Europe climate report signals rising extremes
Paris (France) (AFP) - Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 ...
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France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050
Santa Marta (Colombia) (AFP) - France on Tuesday announced a "first of its kind" plan to phase out coal by ...
Nations to kick off world-first fossil fuel exit talks
Santa Marta (Colombia) (AFP) - More than 50 governments meet in Colombia on Tuesday against the backdrop of the Iran ...
From sun to subsoil, how countries are moving away from fossil fuels
Paris (France) (AFP) - Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live ...
South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says
Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to ...
Money, lobbyists, inertia: why fossil fuels are so hard to quit
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - When the international community agreed to transition away from fossil fuels at the 2023 ...
US Supreme Court sides with Chevron in environmental case
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in ...
Argentine MPs to debate watered-down glaciers protection
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentine MPs on Wednesday were set to begin debating a bill promoted by President Javier ...
Nigeria sweats in heatwave as Iran war drives up costs to stay cool
Lagos (AFP) - Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads ...
Italy delays coal phase-out by over a decade
Rome (AFP) - Italy's parliament voted Tuesday to delay the closure of the country's coal-fired power stations by over a ...
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