, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ran its experimental controllable nuclear fusion device and kept the plasma stable at a temperature of 120 m
United Nations, United States (AFP) June 2, 2021 - The UN Security Council will meet this week to discuss a long-abandoned fuel tanker off Yemen amid growing fears of a catastrophic oil spill, diplomats said Wednesday.
Brussels (AFP) June 2, 2021 - The Greens group in European Parliament on Wednesday warned that national spending plans by EU member states were falling short of commitments to help reverse climate change that is at heart of the bloc's massive recovery fund.
New York (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Activist investor fund Engine No. 1 stands poised to fill three board seats at ExxonMobil following a hotly-contested shareholder vote, the company said Wednesday.
Hong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Oil prices extended their rally Wednesday on growing expectations for demand as the global economy recovers, though equity investors trod a more cautious line as inflation fears continue to cast a shadow over trading floors.
Copenhagen (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Maersk, the world's largest shipping firm, called Wednesday for a carbon tax on ship fuel to encourage the transition to cleaner alternatives.
London (AFP) June 2, 2021 - Britain recently launched its own carbon trading market, more than five months after Brexit, as the government targets lower emissions before this year's vital UN climate change summit.
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2021 - US President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday it was halting petroleum development activity in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a move by former president Donald Trump to allow drilling.
London (AFP) June 2, 2021 - The G7 group of the world's wealthiest nations failed to invest enough in green energy during the pandemic, instead massively subsidising polluting industries, a group of NGOs said Wednesday.
Berlin (AFP) June 1, 2021 - Germany will host a new set of Libyan peace talks on June 23 in Berlin, with Libya's transitional government due to attend, the foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
London (AFP) May 28, 2021 - The Group of Seven wealthy nations must seek a green and global economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic, Britain declared Friday before a leaders' summit in two weeks.
Paris (AFP) May 28, 2021 - French oil and gas major Total on Friday won near-unanimous shareholder support for its climate strategy along with a new name, TotalEnergies, marking its shift - but NGOs dismissed it as bogus.
Paris (AFP) May 28, 2021 - Carbon-polluting corporations and their investors face a rising tide of climate litigation, according to a report released Friday, two days after a Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell to slash its greenhouse gas emissions.
