Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.…
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UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil imports
The UK has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries…
View More UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil importsNew 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 crimesWorld’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 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 deltaAbandoned 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 warn‘Biggest, baddest’ – but is it the cleanest? World’s largest cruise ship sets sail
The largest cruise ship in the world, which embarks on its first commercial voyage from Miami on Saturday, was launched amid a fanfare of superlatives.…
View More ‘Biggest, baddest’ – but is it the cleanest? World’s largest cruise ship sets sailMore than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter
More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to top…
View More More than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter