Paris, France (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 - The UN on Tuesday unveiled its largest-ever scientific assessment on the dire state of the environment, but a crucial summary of its findings was torpedoed as nations feuded over fossil fuels.
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 - European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 - Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. in Tokyo has signed a power purchase agreement with Aoki Super Co., Ltd., a supermarket chain based in Aichi Prefecture, to supply electricity from a future fusion power pla
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered his cabinet on Monday to craft a road map to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, a promise the country made as host of United Nations climate talks last month.
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - The United States, Israel and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday, a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, unsuccessfully targeting Hamas leadership.
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 - Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in
Istanbul (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 - Turkey warned Russia and Ukraine against targeting energy infrastructure following several Black Sea drone attacks claimed by Kyiv on Russia-linked tankers, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 - Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research report a carbon monoxide driven process that forms metal thin films about 0.3 nanometers thick, enabling faster fabrication of core-shell fuel c
Tehran (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on Thursday kicked off naval wargames in the Gulf, issuing warnings to US warships in the area, more than five months after the 12-day war with Israel that briefly drew in American forces.
Oslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 - Norway said Wednesday it will set up a commission to study potential scenarios for the country's post-oil economy, a commitment the Greens Party secured in exchange for backing the government's 2026 budget bill.
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 - Fighting intensified in southern Sudan's North Kordofan region on Tuesday as residents in the capital El-Obeid told AFP a paramilitary drone had exploded near an army division headquarters.
Caracas (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 - US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro amid soaring tensions between the two countries, while Caracas slammed what it called US preparations for an attack.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 - Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited US companies to bid on an oil field which had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years.
Toronto, Canada (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing province of Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline, sparking immediate concerns about Ottawa's commitment to battling climate change.
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 - Researchers from the University of Birmingham, University of Oxford, and University of Bristol have developed a material that efficiently converts mechanical motion into electricity without the use
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 - A new scientific review highlights the urgent challenge of reducing aviation's carbon footprint, as air transport contributes 3 to 4 percent of global CO2 emissions. Hydrogen is identified as a fuel
