The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global treaty…
View More ‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a thirdTag: Commodities
New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4m
Nearly 4m energy smart meters in homes and businesses are faulty, government figures have shown, in a further blow to the “troubled” rollout of the…
View More New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4mCalls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes
The international criminal court (ICC) has been urged to start investigating and prosecuting individuals who harm the environment. Academics, lawyers and campaigners from around the…
View More Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimesNo big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating…
View More No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goalCop29 host Azerbaijan to hike gas output by a third over next decade
Azerbaijan, which is hosting this year’s UN climate talks, plans to increase its fossil fuel production by a third over the next decade, according to…
View More Cop29 host Azerbaijan to hike gas output by a third over next decadeShell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea
Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages in one of the biggest ever legal threats against the group after its campaigners occupied a moving…
View More Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North SeaBeef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK
Beef, soy and palm oil products driving deforestation are still being imported into the UK, despite government promises this practice would end, data has revealed.…
View More Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UKUK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in September
Headline inflation eased again in September, official figures are expected to show this week, while pay growth is slowing. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect the…
View More UK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in SeptemberUK cost of diesel soars as RAC says petrol is ‘overpriced by about 7p a litre’
The price of diesel in the UK has shot up at one of its fastest rates in more than 20 years – while retailers have…
View More UK cost of diesel soars as RAC says petrol is ‘overpriced by about 7p a litre’UK go-ahead for North Sea oil and gas field angers environmental groups
Britain has given the go-ahead to develop the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield off Shetland, sparking outrage from environmental campaigners. The UK oil and gas regulator’s…
View More UK go-ahead for North Sea oil and gas field angers environmental groups