- FRANCE 24

08/02/2012 - GERMANY

Germany's green growth running out of steam

The German government plans to decommission its nuclear plants by 2022 and to obtain 80% of all energy from renewables by 2050. Today, renewable energy sources already account for nearly a fifth of Germany's electricity, but the construction and transfer of wind energy from offshore farms is not making as much headway as had been expected.

20/01/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Hypocritical Super-Rich or Flagging Giants?

The Independent attacks the "moralising hypocrisy" of the super rich, but the Economist says the corporate elite are not as powerful as we think they are. And as the Keystone XL pipeline deal from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is dropped, the papers wonder if Barack Obama is standing up to Big Oil, or simply putting a controversial plan on hold until the electoral winds blow over.

30/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

The great oil rush in North Dakota

Move over Texas, there’s black gold in North Dakota. We visit the state that is helping a surge in US oil production. Meanwhile, after two decades abroad, Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega is going home to a lengthy jail term. Finally, she was born to be a die-hard Communist but Stalin's only daughter passed away in the United States this week.

28/11/2011 - USA

Black gold rush on the plains of North Dakota

Williston, North Dakota is confronted with the unusual problem of having too many unfilled jobs and not enough empty beds. The town's population has nearly doubled over the past three years, following the discovery of the biggest oil reserve ever found in the United States. As our reporters Emmanuel Saint-Martin and Nathan King found out, the discovery has had a huge impact on what was once a quiet town.

22/10/2011 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Renewable energy: France's wind power play

France is trying to become a wind energy powerhouse, investing 10 billion euros to build new turbines. The country is trying to catch up with other European nations, but will the investment be enough? In this edition of Beyond Business we look at what’s become a booming wind market.

11/10/2011 - UKRAINE

Tymoshenko sentenced to seven years in prison

A Ukrainian judge sentenced opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison Tuesday for exceeding her office in connection with a 2009 gas deal with Russia that prosecutors alleged was biased in Moscow's favour.

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27/09/2011 - JAPAN

Food safety issues, six months after Fukushima

Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, food safety has been a major concern for the Japanese people. Although Japan's government says people can feel secure about eating what they see for sale, fear of radioactive-tainted food is unlikely to stop any time soon in Japan. As our correspondents found out, each new harvest brings new suspicions.

23/09/2011 - CYPRUS-TURKEY

Turkish ship sets sail for controversial oil exploration

A Turkish ship set sail for Cyprus Friday on an oil exploration mission, amidst increasing tensions with Greek Cypriots over rights to hydrocarbon reserves in the eastern Mediterranean.

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19/09/2011 - PLANET HOPE

Is shale gas good for the planet?

Poland dreams of energy independence. The country’s enormous fields of shale gas could be enough to supply its needs for the next 300 years. But environmentalists have attacked the extraction method. We investigate a country torn between preserving the environment and the desire for energy independence.

19/09/2011 - CYPRUS

Cyprus offshore drilling begins despite Turkish threat

US firm Noble Energy has begun exploratory drilling for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus, despite earlier warnings by Turkey that it will send warships to protect its claims to resources.

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