Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 - Oil and gas pipelines have become polarizing issues in Canada, but supporters and detractors alike can agree that the safer they are, the better. Unfortunately, integrity and health are ongoin
Paris (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 - The rulebook needed for the Paris Agreement climate treaty to become operational at the end of 2020 is mostly complete except for one major sticking point - the way in which carbon markets will function.
Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 - Scientists studying a volcano in Turkmenistan have identified a major leak of methane coming from a nearby gas plant, potentially offering a new way of monitoring emissions of the damaging greenhouse gas.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 - China on Wednesday denounced US policies in the Middle East as selfish, as it blamed Washington for destabilising the fraught region where Beijing has stepped up investment in recent years.
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - Algae are indispensable because they generate about 50% of primary organic matter and account for about 50% of all oxygen on Earth. They produce oxygen through oxygenic photosynthesis -a biological
Belfast UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - A Queen's University Belfast researcher has developed a low cost technique to convert left over barley from alcohol breweries into carbon, which could be used as a renewable fuel for homes in winter
Manchester UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals. A
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 - Companies that make top brands including Kit Kat chocolate and Dove soap may face fines if they fail to buy more green palm oil under new rules aimed at improving the controversial industry's environmental sustainability.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - Wind energy holds great promise as a source of renewable energy, but some have wondered if measures taken to address climate change have taken precedence over conservation of biodiversity. Wind turb
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - A technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and scaled up by Vertimass LLC to convert ethanol into fuels suitable for aviation, shipping and other heavy-d
Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 - Global insurance giant Axa on Wednesday unveiled a swathe of measures to fight climate change, led by a total pullout from coal-related investments in coal by 2040.
Montreal (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 - Canada's projected carbon tax must be more than quadrupled over the next 10 years to meet its Paris Agreement commitment to slash CO2 pollution, economists said in a report Wednesday.
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 - Oil spills in the ocean can cause devastation to wildlife, so effective cleanup is a top priority. One method to clean up oil spills is by burning, which only works if the oil is heavily concentrate
Paris (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 - The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions, the UN said Tuesday in its annual assessment on greenhouse gases.
Champaign IL (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 - Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis has chemists one step closer to recreating nature's most efficient machinery for generating hydrogen gas. This new de
Rome (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 - Italian energy giant Enel said Tuesday it would invest 14.4 billion euros on decarbonising its energy plants as part of a 2020-2022 strategic plan to slash emissions.
