Brussels (AFP) May 17, 2021 - The European Union's ambition to go carbon-neutral by 2050 means slicing greenhouse emissions from shipping by 90 percent as part of a far-reaching plan to shake up the maritime economy, the EU executive said Monday.
Washington (AFP) May 16, 2021 - As the value of bitcoin soars and concerns rise about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solution in flared natural gas.
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2021 - A sprinkle of mycoprotein in your burger? Cities dotted with photo-bioreactors growing algae? Mass farming of house fly maggots?
Madrid (AFP) May 13, 2021 - Spain's parliament approved Thursday a clean energy bill aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 in line with EU targets, while also banning the sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040.
New York (AFP) May 13, 2021 - Cryptocurrency fans have counted Tesla boss Elon Musk as among their champions, but this week he rocked their world by questioning the future of the digital assets and singling out carbon emissions from bitcoin mining for particular criticism.
Paris (AFP) May 12, 2021 - Hundreds of cities have no climate adaptation plans in place despite rising threats like floods, heatwaves and pollution, according to a report Wednesday that said this could put 400 million people at risk across the world.
Berlin (AFP) May 12, 2021 - The German government on Wednesday approved a new law setting more ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions, after the country's top court declared a flagship climate law insufficient.
Ottawa (AFP) May 11, 2021 - Canada petitioned a US federal court on Tuesday to block a Michigan state order to shut down a cross-border pipeline that supplies half of the oil to its eastern provinces.
Paris (AFP) May 11, 2021 - When US President Joe Biden pledged last month to cut his country's carbon emissions in half by 2030, Japan and Canada quickly followed suit. But many green groups and scientists say that this is still not good enough.
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2021 - US regulators said Tuesday they are temporarily suspending clean fuel requirements in three eastern states and the nation's capital to ease a gasoline shortage caused by the hacking shutdown of a major pipeline.
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2021 - The US announced on Tuesday that it had granted final approval for its biggest wind power project yet, which will be located off the coast of the eastern state of Massachusetts.
Baghdad (AFP) May 11, 2021 - Iraq received the Saudi deputy defence minister Tuesday, one month after hosting talks between the kingdom and its regional rival Iran to discuss a thaw in relations.
Hong Kong (AFP) May 10, 2021 - Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday following a record close on Wall Street as a well-below-forecast US jobs report eased inflation concerns, while oil prices rose after a crucial US pipeline was put out of action by a cyber attack.
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2021 - President Joe Biden said Monday that a Russia-based group was behind the ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States.
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2021 - The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.
Berlin (AFP) May 9, 2021 - With his Social Democrats (SPD) lagging in the polls behind the Greens and the Christian Democrats, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Sunday pledged to prioritise climate change as he leads the party into September general elections.
