ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in

Motorists concerned about the impact on the planet of petrol and diesel cars may be comforted by Esso’s marketing campaign on “thoughtful driving”. One of…

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UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies

Hundreds of students from leading UK universities have launched a “career boycott” of Barclays over its climate policies, warning that the bank will miss out…

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‘Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence

While 2022 inflicted hardship upon many people around the world due to soaring inflation, climate-driven disasters and war, the year was lucrative on an unprecedented…

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Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s

The oil giant Exxon privately “predicted global warming correctly and skilfully” only to then spend decades publicly rubbishing such science in order to protect its…

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Esso secures interim injunction against disruptors of aviation fuel pipeline

The oil company Esso has secured an interim high court injunction to prevent environmental protesters disrupting construction work on a 105km-long aviation fuel pipeline. Activists…

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Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown

The world’s biggest fossil fuel firms are quietly planning scores of “carbon bomb” oil and gas projects that would drive the climate past internationally agreed…

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Europe’s biggest banks provide £24bn to oil and gas firms despite net zero pledges

Europe’s biggest banks led by HSBC, Barclays and BNP Paribas have provided £24bn to oil and gas companies that are expanding production less than a…

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‘Black Wednesday’ for big oil as courtrooms and boardrooms turn on industry

The world’s patience with the fossil fuel industry is wearing thin. This was the stark message delivered to major international oil companies this week in…

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‘Cataclysmic day’ for oil companies sparks climate hope

A “cataclysmic day” for three major oil companies in which investors rebelled over climate fears and a court ordered fossil fuel emissions to be slashed…

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