Environment

Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record

by Charles ONIANS Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it…

Shaken by fracking quakes, Texas is forced to act

by François PICARD Agence France-Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) - "You get used to it. The walls shake," says Sam,…

France summit seeks action on ocean protection

PARIS, France (AFP) - World leaders, scientists and major companies gather in France this week to boost efforts to protect…

‘Denial and delay’: Big Oil rebuked in US Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - US climate scientists accused four of the world's largest oil companies Tuesday of lying…

NGO files complaint over dead fish deluge off French coast

SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France (AFP) - Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large…

Mozambique to plant 100 million trees on battered coast

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - Mozambique, whose coastline has been ravaged by rising sea levels and tropical storms, announced plans…

World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF

by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now…

Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in Kenya

by Raphael AMBASU, with Hillary ORINDE in Nairobi Agence France-Presse MARSABIT, Kenya (AFP) - Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the…

Dubai to charge for single-use plastic bags

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Dubai is ending the free distribution of single-use plastic bags in a drive towards…

Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought, and that’s bad news

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than…

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