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Extreme weather threatens Canada's hydropower future

Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.

Petrol industry embraces plastics while navigating energy shift

Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if that sector faces challenges of its own.

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France suspends subsidised electric car scheme after surge

The French government said Monday it was suspending a scheme to lease electric cars from just 100 euros ($109) a month after subsidising more than double the number of vehicles planned for 2024.

Greta Thunberg marches in France against oil drilling

The "Stop Petrole Bassin d'Arcachon" group, which opposes oil drilling in the area around the seaside resort of Arcachon, claimed 3,000 showed up for the protest, but police said there were 1,200.

Quiet revolution? UK sees new breed of 'green' narrowboats

Motoring down the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal in England's West Midlands, Neil Cocksedge's narrowboat at first sight looks like most other vessels plying the country's famous network of scenic inland waterways.

'Miracle' rescue nearly 60 hours after Philippine landslide

The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.

US banking system 'well-capitalized' despite risks: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the country's banking system is "well-capitalized" even as some banks face stresses stemming from the commercial real estate sector.

Scientists in UK set fusion record

Scientists in Britain announced Thursday they had smashed a record for generating fusion energy in the final experiment using the Joint European Torus (JET) machines.

Spain sees warmest January on record

Spain has just experienced its warmest January since current records began in 1961, national weather office Aemet said Wednesday, after temperatures neared 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions.

January 2024 was warmest on record in Spain

Spain last month experienced its warmest January since current records began in 1961, national weather office Aemet said on Wednesday, after temperatures neared 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions.

Landslide at Philippine gold-mining village kills seven

At least seven people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide hit a gold-mining village in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.

Five people killed, 31 injured in Philippine landslide: official

At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, an official said Wednesday.

El Nino brings hunger, drought fears to Madagascar

In a small village in southern Madagascar, dozens of women shelter from the scorching sun under a tree as they wait to weigh their children.

EU unveils 2040 climate goal under pressure from farmer protests

The European Union on Tuesday unveils its climate targets for 2040 and a roadmap for the next stage of its energy transition, with the bloc reeling from a farmer revolt against green reforms just months before European elections.

Deadly California storm brings unrelenting rain, flooding

A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding, after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day.

Powerful California storm brings record rain, flooding

Millions of people faced dangerous flooding in California Monday after a storm brought record rains and gusting winds, leaving at least one person dead.

'Vanity project': a climate summit in oil-rich Azerbaijan

The decision to hold a climate summit in oil-and-gas-producer Azerbaijan, which will be hosting the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference this year, has puzzled many environmental groups.

Wildfires scorch central Chile, death toll tops 110

The death toll from central Chile's blazing wildfires climbed to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search gutted neighborhoods.

Chile wildfire survivors return to horrifying aftermath

Within minutes his world erupted in a hellish fire: Abraham Mardones, with just the clothes on his back, miraculously managed to escape the epicenter of the deadliest wildfires in Chile's recent history.

Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers.

Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking price referendum

Parisians voted on Sunday in a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers' groups up in arms against city hall.

Extreme heat drives Chile wildfires leaving at least 64 dead

Wildfires blazing in central Chile have now killed at least 64 people and the toll will keep rising, President Gabriel Boric said Sunday as the disaster left bodies in the streets and homes gutted.

'It was hell': Survivor recounts rush of flames in Chile wildfire

Rodrigo Pulgar was at home listening to news of the wildfires devastating parts of Chile when flames suddenly began rushing over his community.

'Catastrophic' Chile wildfires leave at least 19 dead

Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the toll was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.

10 feared dead in Chile forest fires

Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency.

Hit them in the pocket: how cities are going after SUVs

Two decades after London began moves to clamp down on sports utility vehicles, Parisians on Sunday will vote on whether to squeeze the gas-guzzlers out of town by tripling their parking fees.

Biden taps insider Podesta as US climate envoy

President Joe Biden on Wednesday named John Podesta as US climate envoy, picking another veteran Washington insider to succeed John Kerry on a key issue for the administration.

India's elusive snow leopards snapped in key survey

Snow leopards have been dubbed the "ghosts of the mountains" for their elusive behaviour, but Indian researchers have successfully photographed more than 200 in a landmark study estimating at least 718 across the country.

Australia scientists pluck rare handfish from ocean due to climate risk

Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins.

New mayor hopes trees will cool Athens down

Athens' new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP.

'The sun didn't sting so much before': fires stun Colombia's Andes

The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been reduced to ashes.

Giant waves flood key US military base on Marshall Islands

A clean-up operation was underway Thursday after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall Islands in the heart of the South Pacific.

Warming world dampening winter sports in Canada

Christmas was without snow, then temperatures seesawed throughout January in much of Canada, as the increasing effects of climate change drastically dampen the country's winter sports season.

King coal set to lose crown for electricity production: IEA

Renewables are set to displace coal as the top source of energy for electricity production globally in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

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