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EU considers move to curb methane emissions
- Environment
- October 14, 2020, 20:26
The European Union is considering binding standards for natural gas to limit emissions of methane, the second-largest contributor to global warming af(...)

Shell plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs in transition plan
- Energy & Resources
- September 30, 2020, 08:53
Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce, as part of a major overhaul to shift the oil an(...)

BP makes first venture into offshore wind power
- Energy & Resources
- September 10, 2020, 13:20
Oil giant BP, which announced a seismic strategy shift last month, made its first venture into offshore wind power with a $1.1 billion (€928 million) (...)

Norwegian energy group adds five Irish solar farms to portfolio
- Energy & Resources
- September 9, 2020, 12:16
Norwegian energy group Statkraft has acquired five undeveloped solar farms in the Republic, which the company expects will cost about €150 million to (...)

Trump’s four-year reign has been gutting for science, US scientists say
- Science
- August 27, 2020, 00:00
Founded in 1969 by scientists and students at MIT, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCI) has been particularly busy of late. Since US president Dona(...)

Louisiana, Cuba residents evacuate as twin storms take aim at Gulf coast
- US
- August 23, 2020, 19:17
Coastal residents in low-lying areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuating on Sunday, while roads turned to rivers in Haiti’s capital city, as twin hu(...)

Russian oil major Rosneft back in profit in second quarter
- Energy & Resources
- August 14, 2020, 18:44
Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft made a second-quarter profit of 43 billion roubles (€496 million) after reporting a loss in the previous three m(...)

BP halves dividend as Covid-19 turmoil pushes oil major to loss
- Energy & Resources
- August 4, 2020, 09:09
BP slashed its dividend for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 as the oil major accelerates a strategic overhaul of its busin(...)

One Change: Individualising blame does little for environment
- Life & Style
- August 2, 2020, 06:00
The One Change column is about taking individual responsibility for the toxic levels of carbon that all of us as a society are emitting. It’s a noble (...)

Post-Covid era gives firms chance to reassess value of operations
- Work
- July 10, 2020, 05:15
The future of public transportation will shortly be a thing of the past. Later this month, Segway will produce the last of the two-wheeled personal tr(...)