High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge
Manila (AFP) - Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his ...
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French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
Oliva Gessi (Italy) (AFP) - Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy ...
Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices
London (AFP) - British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit tripled to $10. 8 billion in the ...
Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows
Corabia (Romania) (AFP) - The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, ...
Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading
Navas del Rey (Spain) (AFP) - Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began ...
Spanish wildfires intrude on holidaying foreign visitors
Madrid (AFP) - Being indoors as much as possible was not the plan when Chicago attorney Thomas Fawkes, 49, arrived ...
Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA
Paris (France) (AFP) - Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural ...
June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study
London (AFP) - Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1. ...
EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Friday proposed easing its carbon trading scheme for companies, as it unveiled ...
With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Friday unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, ...
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