PERTH (Reuters) – Xstrata, the world’s top thermal coal exporter, is considering up to A$15 billion ($13.3 billion) investment to boost output at its Australian thermal coal project to 100 million metric tones a year, it said on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Suppliers that fail to manage their greenhouse gas emissions could lose clients, said a report published on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to focus on more than just carbon dioxide emission cuts and manage its water, waste and food resources better to remain competitive, a report by the Aldersgate Group said on Monday. The group is a coalition of businesse…
OSLO (Reuters) – Nations accounting for most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have restated their promises to fight climate change, meeting a Sunday deadline in a low-key endorsement of December’s “Copenhagen Accord.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is working on proposals for a multibillion dollar “green fund” to help countries tap funds to deal with the effects of climate change, the head of the institution said on Saturday.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is committed to research into nuclear fusion as a clean and abundant source of alternative energy but international cooperation is vital, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Danish biotech company Novozymes would launch in the first quarter this year a new enzyme to produce transport fuel from agricultural waste, its chief executive Steen Riisgaard told Reuters on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget proposal will call for tripling government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an administration official said on Friday, a move sure to win over some Republican lawmakers who want more nucle…
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A panel’s recommendation to enforce strict noise limits at a bird sanctuary has the potential to shut down development of the C$16.2 billion ($15.1 billion) Mackenzie pipeline in Canada’s Arctic, the project’s backers said….
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian government should improve its new incentive plan for booming solar sector including tariff cuts and cap on subsidized capacity to ensure investment flow and steady industry growth, an sector body head said on Friday.