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  London (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer, securing a GBP 12.3 billion ($15 billion) trade and investment package during a UK visit hailed as a "new era" in ties. The Iraqi leader's trip to London, during which he also met King Charles III, focused on security, migration and infrastructure, with the two leaders agreeing a strategic "defence relationship" to deepen cooperation. It comes more than 20 years after Britain took part in the US-led inva ... read more |
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Wealthy nations fail to agree curbs on fossil fuel financeParis (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Wealthy nations have failed to reach an agreement on curbing public finance for fossil fuel projects, the OECD said on Tuesday, days before climate-sceptic US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ... more 
Green hydrogen faces critical challenges in bridging ambition and realityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 "Over the past three years, global project announcements for green hydrogen have almost tripled," says PIK researcher and lead author Adrian Odenweller. "However, only seven percent of the productio ... more 
Xi's special envoy attends Maduro inauguration: XinhuaBeijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to attend the third swearing in of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, state-run Xinhua reported Saturday, underscoring Beijing's lonely position as one of Caracas's few international allies. ... more 
Kazakhstan fines oil giants over $6 mn for pollutionAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 A Kazakh court on Friday fined a consortium of oil companies over $6 million for excessive gas flaring from a giant oilfield under the Caspian Sea. ... more |
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Ukraine halts transport of Russian gas through its territoryWashington DC (UPI) Jan 1, 2025 Ukraine says it has stopped Russia from transporting natural gas through its territory as of early New Year's Day out of interest for its national security. ... more |
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Ukrainian drone attack causes oil depot fire: Russian governorMoscow (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 A Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia caused a fuel spill and fire at an oil depot, a Russian regional governor said Tuesday. ... more  
Breakthrough in sustainable energy with photochemical water oxidationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 With the world pivoting toward renewable energy, the need for effective methods of producing clean energy has never been more urgent. Researchers are turning to photochemical water oxidation - a pro ... more 
Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency'Lima (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists. ... more 
Iraq says to eliminate pollutant gas flaring by end of 2027Baghdad (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that the energy-rich country would eliminate the polluting practice of gas flaring by the end of 2027, a statement from the prime minister's office said. ... more |
Iraq PM says Mosul airport to open in JuneBaghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday ordered for the inauguration of the airport in second city Mosul to be held in June, marking 11 years since jihadists took over the city. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, triggering fireMoscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 A massive Ukrainian drone and missile attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia overnight, both Russian and Ukrainian officials said Thursday. ... more 
Significant progress in engineering biology for clean energyLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 The University of Liverpool has unveiled an innovative approach to sustainable hydrogen production through a new light-driven hybrid nanoreactor. The development combines biological efficiency with ... more 
Hydrogen-powered truck breaks record, travels 1,800 miles on single fillWashington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2024 A hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck has hit a new milestone, traveling more than 1,800 miles on a single fill, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. ... more 
Climate chemistry model finds "non-negligible" impacts of potential hydrogen fuel leakageBoston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 As the world looks for ways to stop climate change, much discussion focuses on using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, which emit climate-warming greenhouse gases (GHGs) when they're burned. The ide ... more |
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Aeromon achieves ISO 17025 accreditation for advanced emissions monitoring and flare efficiency analysis Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 Aeromon has secured ISO 17025 accreditation, becoming the first internationally recognized provider of site-level methane quantification and flaring efficiency analysis. This milestone sets a global ... more 
Fuel leak off Crimea coast after Russian tanker sinksMoscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Russia said Monday that fuel oil has leaked into the Kerch Strait, off the coast of the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, after two ageing oil tankers were caught in a storm. ... more 
Unveiling structure of photosynthetic catalysts that can turn light into hydrogen fuelLemont IL (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Photosynthesis is one of the most efficient natural processes for converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy vital for life on earth. Proteins called photosystems are critical to this ... more 
UK's Starmer to push green energy ties on Norway tripLondon (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Norway on Monday where he is expected to tout a "green industrial partnership" on renewable energy and carbon capture to tackle climate change. ... more |
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Canada unveils 2035 climate goal critics say is weakOttawa (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 Canada released Thursday what it called an achievable 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target that environmental groups panned as not ambitious enough. ... more 
NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of 'serious human rights violations'Nairobi (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies and Chinese firm CNOOC, in a wide-ranging report released Thursday. ... more 
Kazakhstan cleans up Soviet-era oil waste near Caspian SeaAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Kazakhstan's state-owned energy company said Wednesday that it had decontaminated Soviet-era oil waste on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which has been hit by pollution and the effects of global warming. ... more
Ukraine hits Russian border regions, sets oil depot ablazeKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said. ... more |
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UK methane emissions detected via satellite resolved swiftlyParis, France (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Researchers from the University of Leeds have identified a methane leak from a damaged pipe in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, using data from GHGSat satellites, part of ESA's Third Party Mission P ... more |
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enoughGeneva (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 The head of the world aviation industry body complained Tuesday that the current supply of new low-carbon aircraft fuels risked not being enough to help the sector meet climate targets. ... more 
Shell, Greenpeace settle lawsuit over ship protestLondon (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 Shell on Tuesday said it had settled a legal dispute with Greenpeace that the British energy giant brought after environmental protesters boarded a ship carrying an oil and gas platform. ... more 
Artificial photosynthesis advances with novel solar hydrogen technologyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Professor Chiyoung Park and his team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), have developed a cutting-edge solar hydrogen pr ... more
SynMax expands partnership with Satellogic to advance energy production monitoringLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) has announced an enhanced partnership with SynMax, a prominent U.S.-based satellite data analytics provider. The expanded contract allows SynMax to integrate Satellogi ... more |
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