Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
La Défense (France) (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday the French energy giant needed to develop new ...
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Tag: climate change
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Washington (AFP) - Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy ...
Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement
Paris (AFP) - Researchers on Wednesday said they were a step closer to solving one of the trickiest problems in ...
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
Paris (AFP) - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on ...
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
Paris (AFP) - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on ...
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
Paris (AFP) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US ...
Cambodia’s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Kampot (Cambodia) (AFP) - Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their ...
Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture
Hellisheidi (Iceland) (AFP) - With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from ...
US lawmakers accuses oil giants of climate ‘doublespeak’
New York (AFP) - The oil industry's public relations strategy has evolved from climate science denial to "disinformation and doublespeak" ...
G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
Turin (Italy) (AFP) - G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal ...
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