Davos financiers pump $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels – Greenpeace
PARIS, France (AFP) - Patrick GALEY Some of the world's biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively invested $1.4…
4 years ago
Environment
Global resource consumption tops 100 billion tonnes for first time
PARIS, France (AFP) - Marlowe HOOD The world is using up more than 100 billion tonnes of natural resources per…
4 years ago
China targets takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will ban non-degradable plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the…
4 years ago
Climate change pushing Australia’s platypus towards extinction
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction,…
4 years ago
“OBB Nightjet” takes its maiden voyage
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - The first night train to set off for Belgium in 16 years departed from Vienna Sunday, carrying…
4 years ago
Oil and gas firms invest less than 1% in green energy
PARIS, France (AFP) - While certain oil and gas majors have sought to burnish their green credentials, overall less than…
4 years ago
Climate activists march on Davos
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Hundreds of climate activists, young and old, embarked on a three-day march on Sunday to the make…
4 years ago
Qatar signs $470 million solar deal
Doha, Qatar (AFP) - Gas-rich Qatar signed a $470-million deal on Sunday to build its first solar energy plant, capable of…
4 years ago
UK looks to offshore wind for green energy transition
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Benoît PELEGRIN Britain, a global leader in offshore wind energy, plans to make the sector…
4 years ago
Amazon indigenous leaders accuse Brazil of ‘genocide’ policy
PIARACU, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to open up the Amazon to mining companies was tantamount to…
4 years ago
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