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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuelsNews

COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels

By Nick Perry | AFP Bonn, Germany - The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: report
China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: reportNews

China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: report

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP - China's carbon dioxide emissions fell in March for the first time since its economy reopened after pandemic restrictions, suggesting the…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of High-Performance Metal Oxide Catalysts
Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of High-Performance Metal Oxide CatalystsClimate

Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of High-Performance Metal Oxide Catalysts

By Tohoku University Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to significantly advance the discovery and optimization of multicomponent metal oxide electrocatalysts for the…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2024 Full article
Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energy
Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energyClimate

Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energy

By Dani Alexander, UNSW in Sydney The Australian government's gas strategy has stoked old tensions between advocates of fossil fuels and those who want our reliance on…
SourceSourceMay 25, 2024 Full article
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews

Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager

La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrongClimate

What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong

By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University in Melbourne Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifelineNews

Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline

By Steven TRASK | AFP Sydney, Australia (UPDATED) - Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews

French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM

Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategyNews

Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy

London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews

NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEA
Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEANews

Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEA

By Isabel Malsang and Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France (UPDATED) - The sharp drop in prices for minerals critical to the green energy transition…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperaturesScience

Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

By Fabio Bergamin | ETH Zurich Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
The case for sharing carbon storage risk
The case for sharing carbon storage riskScience

The case for sharing carbon storage risk

By Texas A&M University Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon resources acknowledge that coal, natural gas,…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methodsNews

$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods

Paris, France (AFP)- The International Energy Agency announced on Tuesday that $2.2 billion had been pledged by governments and companies to improve access to less…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing

Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental Advantages
European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental AdvantagesNews

European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental Advantages

New analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that European-made batteries could potentially be up to 60% less carbon-intensive than those produced in China. However,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreMay 13, 2024 Full article
Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture
Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon captureNews

Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture

By Mathilde DUMAZET | AFP Hellisheidi, Iceland - With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2024 Full article
G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030sNews

G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s

By Ella IDE Turin, Italy - G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2024 Full article