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U.S. sanctions Russia, targeting oil companiesWashington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025 The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday it imposed new sanctions on Russia over its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine." ... more 
TotalEnergies declines to appeal ruling on 'misleading' climate claimsParis (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Friday that it would not appeal a French court ruling that it engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges. ... more 
US oil giants produce mainly at home but send more tax dollars overseasWashington (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in taxes overseas than they do at home because of subsidies that have only grown during President Donald Trump's second term, a report said Thursday. ... more 
China says 'opposes' new US sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine warBeijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 China said Thursday it "opposes" recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow's war in Ukraine, saying they had "no basis in international law". ... more |
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Artificial ocean carbon recycling system turns seawater CO2 into bioplastic feedstockTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 A research team led by GAO Xiang from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with XIA Chuan from the University of Electronic Scie ... more 
Clean hydrogen technology collaboration launches across UK research sectorLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2025 Aston University has joined a nationwide initiative supported by GBP 800000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to develop next-generation hydrogen production from waste stea ... more 
Ecuador announces small diesel price cut as national strike endsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2025 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a small, gradual reduction in diesel prices, which will drop to $2.78 per gallon from $2.80 on Dec. 15 and to $2.70 in February. ... more 
Oil and gas majors stick to their guns on climate advertisingParis (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming, yet unlike other industries that face tougher regulations they have not abandoned their climate marketing claims. ... more |
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Finnish carbon-neutral ferry aims to set global benchmark for shippingVaasa, Finland (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 In Finland, one of the world's first large passenger ferries to go carbon neutral aims to set the global standard for sustainable shipping, even as efforts to slash the industry's emissions face a backlash. ... more |
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Brazil auctions off five oil blocks ahead of COP30Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Brazil awarded exploration rights to five offshore oil blocks on Wednesday, doubling down on a controversial drive to boost production in the run-up to UN climate talks it is hosting next month. ... more
French court convicts TotalEnergies over misleading climate claimsParis (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 A French court Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges and ordered it to remove some claims, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation. ... more 
Brazilian NGOs ask court to halt drilling off mouth of AmazonRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 A group of Brazilian NGOs said Thursday they had filed a lawsuit to halt exploratory drilling by state oil giant Petrobras off the coast of the Amazon region. ... more 
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justiceLagos (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily catch 20 kilograms of fish within minutes. These days, a fisherman casts nets all night, only to bring back just about three kilograms. ... more |
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Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond. ... more  |
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California's oil capital hopes for a renaissance under TrumpTaft, United States (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 Every five years, the fading US town of Taft puts on a days-long "Oildorado" festival to celebrate its glory days at the center of California's black gold rush. ... more 
Venezuela says defenses against US deployment now readyCaracas (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 With US warships deployed off Venezuela's coast, President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday a plan to defend against what he called American threats is now complete. ... more 
Maritime sector to decide on plan to cut emissions opposed by USLondon (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 Member states of the International Maritime Organization will decide on Friday whether to formally adopt a plan to cut carbon emissions in the face of opposition from the United States. ... more 
US sinks international deal on decarbonising shipsLondon (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory for the United States, which opposes the carbon-cutting plan. ... more |
Trump says Venezuela's Maduro offered 'everything' to ease tensionsSan Cristobal, Venezuela (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had offered major concessions to ease tensions with Washington and confirmed a new strike on a drug-smuggling vessel, which reportedly left survivors. ... more
China defends Russian oil purchases, slams USBeijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify. ... more
Most public land already open to energy production; Trump wants moreWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025 The Trump administration has vowed to open up public land to usher in an age of American energy dominance but in the Western United States there is little frontier left. ... more 
US Republicans seek to shield oil giants as climate lawsuits advanceWashington (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables - yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry continues to advance. ... more |
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Black gold, green promises: Brazil's climate paradoxRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 Can oil, the climate villain, be used to pay for its own demise? ... more 
Brazil, other nations agree to quadruple sustainable fuelsBrasilia (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 Brazil, India, Italy and Japan vowed Tuesday to quadruple their production and consumption of renewable fuels, hoping other countries will join the pledge during UN climate talks in November. ... more 
China, EU stand firm on shipping emission deal despite US threatsLondon (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 China, the European Union and several other members of the International Maritime Organization reaffirmed their support on Tuesday for ambitious plans to cut shipping emissions, despite US threats. ... more
US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions dealLondon (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it. ... more |
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Iraq criticises US sanctions on firm, militias over ties to IranBaghdad (AFP) Oct 11, 2025 Iraq on Saturday criticised US sanctions on a company, individuals and armed groups Washington has said have ties with Iran-backed militias, calling the move "deeply regrettable". ... more |
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Venezuela ask for UN Security Council meet over US 'threats' Caracas (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Venezuela on Thursday asked the UN Security Council to hold emergency talks over what it said were "mounting threats" from the United States, which has sent warships to the Caribbean to fight drug trafficking. ... more 
Solar leaf converts CO2 and water into formate for cleaner chemical manufacturingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2025 Researchers at the University of Cambridge report a solar-powered biohybrid device that turns sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into formate, delivering a clean feedstock for further synthesis. The ... more
Carmakers seek EU emissions ban rethink with biofuel pushBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 European carmakers Wednesday urged the EU to relax its 2035 ban on combustion-engine sales by allowing cars that run on alternative fuels, among a list of demands that environmentalists slammed as "a disgrace". ... more 
ExxonMobil returns to Iraq with deal on major oil fieldBaghdad (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 US oil giant ExxonMobil has returned to Iraq after a two-year absence, reaching an initial agreement on Wednesday that could pave the way for developing a giant oil field. ... more |
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