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Study warns US emissions progress may flatline
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 After years of steady decline, US greenhouse gas emissions risk leveling off under Trump administration policies that promote fossil fuels and restrict renewables, according to an analysis released Wednesday. In its most pessimistic scenario, the Rhodium Group projected that emissions from the world's largest economy would decline slightly for the rest of the decade, then flatten out between 2030 and 2040 at just under 4.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The research organizati ... read more |
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'Build, baby, build': Canada PM's plan to counter TrumpMontreal (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 On the night he won Canada's election, Prime Minister Mark Carney summarized his plan to jumpstart the country's economy in response to President Donald Trump's threats. ... more 
UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plansParis (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The United Nations on Wednesday urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly, with major polluters among dozens of countries still to unveil new commitments. ... more 
Putin calls on Slovakia to cut off Ukraine energy suppliesBeijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Slovakia's Moscow-friendly prime minister Tuesday for the country's "independent" position, and suggested Bratislava cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine during a meeting in China. ... more 
India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still kingNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electric ... more |
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UN climate chief challenges Australia to curb emissions Sydney (AFP) July 28, 2025 The UN's climate chief on Monday challenged Australia to take more ambitious climate action, saying the mining superpower faced a "defining moment" as it prepared new emissions targets. ... more
China hails 'positive' ICJ ruling on climate reparationsBeijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 China hailed on Thursday a "positive" ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warning that failing to do so could open the door to reparations. ... more
Major economies welcome 'milestone' ICJ climate rulingBerlin (AFP) July 24, 2025 Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for climate reparations, with Germany hailing the move as a "milestone". ... more
ICJ climate ruling: five things to watch forThe Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. ... more 
States legally obligated to tackle climate change: ICJThe Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so was a "wrongful act" that could open the door to reparations. ... more |
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Tech giants scramble to meet AI's looming energy crisis
New York (AFP) July 15, 2025 The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming - all while AI usage explodes worldwide. AI depends entirely on data centers, which could consume three percent of the world's electricity by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. That's double what they use today. Experts at McKinsey, a US consulting firm, describe a race to build enough data centers to ... read more
Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power -- and A/CTonalea, United States (AFP) July 13, 2025 Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house - finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat. ... more |
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EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target -- with wiggle room Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 2, 2025 The EU on Wednesday unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested new flexibilities built in to win over the most sceptical member states. ... more 
Tech giants' net zero goals verging on fantasy: researchersParis (AFP) June 25, 2025 The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday. ... more 
UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: expertsLondon (AFP) June 24, 2025 The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday. ... more 
ArcelorMittal stops 'green' steel projects in GermanyBerlin (AFP) June 19, 2025 ArcelorMittal said Thursday that it was stopping plans to convert two mills in Germany to the production of so-called green steel, citing the low-carbon technology's "lack of economic viability". ... more 
Germany's Munich Re withdraws from climate initiativesFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 6, 2025 German reinsurance giant Munich Re said on Friday it had withdrawn from several climate alliances but insisted that it would keep pursuing green targets independently. ... more |
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