Paris (AFP) April 27, 2021 - Innovation in the clean energy sector has slowed, a report released Tuesday found, a worrying development as plans to meet carbon emissions reductions targets rely on yet-to-be-developed technologies.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2021 - Iranian vessels harassed U.S. Coast Guard boats in the Arabian Gulf Monday for the second time this month, according to the Navy.
Hiroshima, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2021 - Protons are the next big thing when it comes to fuel cell technology. The subatomic exchange produces power on a scale that challenges contemporary solid-state fuel cell technology, used to help pow
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2021 - Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Teams from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
New York (AFP) April 26, 2021 - ExxonMobil's strategy in the face of climate change poses an existential business risk to the company, according to an activist hedge fund that is a shareholder in the oil giant, a report in the Financial Times said Sunday.
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2021 - Although many organisms capture and respond to sunlight, enzymes - proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions - are rarely driven by light. Scientists have identified only three types of natural p
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2021 - As ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuels continue to present challenges, such as competing with food security or lacking the technology for more efficient and low-cost production, microalgae are ga
London (AFP) April 25, 2021 - The head of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence service said on Sunday it had started monitoring large industrial countries for the first time to make sure they uphold climate change commitments.
Los Angeles (AFP) April 24, 2021 - California plans to stop issuing new fracking permits by 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday, as the state looks toward progressively halting fossil fuel extraction in the coming decades.
London (AFP) April 23, 2021 - A jury in Britain on Friday cleared six climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group of causing criminal damage to energy giant Royal Dutch Shell offices at protests two years ago.
Washington (AFP) April 23, 2021 - Could the planet finally be on track to limiting climate change? After US President Joe Biden ramped up ambitions with a climate summit, experts are cautiously saying yes - although a difficult path lies ahead.
New York (AFP) April 22, 2021 - New York city filed suit on Thursday against major oil corporations Exxon, Shell and BP for misleading consumers about the role their products play in climate change.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2021 - The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron began full operations from South Carolina's Shaw Air Force Base this week after 10 years of operations at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, the Air Force announced.
Moscow (AFP) April 22, 2021 - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia, the world's fourth-highest producer of carbon emissions, was committed to fulfilling its international obligations to combat climate change.
Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The European Parliament and EU member states agreed on Wednesday a target to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, in what was called a game changer just ahead of a US-hosted climate summit.
Stockholm (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The Ikea Foundation, part of the ownership structure of the Swedish furniture giant, pledged on Wednesday to donate one billion euros ($1.2 billion) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
