Ukraine sees the transit agreement aiding Moscow’s war finances, but it stands to lose £634 million a year from transiting fees for a pipeline that connects Russia to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova. The gas “swap” is one of several possibilities on the table, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed his government was in…
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. In week one, not a lot of progress was made on the issue of how much money rich countries should pay to developed ones…
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence. Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except…
Most Hongkongers support prioritising the development of local renewable energy, a survey by a leading environmental group and a city university has found, with more than half of respondents expressing reservations about importing electricity from mainland China. Results of the survey, jointly conducted by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University, were released after the UN’s…
Hong Kong’s environment chief will depart for Azerbaijan on Monday to attend the United Nations’ annual climate change summit, while a former head of the city’s weather forecaster has voiced concerns about rising local temperatures. The government said on Sunday that Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan would link up with the Chinese delegation…
Apple is preparing to invest approximately $1.5 billion in the satellite company Globalstar, Azernews reports. This investment will enhance Globalstar’s satellite network, which has been used to manage the emergency messaging service that allows users to send text messages via satellite since the launch of the iPhone 14. The service enables the phone to connect…
Opposition parties cried foul after Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory with 54 percent support in a vote on Saturday. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said her country had fallen victim to a “Russia[n] special operation,” and vowed she wouldn’t accept the election results, demanding a re-run. She also called on Georgian citizens to take…
By Alimat Aliyeva China has become the world’s leader in the number of scientific and technological publications and in terms of valid domestic patents, Azernews reports. According to the Roscongress study, all this, together with investments and personnel development, lays the foundations for its transformation into a leading scientific and technical superpower. It is noted…