Environment

Ukraine crisis challenges oil industry caution at high prices

by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - As commodity prices soar, the Ukraine crisis has prompted…

Australia’s gas and mining emissions higher than estimated: report

by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Gas and mining projects in Australia are emitting significantly more greenhouse…

More than $1.5 bn bid so far in US offshore wind auction

by Juliette MICHEL Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Energy companies interested in developing offshore wind sites bid…

Brazil storm death toll passes 200: police

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in the…

Melting glaciers, fast-disappering gauge of climate change

by Pablo COZZAGLIO / Alberto PEÑA Agence France-Presse AYSEN, Chile (AFP) - A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier…

World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due…

Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled…

Mining firms targeting Brazil indigenous lands: report

RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) - Major mining companies are seeking to expand to currently protected indigenous lands in the…

Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD

PARIS, France (AFP) - Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said…

Spain, Denmark oppose EU greenfor gas, nuclear

MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Spain and Denmark reiterated Monday their opposition to plans by the European Union to label gas…

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