Monday, 24 February 2025
Home Author AFP

AFP

Costa Rica will ration electricity as water required for generation runs low (AFP)
ElectricityHydropowerNewsUtilitiesWeather

Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites

Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit access to electricity...

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by children in California that claimed the US government was harming them by failing to clamp down on pollution (AFP)
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Judge tosses California children’s pollution suit against US govt

A federal lawsuit brought by a group of California children who claimed the US government was harming them by failing to clamp down...

Launched in 2019, the Taycan sold more than 40,000 units in 2023 (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Porsche recalls thousands of Taycans over faulty batteries

German sports carmaker Porsche on Thursday confirmed it had recalled several thousand of its electric Taycan model because of risks their batteries could...

A one-horned rhinoceros cools down in Bardiya National Park. Conservationists have condemned new regulations in Nepal allowing hydropower and hotel projects in nature reserves (AFP)
ClimateHydropowerInfrastructureNewsRegulations

Nepal’s nature ‘threatened’ by new development push

Nepal hydropower facility among the infrastructure permitted in nature reserves under new regulations, to the outrage of conservationists.

Nissan says demand is rising at home and in North America, Europe and China (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Nissan annual net profit nearly doubles on-year

Japanese automaker forecasts a dip of 10% for the current financial year despite bumper profits driven by rising demand across markets.

Brazil is once again in the grip of devastating floods (AFP)
ClimateNewsUnited NationsWeather

2023 ‘year of record climatic hazards’ in Latin America: UN

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused...

The EU is considering banning European ports from re-exporting Russian LNG to third countries (AFP)
EconomyLiquefied Natural GasNewsPoliticsTrade

EU eyes first ever sanctions on Russia’s LNG sector

The aim is to further hit Russia's revenues from fossil fuels as there have been growing concerns that previous sanctions have not hurt...

German automakers have invested heavily in China in recent decades (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsRegulationsTradeTransport

BMW says EU probe into China EV subsidies against free trade

CEO of German luxury carmaker BMW on Wednesday warned the European Union's investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies runs counter to free trade

Activists turned up the heat on ArcelorMittal over burnishing its climate credentials by highlighting its role in providing low carbon steel for the Olympic torch (AFP)
BusinessClimateEmissionsIndustryManufacturingNews

ArcelorMittal hit by Olympic flame greenwashing accusations

Environmental groups accused ArcelorMittal of greenwashing ahead of the arrival in France of the Olympic flame in a torch forged with low-carbon steel.

The EU's Green Deal is a key project of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (AFP)
AnalysisClimateElectionsEmissionsEnvironmentIn-DepthPoliticsRegulations

EU’s Green Deal target of disinfo ahead of June vote

The EU's Green Deal has been the target of virulent online disinformation ahead of European parliament elections in June

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.