Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2021 - Workers have deployed containment booms and skimmer devices as they attempt to contain a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discovered after Hurricane Ida roared through the area, the US Coast Guard said Sunday.
Quito (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 - An appeals court in The Hague has cancelled $9.5 billion in damages handed down by an Ecuadoran court against American energy giant Chevron for causing oil pollution in the Amazon jungle, Quito said Friday.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 - Canadian officials agreed Tuesday after fierce pressure to reconsider plans to allow housing on protected lands around Toronto following outrage over environmental dangers and the resignation of a local cabinet minister.
Sydney (AFP) Sept 19, 2015 - The coal industry is losing the public relations battle against environmental activists, mining giant BHP Billiton has warned as it urged the sector to unite to fight back.
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 3, 2012 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Indonesia Monday hoping to encourage unity among Southeast Asian nations in an effort to manage increasingly tense disputes with China.
New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2010 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Japan Thursday to pursue dialogue with China in a bid to resolve quickly a row over a Chinese trawler captain detained near islands claimed by both countries.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 24, 2010 - The disputed islands at the heart of a bitter diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo are covered by the Japan-US security treaty, Hillary Clinton told Japan's foreign minister Thursday, reports said.
London (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 - UK interior minister Suella Braverman said Wednesday that green policies should not mean bankrupting British citizens as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared set to soften some of the government's net-zero pledges.
New York (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly.
Paris (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 - Developing countries will need trillions of dollars in the years ahead to deal with climate change - but exactly how much is needed, and who is going to pay for it?
Oslo (AFP) Sept 10, 2021 - Oil-rich Norway goes to the polls on Monday in elections dominated by climate change that the ruling Conservative party is widely expected to lose to a Labour-led coalition.
Antibes, France (AFP) Sept 24, 2022 - Activists blocked a quayside on the French Riviera on Saturday to protest against what they called ultra-rich climate criminals.
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 - Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said on Wednesday, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement.
Sydney (AFP) Sept 09, 2014 - Mining giant Rio Tinto said Tuesday clean coal was key to tackling climate change and that developing the technology was a challenge greater than the first moon landing.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 - The Chinese trawlerman whose arrest sparked a major row arrived home on Saturday after being released by Japanese prosecutors as Beijing called for compensation and an apology for the unlawful detention.
Riyadh (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 - Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi state media reported, on the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE.
