Nuclear’s EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday will send ...
Friday, May 8, 2026
Tag: climate change
Biden admin unveils strict auto standards to speed electric shift
New York (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate ...
No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets: report
Paris (AFP) - All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1. 5 ...
Vietnam farmers struggle for fresh water as drought brings salinisation
Bến Tre (Vietnam) (AFP) - Every day, farmer Nguyen Hoai Thuong prays in vain for rain to fall on the ...
UN, France co-host first forum to decarbonise construction sector
Paris (AFP) - France warned Thursday that the world's construction sector was not on track to decarbonise by 2050 as ...
Brazil urges ‘new globalization’ at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine
Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazil called for a "new globalization" to address poverty and climate change as it opened a ...
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Grecia (Costa Rica) (AFP) - Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle ...
UK to quit ‘outdated’ fossil fuel friendly treaty
London (AFP) - The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has ...
Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping
Rome (AFP) - A blanket of smog covers Milan, empty reservoir bake in Sicily and wine production is down in ...
Big firms with $7 tn exit climate investment pressure group
New York (AFP) - A pair of large investment companies with nearly $7 trillion in assets, said Thursday they exited ...
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