Shell has argued that it “lobbies for, not against, the energy transition” on the final day of its appeal against an important climate ruling. The…
View More Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appealTag: Fossil fuels
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…
View More ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest inCalls 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 crimesIs Science Museum’s green power gallery tainted by fossil fuel cash?
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…
View More Is Science Museum’s green power gallery tainted by fossil fuel cash?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 gasNo 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 goalIce-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say
The Arctic could have summer days with practically no sea ice within the next decade due to emissions from burning fossil fuels, a study has…
View More Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say‘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 action