Climate: summer wildfires emit record amount of CO2
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Wildfires in Siberia, North America and around the Mediterranean caused record…
3 years ago
Environment
In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas
by Shaun Tandon with Issam Ahmed in Washington Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - China will stop funding…
3 years ago
Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United…
3 years ago
UK rules out gas supply emergency as prices soar
by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's government does not expect a gas supply emergency during…
3 years ago
UK PM Boris Johnson cautious over fulfilling UN climate fund pledges
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Forcing wealthy nations to honour their UN climate fund pledges this week will "be a stretch",…
3 years ago
Endangered penguins in South Africa die from bee stings
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) - A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape…
3 years ago
Iraq launches project to reduce flaring at oilfields
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq has launched a new project that aims to recover gas normally set alight during oil extraction…
3 years ago
Japan message in a bottle washes up in Hawaii … 37 years later
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A message in a bottle released 37 years ago by Japanese high school students has been…
3 years ago
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
by RIJASOLO Agence France-Presse Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two…
3 years ago
Southern EU leaders target climate change at Greek summit
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Greece is hosting a summit of southern EU leaders on Friday that will focus on climate change…
3 years ago
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