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Brazil, France partner to tackle illegal mining in French Guiana, sources say
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil and France are set to sign an international cooperation agreement that would allow police from both...
Italian utility A2A starts scheme to cut emissions in northern city of Brescia
BRESCIA, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s largest regional power utility A2A said on Monday it has invested 110 million euros ($119.38 million) in a...
Spain starts consultation on new offshore wind rules
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork...
Germany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites
BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgement that...
Tanzania switches on first turbine of hydro plant in World Heritage Site
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double...
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
SINGAPORE – A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead...
UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya’s capital on Monday to discuss how countries...
Electric school buses finally make headway, but hurdles still stand
Fewer than one percent of school buses in the US are electric despite available technology, with cost being a significant barrier for advocates.
Tractor protests threaten to drive EU green farming policies into ditch
Major European cities blocked by agricultural machinery as demands made to reverse climate change measures.
Attack on Red Sea cargo ship causes a miles-long oil slick
Yemeni Houthi rebels' missile strike causes vessel to be abandoned – but 41,000 tons of fertilizer could add to environmental fall-out.
