According to a report, France is considering selling 15% of its nuclear energy group Areva to investors in Asia and the Middle East, according to the Financial Times.
US biotech giant Monsanto has announced that it will cut 900 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring plan to cope with tough economic times. This comes as the company reported a 14% fall in its third quarter net income.
The US Energy Department says it will give close to 8 billion dollars in loans to Ford and Japanese rival Nissan to encourage the development of fuel-efficient vehicles.
Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono, John Lennon's widow, have appealed to Britons to reduce their meat consumption. According to the former Beatle, going vegetarian just one day a week helps to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Green homes are a building trend of the future, as the public can discover at a "bio-climatic" demonstration house at the Futuroscope theme park nears Poitiers, France.
We look at the rise of the Green Party during the European elections. So is it the economic crisis, frustration with mainstream parties or a growing climate consciousness that has lead to this unexpected wave of support?
Industrialized countries are still far short of pledging the cuts in heat-trapping greenhouse gases demanded by scientists, complained Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate official.
In The Week in France: The French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has released his film "Home", a cry for help to save the planet. Also, ecology parties' results in the European elections and the D-Day commemorations.
Will Barack Obama's presidency help make the USA a greener place? We have an all-American show, with reports on green cars, green jobs and green dating.
Political parties campaigning in Europe's parliamentary elections are exploiting new Internet tools -- from Facebook to Twitter -- in order to raise interest in the poll. Also in this edition, the launch of "Home" the new eco-blockbuster.
