The European Parliament voted Wednesday (19 October) to rein in maritime emissions by strengthening greenhouse gas intensity limits for maritime fuels and obliging large ship owners to use a percentage of green-hydrogen derived fuels by 2030.

Xi Jinping joins a group discussion with delegates from south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region who are attending the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on October 17(XINHUA)

There are no pearls growing on the oyster reefs in San Diego Bay, but scientists hope they will yield an even more valuable treasure: protection against coastal erosion wrought by rising sea levels.

A European association representing automotive industry suppliers has criticised the EU for violating the principle of technology neutrality in road transport, saying that policymakers might soon table a ban on the sale of combustion engine trucks.

Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) has posted mixed Q3 2022 results.

A strategy in mental health, first announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is on next year’s agenda, Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič told a Parliamentary plenary debate on Tuesday (18 October).

As part of its REPowerEU plan presented in May, the European Commission set out a target to ramp up domestic production of biomethane to 35 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2030, up from around 3 bcm today.

Finland, together with Sweden, Austria, and Slovenia, have formed an informal strategic partnership, ‘For Forest’, to deepen cooperation in forestry management and policies within the EU.

A ban on evictions between November and the end of March 2023 was approved by the Irish government on Tuesday.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases has decreased for the first time in seven weeks.