(July 17, 2009 | Energy)
European Union countries will have to bolster their defences against future gas crises, the EU's executive arm said on Thursday as it launched new gas security rules aimed at averting any fresh cut-off.
(July 16, 2009 | Demographics)
Job cuts and an upsurge in protectionism in the West have eaten into the money eastern European emigrants send home and frayed a crucial lifeline for hundreds of small towns.
(July 16, 2009 | Energy)
China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, launched a joint research effort on Wednesday to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles and buildings.
(July 15, 2009 | Climate Change)
Investment advisors and asset managers could be sued for negligence if they do not consider the environment and other social issues when making investment decisions, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.
(July 15, 2009 | Climate Change)
A dramatic warming of the planet 55 million years ago cannot be solely explained by a surge in carbon dioxide levels, a study shows, highlighting gaps in scientists' understanding of impacts from rapid climate change.
(July 14, 2009 | Energy)
After years of setbacks and wrangling, the prospect of building a supply route for Caspian natural gas across Turkey to central Europe, by-passing energy giant Russia, took a big step forward on Monday when five nations signed a transit agreement.
(July 14, 2009 | Climate Change)
Proposals by the European Union to tighten a U.N.-run global carbon offsetting regime will help China rather than hinder it, a policy official with the European Commission said.
(July 13, 2009 | Energy)
Britain needs to build more nuclear reactors and cleaner coal plants while putting less emphasis on wind power if it wants a secure low-carbon future, business lobby group CBI said on Monday.
(July 13, 2009 | Demographics)
The Pakistani government began sending home on Monday about 2 million people displaced two months ago by the army's assault on Taliban militants in the Swat valley.
(July 10, 2009 | Energy)
Global oil demand will bounce back by 1.7 percent, or 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd), year-on-year in 2010, led by rising consumption in emerging economies, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
