Global city greening ranking shows that street trees, not parks, are what matter
MIT researchers compared world cities not by green space on a map, but by how many trees a person actually sees while walking down the street.
Attila The Hunn
Kazakhstan wants to move from selling rare earth raw materials to processing them
As the world demands more green energy, EVs and high tech, Kazakhstan is tackling a classic resource-economy problem: not just selling ore, but processing it at home.
Global nuclear power must triple capacity by 2050
The World Nuclear Association has released its flagship industry report of the year — and its findings are both encouraging and sobering.
Recovery of the fine from the Kashagan operator has been suspended — but not cancelled
Kazakhstan's Justice Ministry explained the suspension of enforcement proceedings to recover 2.3 trillion tenge from NCOC, the Kashagan operator, saying it does not mean the state is dropping the claim.
Kyrgyzstan establishes fund to protect glaciers and Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree establishing a fund for the preservation and protection of Kyrgyzstan's glaciers and Lake Issyk-Kul.
Scientists tested a 50,000-volt fog water harvesting system in the Namib Desert.
In one of the driest regions on Earth, an unusual method of obtaining drinking water was tested—not from underground or the sea, but literally from the air.
The Netherlands launches Europe's largest CO2 capture project.
Norwegian firm Yara International has launched Europe's largest CO2 capture and storage facility — not at a power plant, but at one of Europe's biggest ammonia and fertilizer plants.