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.
Moscow (AFP) April 21, 2021 - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed that Russia, one of the world's major producers of oil and gas, would do its part to fight climate change.
Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The European Parliament and EU member states have agreed a target to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, the EU Commission said in a statement released early Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEA warned Tuesday, days before a major climate summit.
San Angelo, United States (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Cattle rancher Bobby Helmers cranes to listen as the blades of his six giant wind turbines slice through the air in the same Texas fields that once echoed with the sounds of oil pumps.
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2021 - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled plans to improve cybersecurity for the US electric power system to address growing concerns about a potentially crippling hack of the power grid.
New Delhi (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India to halt emissions growth that could wipe out ambitious carbon reduction targets elsewhere.
Paris (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Oil giant BP is pushing the European Union to weaken what qualifies as a sustainable energy source, which could make it more challenging for the bloc to meet its net-zero emissions goal, an industry watchdog told AFP.
London (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Britain on Tuesday vowed an ambitious 78 percent cut to carbon emissions by 2035, but faced calls for more policy specifics from sceptical environmental groups ahead of US-led summit talks.
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday reintroduced their ambitious and expanded Green New Deal to reshape America's climate and economic policy, demanding considerably steeper investments than those proposed by President Joe Biden's administration.
Washington (AFP) April 18, 2021 - President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers - can the United States be trusted to lead?
Brussels (AFP) April 17, 2021 - The European Commission will next week present the first part of a green taxonomy list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2021 - As the world's energy demands grow, so too does growing concern over the environmental impact of power production. The need for a safe, clean, and reliable energy source has never been clearer. Fusi
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2021 - Chinese President Xi Jinping slammed the European Union's plan for a carbon tax system Friday in a call with the leaders of France and Germany, state media reported.
Moscow (AFP) April 16, 2021 - Russia on Friday welcomed the prospect of renewed military cooperation with war-shattered Libya as Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah.
Paris (AFP) April 16, 2021 - Gas power plants overtook lignite coal plants in 2020 to become the European Union's largest single source of emissions from electricity, an analysis of the bloc's Emissions Trading Scheme showed Friday.
