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Climate

Which countries have banned fossil fuel exploration and extraction?

As the recent IPCC report points towards the end for fossil fuels, some countries are leading the way with laws on the production of oil and gas.

World News

Mercer Street: UK and US blame Iran for ship attack as Tehran denies

London said the tanker attack that killed two people off the coast of Oman was "deliberate, targeted and a clear violation of international law by Iran.”

Greenland

Greenland to halt oil exploration and 'take climate change seriously'

Greenland is estimated to have enormous reserves of oil and minerals which could hugely change the island's fortunes. However, the government says its future no longer lies with oil.

Iran

Iranian navy ship sinks after catching fire

Iranian officials offered no cause for the incident, which comes after a series of mysterious explosions targeting ships in the region since 2019.

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Europe News

MEPs vote to place carbon tax on select imports from outside EU

The European Parliament voted for the European Commission to come up with a legislative proposal to stop so-called 'carbon leakage'.

Green News

How can the EU Green Deal avoid 'frictions’ with other countries?

A new report has found that the deal is likely to have an adverse impact on the European Union’s trading partners.

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Iraqi firefighters put out oil well fire 'started by Islamic State'

Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field which has been raging for a week.

Cyprus

US urges Turkey to back diplomacy amid mounting tensions with Greece

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Turkey to engage in dialogue and take no more actions to increase tensions with Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey

Erdogan threatens Greece over disputed territorial claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Greece with “painful experiences” if the country doesn’t enter talks with Turkey over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean.

Green News

Norway’s largest private money manager drops fossil fuel giants

Storebrand says it has dropped companies lobbying against climate policy.

Green News

Danish swimmers occupy North Sea to demand ban on oil exploration

The Greenpeace activists want to prove that Denmark isn't as green as people think.

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Mauritius sounds alarm as grounded bulk carrier leaks oil

Authorities in Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a bulk carrier that ran aground offshore began spilling tons of fuel into the Indian Ocean.

Green News

What do green campaigners think of BP’s plans to reach net zero?

"It’s simultaneously as if Christmas has come early, while at the same time – decades too late."

Denmark

All eyes on the Arctic: US, China and Russia race to control far north

As the Arctic ice sheet melts, the United States, Russia and China are racing for a share of the region’s energy and mineral resources.

Norway

Environmental group attacks Norway plans for vast Arctic oil hunt

Friends of the Earth says the government was offering a 'free pass' for the Norwegian energy industry, a major part of the country's economy

Iran

Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The lost balance of the Iran Nuclear Deal and Iran’s “strategic patience” ǀ View

The nuclear deal is a major EU foreign policy achievement, and I am inclined to believe that the EU – the EU triumvirate in particular - is in a good place to maintain the existing frail balance on the multi and bilateral front by standing against the latest US offensive on the JCPOA.

USA

How can the price of oil be negative? Euronews answers

For the first time ever, US crude oil prices dropped below $0 on Monday. Euronews breaks it all down for you.

USA

US oil prices plunge below zero amid coronavirus pandemic

Demand for oil has decreased significantly amid the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

OPEC, oil nations agree to unprecedented production deal to cut output

Oil-producing nations on Sunday finalised an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of global supply, in hopes of boosting crashing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia

'Win for nature': Plans to drill in Great Australian Bight abandoned

Green groups are celebrating oil company Equinor's decision to abandon its drilling plans in the biodiverse Great Australian Bight