Angle: “Sunlight blocking” research in developing countries, new NGO funding | Reuters
Oslo (8th Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scientists in developing countries recently received new funding to study potentially dangerous ways to slow global warming. The method is “solar geoengineering,” which means artificially blocking sunlight by releasing reflective chemicals into the atmosphere, such as sulfur particles, similar to volcanic plumes. I’m trying to cool the earth. Also […]
Russia asks the United States to answer Involvement reported in Nord Stream explosion | Reuters
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said on Monday that the United States was responsible for last year’s explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 submarine pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. “The US administration needs to comment on all the facts,” he said. FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson […]
Nationwide power outage in Pakistan, power grid failure gradually restored | Reuters
Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on January 23 that a major disruption to the national power grid had occurred in the morning, causing power cuts across the country. FILE PHOTO: Karachi, Pakistan, December 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro [イスラマバード ２３日 ロイター] – Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on Friday morning that there was a major disruption to the national […]
Greta meets IEA secretary general Davos, meeting organizer revealed | Reuters
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg meets International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Birol in Davos, Switzerland on the 19th. FILE PHOTO: Cayenneberg, Germany, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Mang DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg will meet International Energy Agency (IEA) Director General Birol on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. Organizers of the World […]
Angle: Russia expands military spending, tax increase inevitable if oil price is less than expected | Reuters
Russia’s growing military spending is so dependent on oil revenues that it could be forced to raise taxes if oil prices fall below forecast levels. Economists share this view. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Finance Minister Siluanov in December 2019. Taken in St. Petersburg. Photo provided (2023 REUTERS/Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is […]
Angle: Electric power support for Ukraine in winter, Eastern European countries hold the key | Reuters
Vilnius/Warsaw (Reuters) – A huge transformer built in Ukraine in the 1980s and now defunct is being dusted and ready to leave here in Lithuania. He will probably go to Romania in the coming weeks and from there return home to Ukraine. On December 21, a huge transformer, built in Ukraine in 1980 and no […]
Missiles in different parts of Ukraine, at least 3 died Emergency blackout throughout the country | Reuters
[キーウ １６日 ロイター] – On the 16th, Russia made missile attacks on different parts of Ukraine. At least three people have been killed and energy infrastructure has been damaged in nine locations, causing emergency power cuts across the country, Ukrainian officials said. On December 16th, Russia launched missile strikes across Ukraine. FILE PHOTO: People are moved […]
Angle: “Burn anything” due to fuel shortages, severe air pollution in Poland | Reuters
UPINI, Poland (Reuters) – In 2018, the Tukaczuk family left the Polish city of Krakow for the clean air of the countryside and moved to the village at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. On December 8, the Tukaczuk family left the Polish city of Krakow in 2018 and moved to Oupini, a village at […]
South Korean truck drivers’ union ends strike, unable to win public support | Reuters
On December 8, the South Korean Truck Drivers Union decided to end its national strike after a vote by its members. FILE PHOTO: Uiwan, South Korea, November 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s truckers union said on Monday it had decided to end its national strike in a vote of its members. The […]
Ukrainian power grid severely damaged by Russian military attack = news agency | Reuters
Ukraine’s power grid has been hit hard by Russian military strikes with more than 1,000 rockets and missiles so far, power grid operator Uklenergo said on December 7. Photo courtesy of emergency services. FILE PHOTO: An infrastructure facility is seen in Odesa on June 6, 2022. REUTERS/State Emergency Service of Ukraine [７日 ロイター] – Ukrainian […]
