Oil and Gas
Putin says Russia aiming for carbon neutrality by 2060
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia -- one of the world's biggest producers of oil and gas -- is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2060.
Energy News
Google lets users factor climate change into life
Google on Wednesday said it is tweaking widely used tools for getting around, shopping and more to let users factor climate change into daily routines.
Energy Tech
Induced flaws in quantum materials could enhance superconducting properties
In a surprising discovery, an international team of researchers, led by scientists in the University of Minnesota Center for Quantum Materials, found that…
Oil and Gas
US Coast Guard probes anchor strike over California oil spill: report
The US Coast Guard is investigating a possible anchor strike as the cause of a broken pipeline that has spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the sea off California, media reported Tuesday.
Oil and Gas
British military begins deliveries to ease UK fuel supply crisis
The British military started delivering fuel to petrol stations on Monday, after a tanker driver shortage sparked two weeks of panic buying by motorists.
Oil and Gas
California rushes to contain oil spill as wildlife, beaches hit
A huge oil spill was killing wildlife and threatening California's beaches on Monday, in what officials said amounted to an "environmental…
Energy News
1.5C is the climate goal, but how do we get there?
The science is painfully clear: to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius -- given that we're already at 1.1C -- means slashing carbon pollution in half by 2030, and to zero by mid-century.
Oil and Gas
Greenpeace boats block Dutch Shell refinery
Dozens of Greenpeace activists blocked a Shell oil refinery in the Dutch port of Rotterdam with boats on Monday in protest against fossil fuel advertising.
Bio Fuel
Crucial step identified in the conversion of biomass to methane
Microbial production of methane from organic material is an essential process in the global carbon cycle and an important source of renewable energy.
Energy News
Road to COP26 climate summit paved with uncertainty
One month out from the COP26 climate summit, world leaders are under unprecedented pressure to decarbonise their economies and chart humanity's path away from catastrophic global warming.
Energy News
Johnson says UK energy production to go 100% green by 2035
Britain will aim to shift all of its energy production to renewable sources by the middle of the next decade, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
Oil and Gas
California authorities rush to mitigate impact of major oil spill
Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled Sunday to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused…
Energy News
Austria govt unveils ‘eco’ tax reform
Austria's government unveiled on Sunday what it calls an "eco-social" reform of the tax system, a key promise of the conservative-green coalition.
Energy Tech
UCLA bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics
A team of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device.
Energy News
China orders energy firms to secure supplies amid power crisis
China's top state-owned energy companies have been ordered to ensure there are adequate fuel supplies for the approaching winter at all costs, a report…
Bio Fuel
S-92 helicopter completes first flight using biofuel
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company [NYSE: LMT] has approved the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), often referred to as biofuel, for the S-92 helicopter as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels and the aircraft completed its first flight.