Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Nov 30, 2015 - Researchers have developed a process to remove contaminants from oil sands wastewater using only sunlight and nanoparticles that is more effective and inexpensive than conventional treatment methods
Le Bourget, France (AFP) Nov 30, 2015 - Rich countries should not force the developing world to abandon fossil fuels completely, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday at the UN climate summit in Paris.
Rotterdam, Netherlands (UPI) Nov 30, 2015 - The future of oil-rich Libya and its energy supplies may depend in part on the independence of the country's National Oil Corp., Swiss oil trader Vitol said.
Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2015 - The campaign to sell off investments in fossil fuel projects, particularly those involving coal, is no longer a fringe movement as big players like banks and investment funds get on board.
Paris (AFP) Nov 28, 2015 - Global oil producers, who provide the world with much of the fossil fuel that causes global warming, are in no hurry to brighten up their own image as climate dinosaurs.
Guessing, Austria (AFP) Nov 28, 2015 - Broke, remote and deprived of jobs - just 25 years ago, the border town of Guessing close to Hungary was one of the poorest in Austria, a forgotten frontier along the Iron Curtain trail.
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 27, 2015 - The son of peach farmers, Chen Jian relishes the fruits of his middle class life, driving to work and flying on holiday, epitomising how China's carbon footprint has grown alongside the prosperity of its nearly 1.4 billion people.
Valletta (AFP) Nov 27, 2015 - Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat unveiled Friday a new $1 billion Commonwealth Green Finance Facility to support environmental projects within the 53-nation bloc as the race against climate change intensifies.
The Hague (AFP) Nov 27, 2015 - Dutch lawmakers voted in favour Thursday of phasing out coal power plants in the Netherlands, appealing to other countries to do the same, days ahead of a crunch UN climate summit.
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 27, 2015 - State-owned Chinese oil giant PetroChina will sell half of a subsidiary that operates pipelines across central Asia for $2.4 billion, it said, raising hopes of possible reforms among nationalised firms.
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2015 - The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by researchers of the Institute for Advanced
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2015 - Some argue the transportation sector constitutes a major roadblock on the path to avoiding dangerous climate change. Yet, the sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050, and m
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 26, 2015 - Atomic-level imaging of catalysts by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help manufacturers lower the cost and improve the performance of emission-free fuel
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Nov 26, 2015 - Superconductors are marvellous materials that are able to transport electric current and energy without dissipation. For this reason, they are extremely useful for constructing magnets that can gene
Chicago (UPI) Nov 25, 2015 - In the wake of a takeover bid, the credit outlook for energy company Apache Corp. is stable given its track record of solid performance, Fitch Ratings said.
Sydney (AFP) Nov 25, 2015 - An Australia-led consortium of investment funds from Canada and the Middle East won the bid for electricity transmission network TransGrid Wednesday, beating a Chinese challenger in a deal worth Aus$10 billion (US$7.3 billion).
