Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
Wellington (AFP) - The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring ...
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New Zealand rethinks opposition to deep-sea mining
Sydney (AFP) - New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...
Did cuts to shipping emissions spur more global warming?
Paris (AFP) - Could a sudden drop in pollution from cargo vessels criss-crossing global shipping lanes be inadvertently making the ...
Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at ...
Oil giants TotalEnergies, Equinor reduce low-carbon investments
Paris (AFP) - French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday it would reduce its low-carbon energy investments while Norwegian ...
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
Oslo (AFP) - Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in ...
Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fields
London (AFP) - A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the ...
Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low
Sydney (AFP) - Australia's reliance on coal-fired power stations has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 ...
EU, Britain to face off in post-Brexit fishing battle case
The Hague (AFP) - A tiny silver fish which is an important food source in the North Sea will take ...
Mel B, Trump and Milei: What happened at Davos Wednesday
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Even when Donald Trump wasn't in the room or even the main theme, the US president ...
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