Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 - In a circular economy, the city waste being turned into resources, is of great importance considering more than 70% of the inhabitants in Europe live in urban areas and produce a great amount of bio
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 - Going green can be a costly business, as the EU's executive body made clear on Tuesday when it launched a one-trillion-euro ($1.1-trillion) plan to finance its goal of making the bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 - Going green can be a costly business, as the EU's executive body will make clear on Tuesday when it launches a one-trillion-euro plan to finance its goal of making the bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2020 - Investment giant BlackRock is divesting holdings in companies that generate more than a quarter of their sales from thermal coal production, chief executive Larry Fink said.
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 - Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny spheres of copper dot
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 - Saudi Oil Minister Prince Abdulaziz Ben Salman said Monday the kingdom has taken every step to secure its oil facilities and guarantee market stability amid rising regional tensions.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 - Although governments, academia, and organizations all around the world have been emphasizing the crisis concerning the use of fossil fuels for many years, their demand has constantly been on the inc
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 - Iraqi officials fear economic collapse if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 12, 2020 - An international agency promoting clean energy called Sunday for investments in renewable energy projects to be more than doubled, redirecting funds from fossil fuels.
Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2020 - The United States will expel at least a dozen Saudi military students accused of extremist links and child pornography, after an investigation into a shooting rampage by a Saudi officer in Florida, media reported Saturday.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 11, 2020 - Brazil's government will propose legalizing oil and gas exploration as well as hydroelectric dam construction on indigenous land, a report said Saturday, citing a draft of a bill to be sent to Congress.
Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 - The Pentagon accused the Russian navy on Friday of aggressive actions in the Arabian Sea after one of its ships very nearly collided with a US Navy destroyer.
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 - DGIST researchers are improving the performance of lithium-air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that can use oxygen to run longer before they need to recharge. In their latest study, p
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 - Lithium ion batteries often grow needle-like structures between electrodes that can short out the batteries and sometimes cause fires. Now, an international team of researchers has found a way to gr
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 - In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have found evidence of how hydrogen causes embrittlement of steels. When hydrogen moves into steel, it makes the metal become brittle, leading to c
Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 - China will allow foreign companies to take part in oil and gas exploration and production in the country, in what officials hailed Thursday as a major reform opening up the industry.
