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France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment report
Paris, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. The updated strategy was unveiled on the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the landmark climate accord designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming well below 2C, with efforts toward 1.5C. The announcement comes as climate diplomacy faces major challenges, with the COP30 climate summit in Brazil last month concluding without an explicit call t ... read more |
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EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more 
Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissionsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more 
Keep energy infrastructure out of war, Turkey warns Moscow, KyivIstanbul (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Turkey warned Russia and Ukraine against targeting energy infrastructure following several Black Sea drone attacks claimed by Kyiv on Russia-linked tankers, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. ... more 
Clean energy production from food waste enhanced by biochar in two stage digestion systemSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 Researchers at the University of Western Australia and Universitas Brawijaya have demonstrated that adding biochar to two-phase anaerobic digesters increases hydrogen and methane outputs from recycl ... more |
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'Trump is temporary': California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlightBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis. ... more 
Will EU's carbon border tax crash COP30 party?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 A flagship European environmental policy - dubbed a "carbon tax" on imports - is raising hackles abroad and is becoming a flashpoint at the UN's COP30 climate summit in Brazil. ... more 
Brazil's 'action agenda' at COP30 takes shapeParis (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 Instead of landing a new major climate deal, Brazil is banking on an "action agenda" at the UN's COP30 conference to spur nations and businesses to deliver on existing commitments. ... more 
China emissions peak likely closer to 2028: expert surveyBangkok (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Experts surveyed annually on China's climate goals now believe the world's biggest emitter will not peak its carbon dioxide emissions before the latter half of this decade, data showed Thursday. ... more
World has 'the tools' to unlock $1.3 trillion in climate finance: COP30 reportParis (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 The world has all the tools in hand to provide $1.3 trillion in climate finance to vulnerable nations, from debt relief to taxes and better coordination, said a "roadmap" released Wednesday ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil. ... more |
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Green goals versus growth needs: India's climate scorecard
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 India is the world's most populous country, the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and remains deeply dependent on polluting coal to meet soaring energy demand. It is also a climate diplomacy heavyweight, representing developing economies. Ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil this month, here is a look at India's commitments: - Emissions - India emitted 4.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent - a measure of all planet-warming greenhouse gases - in 2024, according ... read more 
Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: reportSao Paulo (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday, providing a boost for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he prepares to host UN climate talks. ... more |
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EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 European diplomats are scrambling to agree on a 10-year target to cut EU carbon emissions this week, with time running out ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit. ... more
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites with deadly aerial strikesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid. ... more
EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target dealBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 EU leaders launched a final sprint Thursday to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of a key UN climate conference, laying out conditions including leaving the door open to future revisions. ... more 
Russian strikes hit Ukraine gas facilities, sparking outagesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 Russia struck gas facilities in eastern Ukraine early Thursday, sparking outages in eight regions in another large-scale bombardment to pile pressure on the energy network. ... more 
Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit. ... more |
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