Energy windfall profit levies approved: EU countries spar over gas price caps BRUSSELS: European Union countries disagreed on Friday about whether and how to cap runaway gas prices, with Germany... Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:13am
Life & Style Elon Musk says the planet needs more oil... and babies OSLO: Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has fathered 10 children, said on Monday the world needs to... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am
Markets Australia’s Victoria state looks to wean households off gas MELBOURNE: Australia’s Victoria government released a plan on Saturday aiming to wean the country’s biggest... Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am
Business & Finance Five countries seek to delay EU fossil fuel car phase-out BRUSSELS: Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania want to delay a European Union plan to effectively ban the... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Print G7 nations vow to stop fossil-fuel financing abroad by end 2022 BERLIN: Japan Friday for the first time joined fellow members of the Group of Seven industrialised nations in... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
World Kerry warns against letting Ukraine war thwart climate efforts DAVOS: US climate envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday against using the energy crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Markets India to reopen abandoned coal mines as heatwave hits supply MUMBAI: India plans to lease abandoned coal pits to private mining companies, a government official said Friday, in... Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am
Markets Global coal plant capacity edges up in 2021 WASHINGTON: The global capacity of power plants fired by coal, the fossil fuel that emits the most carbon dioxide... Published 29 Apr, 2022 07:03am
Markets Banks break pledges with fossil fuel billions: report PARIS: Big banks continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into fossil fuel extraction, contradicting their... Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:47am
World World funds own destruction with $1.8trn subsidies: study LONDON: The world must slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, according to a study... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Editorials When something is better than nothing EDITORIAL: COP26 proved anti-climactic for Go Green campaigners gathered outside the venue who hoped their presence... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Opinion More net than zero: Do carbon-cutting promises add up for the climate? The growing avalanche of governments and companies committing to cut their climate-changing carbon pollution to net... Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am
World Protesters hit Glasgow streets as part of global climate rallies GLASGOW: Thousands of climate protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday to take part in worldwide... Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am
Markets Aluminium buckles under pressure from higher coal output LONDON: Aluminium prices fell to their lowest in more than three months on Friday as rising coal output in China... Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am
Print OECD nations to ban export credits for coal power PARIS: Several OECD nations including Britain, Japan and the United States have agreed to halt government-supported... Published 23 Oct, 2021 03:26am
Markets Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5C climate target: UN PARIS: The world's nations are currently planning to produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas... Published 20 Oct, 2021 09:23am
Opinion Fossil fuel firms feel the heat over push for advertising ban A push for a Europe-wide ban on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies is the boldest salvo yet in a... Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am
Opinion Dirty air, foreign aid, and climate funds Burning of fossil fuel has had a significant role in exacerbating climate change crisis, the tipping point of which... Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am
BR Research Coal rush! It looks like the world is finding it increasingly difficult to wean off its coal habit as demand for the dirty fuel... Published 09 Jul, 2021 08:00am
Markets Pakistan aims at reducing dependence on fossil fuel KARACHI: Like many other countries of the world, Pakistan has been setting targets to tackle climate change by... Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am
Print NGOs call on ADB to end fossil fuel loans amid climate reboot TOKYO: A group of non-governmental organisations called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday to end loans ... Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am
World Who will pay for the energy transition? LONDON: The transition from a fossil-fuel dominated energy system to one with zero emissions would require trillions... Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am