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Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in Chile
Santiago (AFP) April 21, 2025 Gunmen attacked a Chinese-owned hydroelectric plant under construction in Chile Sunday, setting fire to dozens of trucks and heavy earth-moving equipment, police said. The Rucalhue power plant is being built by Rucalhue Energia Spa, a unit of China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE), and is projected to cost $350 million. It is being built along the Biobio, one of Chile's main rivers, and is opposed by Indigenous people who say it will harm the environment. Security guards a ... read more |
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UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30United Nations, United States (AFP) April 21, 2025 Brazil's president will co-host a virtual summit Wednesday with UN chief Antonio Guterres to discuss strengthening climate action ahead of the COP30 meetings in the Amazon, a UN spokesman said. ... more 
Puerto Rico's power plants go offline, leading to widespread island blackoutWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2025 Every power-generation facility in Puerto Rico unexpectedly went offline Wednesday afternoon, which caused an island-wide blackout, but many have had their power restored. ... more 
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storageParis, France (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 As the world moves to reduce carbon emissions, solar and wind power will play an increasing role on electricity grids. But those renewable sources only generate electri ... more 
AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030: IEAParis (AFP) April 10, 2025 Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday. ... more |
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EU emission target delay sparks worries of climate retreat Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 A delay in setting new emission reduction targets has raised concerns that the EU has put its ambitious climate agenda on the back burner, bowing to political headwinds. ... more 
Sweden not doing enough to meet net-zero targets: studyStockholm (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Sweden's government must take measures in its transport sector this year to lower greenhouse gas emissions and meet its 2030 targets, an agency responsible for evaluating climate policy said Thursday. ... more 
Solar and Wind Dominate New Power Installations in January as Biden Era ConcludesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 New data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), analyzed by the SUN DAY Campaign, shows that solar and wind power dominated new U.S. electricity generation capacity in January, markin ... more 
'More and faster': UN calls to shrink buildings' carbon footprintParis (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Countries must move rapidly to slash CO2 emissions from homes, offices, shops and other buildings - a sector that accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas pollution, the United Nations said Monday. ... more 
Peruvian farmer demands 'climate justice' from German energy giantHamm, Germany (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 A Peruvian farmer taking a German energy giant to court said Monday he is battling for "climate justice" and wants the company to pay for the consequences of rising temperatures. ... more |
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UK energy minister in Beijing seeks to press China on emissions
Beijing (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 UK energy minister Ed Miliband met officials in Beijing on Monday after vowing to press them on China's emissions as well as touchy topics such as Hong Kong and forced labour. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sought to boost engagement with China since coming to power in July, despite concerns over security and human rights crackdowns. Although it is the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change, China, the world's second-largest economy, is also a renewable energy ... read more 
Sweden risks missing carbon neutrality goals: OECDStockholm (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Sweden might fail to meet its and the EU's carbon neutrality targets after its recent environmental policy shifts, the OECD warned in a report published Wednesday. ... more |
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Iran says US decision to not renew Iraq sanctions waiver 'illegal'Tehran (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday the decision by the United States to end a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran was "illegal". ... more
UK to cut energy bills of residents near new pylonsLondon (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 The UK announced Monday that households living near new electricity pylons will benefit from reduced energy bills, amid opposition to infrastructure projects required to connect renewable energy to the grid. ... more
US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricityWashington (AFP) Mar 9, 2025 The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, in line with President Donald Trump's policy of exerting "maximum pressure" on Tehran. ... more
Trump's energy chief vows reversal of Biden climate policiesHouston (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 The US energy secretary vowed Monday to reset federal energy policy to favor fossil fuels and deprioritize climate change as industry leaders gathered at their biggest event since President Donald Trump returned to office. ... more
South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance dealJohannesburg (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday. ... more |
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