It is intended to be an exploration of humanity’s past and future efforts to decarbonise the way we live. Historical objects mixed with interactive displays…
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World’s top fossil-fuel bosses deride efforts to move away from oil and gas
The bosses of the world’s leading oil and gas companies have poured scorn on efforts to move away from fossil fuels, complaining that a “visibly…
View More World’s top fossil-fuel bosses deride efforts to move away from oil and gasFailure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
The government’s failure to insulate the UK’s cold and leaky homes is costing thousands of lives a year, according to analysis. The report from Greenpeace…
View More Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says reportNo 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 goal‘If the sea rises we’ll have to leave’: plans to restart gas drilling threaten Italy’s sinking delta
To a visitor driving through Polesine in north-east Italy on a winter morning, the area might seem blessed with an abundance of wildlife. The biodiversity…
View More ‘If the sea rises we’ll have to leave’: plans to restart gas drilling threaten Italy’s sinking deltaGovernment documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine
Previously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new coalmine in Cumbria. When Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary,…
View More Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine‘Stop insuring fossil fuel’: activists target London insurers in week of action
Traffic petered out on Gracechurch Street, in the heart of London’s financial district, as hundreds marched down the road, in step with samba drummers beating…
View More ‘Stop insuring fossil fuel’: activists target London insurers in week of actionMinisters could use loophole to water down carbon reduction commitments
Ministers will be able to water down the UK’s carbon reduction commitments if the government chooses to take advantage of a legal loophole. The UK…
View More Ministers could use loophole to water down carbon reduction commitmentsAbandoned pipelines could release poisons into North Sea, scientists warn
Decaying oil and gas pipelines left to fall apart in the North Sea could release large volumes of poisons such as mercury, radioactive lead and…
View More Abandoned pipelines could release poisons into North Sea, scientists warnUK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies
The UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their climate policies. The UK will quit the controversial…
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