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Iran to ration fuelling at petrol stations amid price hike rumours

4 April 2024

Iranian motorists will have to use “only” their fuel cards to fill up their cars at petrol stations as of April 13, Oil Minister Javad Owji said, as the government is set to cut down high fuel consumption.

2024 disaster season has launched

2 April 2024

Disaster season is under way with scorching heat and floods, although spring in the northern hemisphere has only just begun.

Ministerial clash over South Africa’s oil and gas assets signals brewing conflict

2 April 2024

In a high-stakes showdown within the South African government, two influential ministers are locked in a fierce struggle over the fate of the nation's oil and gas assets.

Where is green tech made in Europe?

1 April 2024

Europe is home to more than 400 clean tech manufacturing plants, but the distribution is uneven and a few large countries dominate the business of making equipment needed to produce green energy sources.

Climate change made the dangerous heatwave in West Africa 10 times more likely

27 March 2024

The recent humid heatwave in southern West Africa was 10 times more likely due to human-induced climate change, according to a team of top climate researchers from the World Weather Attribution group.

World Meteorological Organisation issues ‘red alert’ on climate crisis

27 March 2024

The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation has issued a “red alert” on the climate crisis, citing unprecedented increases in 2023 in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.

Rain, rain go away

27 March 2024

The hotter the world gets, the more water the air can hold and the more it will rain.