Paris (AFP) May 7, 2021 - French energy giant Total pulled adverts from Le Monde after it reported that the company was paying gas revenues to Myanmar's military through a tax haven, the newspaper said Thursday.
Washington DC (UPI) May 6, 2021 - Human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45% this decade, keeping the global temperature within the bounds of the Paris Agreement on climate change, an environmental study released Thursday indicates.
Berlin (AFP) May 5, 2021 - The German government said Wednesday it would set more ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions after a landmark ruling by the country's top court declared a flagship climate protection law insufficient.
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) May 5, 2021 - Jihadists on Wednesday killed a policeman before blowing up two oil wells in Kirkuk, a northern province claimed by both Iraq's federal government and the Kurds, officials said.
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2021 - High-temperature technologies enable electrothermal storage systems for large amounts of energy from renewable sources. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), an
Boston MA (SPX) May 04, 2021 - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently passed a climate bill that sets a target of net-zero emissions for the state by the year 2050. The bill is one of several successful legislative efforts in
Paris (AFP) May 4, 2021 - Myanmar's military has received hundreds of millions of dollars from gas sales through a financial scheme linked to a pipeline exploited by French energy giant Total, a French newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Graz, Austria (SPX) May 04, 2021 - As part of the project SafeBattery, a team from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) has been investigating the behaviour of lithium-based batteries in electric cars under crash loads for the p
London (AFP) May 4, 2021 - Britain's biggest banks have made hollow carbon-reduction pledges and are key financiers of coal, a campaign group said in a report Tuesday ahead of the UK hosting a climate summit.
Paris (AFP) May 4, 2021 - The French parliament is set to vote through a new climate change law on Tuesday intended by President Emmanuel Macron to reinforce his green credentials one year ahead of national elections.
Rochester NY (SPX) May 04, 2021 - Living materials, which are made by housing biological cells within a non-living matrix, have gained popularity in recent years as scientists recognize that often the most robust materials are those
Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 01, 2021 - Uncapped, idle oil wells could be leaking millions of kilograms of methane each year into the atmosphere and surface water, according to a study by the University of Cincinnati. Amy Townsend-S
Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) May 01, 2021 - Pea sized stones heated to 600?C in large, insulated steel tanks are at the heart of a new innovation project aiming to make a breakthrough in the storage of intermittent wind and solar electricity.
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 30, 2021 - There is no lone genius who solves all the problems. Dennis Whyte, director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), is reflecting on a guiding belief behind his nuclear science and enginee
New York (AFP) April 30, 2021 - After a string of losses, ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday both reported a return to profitability in the first quarter, bolstered by a significant jump in oil prices.
Istanbul (AFP) April 30, 2021 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasted Cyprus on Friday after talks with Greek Cypriot leaders in Geneva ended without a breakthrough.
