Paris (AFP) July 24, 2025 - An historic climate ruling by the world's highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business and embolden lawsuits against oil and gas expansion, experts say.
Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 - China hailed on Thursday a positive ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warning that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.
Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2025 - Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for climate reparations, with Germany hailing the move as a milestone.
The Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 - The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so was a wrongful act that could open the door to reparations.
The Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 - The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 - In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit
Washington (AFP) July 21, 2025 - The next round of US-China talks could include Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, a move that would shift the focus of trade negotiations into national security issues.
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2025 - The United States unveiled on Thursday preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025 - Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024 and beyond, a U.N. report says.
Baghdad (AFP) July 17, 2025 - The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after a more than two-year halt and amid drone attacks on oil fields.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 17, 2025 - A drone loaded with explosives struck an oil field in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Thursday, Kurdish forces said - the second attack in two days on the Norwegian-operated site.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2025 - Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday, Kurdish forces said, a day after a similar attack shut operations at a US-run field.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2025 - Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, Kurdish authorities said, a day after a similar attack halted operations at a US-run field.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2025 - A drone strike on Tuesday forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in Iraq's Kurdistan, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the autonomous region's energy facilities.
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025 - China tightened export restrictions on certain battery materials technologies on Tuesday, as Beijing pulls ahead in the emergent sector despite its trade war with the United States.
New York (AFP) July 15, 2025 - The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming - all while AI usage explodes worldwide.
