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Shell abandons huge biofuel project in NetherlandsLondon (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. ... more 
Bacteria rewire digestive systems to turn plant waste into powerChicago IL (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity. Now, a ... more  
China achieves world first in offshore heavy oil thermal recoveryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reported that its offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology system and supporting equipment have reached large-scale deployment, with cumulat ... more 
UK watchdog probes power firm Drax over biomass sourceLondon (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Drax, a British generator of electricity, said Thursday it is under investigation by the UK financial watchdog over its sourcing of wood for biomass, sending its shares tumbling in London. ... more |
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Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permitsOslo (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies. ... more 
Clean hydrogen's iridium problem? Solved in an afternoonEvanston IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerf ... more 
Beijing rejects Japan protest over gas field in East China SeaBeijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 China said Tuesday it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said late Monday it had con ... more 
Breakthrough oxide enables solar heat hydrogen production at record speedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 A joint research team from POSTECH and Seoul National University has identified a novel oxide that produces large amounts of hydrogen using only heat, eliminating carbon emissions. The discovery, ac ... more |
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Climate activists block financial institutions in OsloOslo (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Climate and pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, on Friday temporarily blocked access to Norway's central bank and occupied the headquarters of the country's largest bank in prot ... more |
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Prototype system transforms urine into solar powered fertilizer and clean water Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 A Stanford-led team has developed a prototype that converts urine into fertilizer while also generating electricity and improving sanitation. The system, detailed in Nature Water, recovers ammonia u ... more 
Greta Thunberg, activists block Oslo main street in oil protestOslo (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 Greta Thunberg and more than 100 more climate activists blocked Oslo's main avenue and a bank branch on Thursday to demand Norway shutter its oil industry, police and organisers said. The ac ... more
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuelsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more 
Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for planned offshore drilling by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP Thursday. T ... more |
German gas drive fuels fears of climate backslidingFrankfurt, Germany Aug 13, 2025 Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. ... more  |
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Mozambique insurgency grows at 'sensitive' time for TotalEnergies' return Maputo (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies' huge natural gas project in the region. ... more 
Oil industry presence surges at UN plastic talks: NGOsGeneva (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution. ... more 
U.S. increases bounty to $50M for Venezuela's Nicolas MaduroWashington DC (UPI) Aug 7, 2025 The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, ramping up pressure on the authoritarian leader that began during the first Trump administration. ... more 
Turkmenistan's methane-spewing 'Gateway to Hell' loses its angerDarvaza, Turkmenistan (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. ... more |
Putin decree allows Russia to increase greenhouse gas emissionsMoscow (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree that would allow Russia to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2035 compared with 2021 levels. ... more 
Oil executives held in Albania over tax evasion caseTirana, Albania (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 The Chinese chief executive of Albania's largest oil producer was refused bail on Wednesday, amid a tax evasion investigation involving several Bankers Petroleum executives, authorities said. ... more 
Sticky business: India's purchases of Russian oilNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. ... more
Shell net profit retreats on lower energy pricesLondon (AFP) July 31, 2025 British energy giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit slid 23 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by lower oil and gas prices. ... more |
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New Zealand reverses ban on offshore oil and gas exploration Wellington (AFP) July 31, 2025 New Zealand's government voted Thursday to open the country for new oil and gas exploration, reversing a ban put in place under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern. ... more
Electron beam recycling turns heat resistant plastics into valuable gasesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 A team at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has developed a method to recycle the durable plastic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) using electron beam (EB) irradiati ... more
Norwegian cousins battle over oil, climate policyOslo (AFP) July 30, 2025 As teenagers in Norway, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen and his younger cousin Vebjorn Bjelland Berg survived a mass shooting together - a trauma that united them. ... more 
Fossil-fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fearsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 29, 2025 The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight - should the mammoth pledges come true. ... more |
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Electron beam method converts Teflon waste into reusable gasesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have developed a method to convert polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, into gas using electron bea ... more |
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Top court takes aim at fossil fuels in sweeping ruling Paris (AFP) July 24, 2025 An historic climate ruling by the world's highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business and embolden lawsuits against oil and gas expansion, experts say. ... more 
US Treasury chief says China talks could cover Iran, Russia oil buysWashington (AFP) July 21, 2025 The next round of US-China talks could include Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, a move that would shift the focus of trade negotiations into national security issues. ... more 
U.N. report cites 'flagrant' violations by Russia and North KoreaWashington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025 Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024 and beyond, a U.N. report says. ... more 
Baghdad and Arbil agree to resume Kurdish oil exports: governmentBaghdad (AFP) July 17, 2025 The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after a more than two-year halt and amid drone attacks on oil fields. ... more |
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