New York (AFP) May 26, 2021 - Investors rejected the responses of US oil giants to climate change Wednesday, installing activist board members at ExxonMobil and directing Chevron to deepen emissions cuts.
The Hague (AFP) May 26, 2021 - A Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell on Wednesday to slash its greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark victory for climate activists with implications for energy firms worldwide.
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2021 - The US government is set to open California's Pacific coast to offshore wind farms, officials announced Tuesday, adding to the approval of the nation's biggest wind project to date off Massachusetts.
London (AFP) May 24, 2021 - The UK financial sector's amount of carbon emissions exceeded the net annual output of most countries in 2019 as a result of worldwide investments, green groups claimed on Tuesday.
Tehran (AFP) May 23, 2021 - Iran has started rolling blackouts, local media reported Sunday, which officials blamed on heat, drought impacting hydropower generation, and surging electricity demand blamed in part on crypto-currency mining.
Baghdad (AFP) May 23, 2021 - Iraq's president said Sunday $150 billion from oil had been smuggled out of the country since Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003, as he introduced a law to fight endemic corruption.
Paris (AFP) May 21, 2021 - French group Total, one of the world's biggest energy companies, is preparing to change its name to TotalEnergies to signal its diversification towards cleaner energy sources.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 20, 2021 - Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, has announced it is developing up to 2 GWh of long duration, liquid air energy storage projects across Spain for an estimat
Paris (AFP) May 20, 2021 - From making algae-sequin dresses, dyeing clothes with bacteria to planting trackable pigments in cotton, an emerging tide of technological innovations offers the fashion industry a chance to clean up its woeful environmental record.
Berlin (AFP) May 20, 2021 - German chemicals giant BASF said Thursday it had agreed a partnership with Chinese firm Shanshan to produce components for batteries, including those used in electric cars, in China.
Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2021 - Russian aluminium giant Rusal announced Wednesday that it would turn its high carbon assets into a separate company, as businesses brace for the European Union's proposed carbon tax on imports.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2021 - Working with partners from industry and research, the German Aerospace Center is developing a climate-friendly energy supply system for ships. It is based on a highly efficient fuel cell system desi
London (AFP) May 18, 2021 - Shareholders of oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of its controversial climate strategy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and become carbon neutral by 2050.
Washington DC (UPI) May 18, 2021 - A new energy-harvesting device developed by engineers at the University of Colorado takes advantage of the ghost-like property of electrons to turn excess heat into usable electricity.
Paris (AFP) May 18, 2021 - All future fossil fuel projects must be scrapped if the world is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to stand any chance of limiting warming to 1.5C, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Washington DC (UPI) May 17, 2021 - Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new method for converting plastic waste into jet fuel.
