Chile's energy dilemma after ditching megaproject

Following the Chilean government's decision to scrap what would have been the biggest energy project in the country's history, the BBC's Gideon Long asks what Chile will now do for energy instead.

France to cut fossil fuels by 30 per cent by 2030: France President Hollande

France will reduce use of fossil fuels by 30 per cent by 2030 as part of a strategy to halve overall energy use by 2050, President Francois Hollande announced on Friday.

China energy consumption rises 3.9% in 2012

BEIJING: Energy consumption by China, the world's leading emitter of C02, rose 3.9 per cent in 2012 from the previous year but fell by 3.6 per cent per unit of gross domestic product, the government said.