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11 07 2019 | 08:09

Banks Funneled $1.9 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Agreement.

A new report published this week shows that 33 global banks provided $1.9 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement at the end of 2015 and that the amount of…

10 07 2019 | 08:45

As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions.

Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to…

26 06 2019 | 10:15

New figures show G20 nations need to end support for coal.

A new report has found that G20 nations are not on track to phase out the use of environmentally damaging fossil fuels. After global coverage on the climate emergency, a report by the Overseas…

22 06 2019 | 14:51

Zero carbon electricity overtakes fossil fuels for first time in the UK

Britain is set to achieve a historic milestone this year, with more electricity generated from zero carbon sources than fossil fuels.

16 06 2019 | 12:19

United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education

A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) study

07 06 2019 | 13:34

Trump Lied To Prince Charles's Face—And To The World

To say that Donald Trump's jaw-dropping display of environmental ignorance while in the United Kingdom is an embarrassment to all Americans would be an understatement. But the worst part of his…

06 06 2019 | 08:45

Air pollution kills 7 million people a year, says UN on World Environment Day 2019.

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has declared air pollution a critical culprit of lowering life expectancy and damaging global economies on World Environment Day 2019, held…

05 06 2019 | 17:30

Supporting a green and just transition.

It may seem paradoxical that last year’s most important climate summit, the Conference of Parties (COP24), took place in one of the most polluted cities in Europe, Katowice in Poland. In reality,…

03 06 2019 | 15:26

World Green Building Council publishes ‘Advancing Net Zero’ report.

The World Green Building Council has published a new net-zero report. The Advancing Net Zero project aims to accelerate the uptake of net zero carbon buildings to 100 per cent in 2050, an initiative…

31 05 2019 | 16:19

End of an era: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund divests from oil and gas.

With Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global’s cessation of investment into oil and gas exploration and production came some questions for the sector and those countries reliant on a profitable…

31 05 2019 | 15:56

Views differ on renewable energy futures.

As ever, BP’s annual Energy Outlook has renewable energy making only a small primary energy contribution – around 4 billion tonnes of oil equivalent by 2040, i.e. 15% or, including hydro, 22%…

30 05 2019 | 15:03

Zimbabwe increases fuel prices as economic crisis deepens.

The latest fuel price increase comes four months after similar rise triggered protests and deadly security crackdown. Zimbabwe has announced a fresh increase in fuel prices, four months after a…

28 05 2019 | 08:41

India now investing more in solar energy than coal.

A new report has found that India is now investing more in solar energy than coal. May 2019 marks a victory for India’s advancement in renewable energy, as investments in solar sourced energy…

24 05 2019 | 10:10

If you think renewable energy is expensive… you haven’t actually priced fossil fuels.

There’s a new working paper that was covered by Axios this week which makes some rather bold claims about the high cost of policies that require a certain percentage of power to be generated from…

22 05 2019 | 12:09

Salt Batteries Could Be Major Step in Move Away from Fossil Fuels.

At a power station in Berlin, Germany, visitors find a shining piece of machinery that looks out of place in the building. Its silver pipes and containers hold a substance that reportedly could…

12 05 2019 | 11:18

Fossil Subsidies Hit A ‘Staggering’ $5.7 Trillion In 2017.

Global fossil fuel subsidies were expected to total US$5.7 trillion in 2017, and U.S. subsidies in 2015 exceeded the country’s profligate military spending, according to analysis released earlier…

11 05 2019 | 17:52

UK aid must focus on climate change, say MPs.

MPs have warned that the UK must put climate change at the centre of their aid strategy. In a new report, the International Development Committee has called for the UK government to set an example…

11 05 2019 | 17:32

Bosch pledges to be carbon neutral by 2020.

The German company has promised to make its entire business carbon neutral by 2020. Starting in 2020, Bosch will compensate for any residual and unavoidable carbon emissions primarily by buying…

08 05 2019 | 08:30

Russia does not have a strong commitment to renewable energy compared to most countries.

Russian hydropower company RusHydro has launched a wind power plant in Russia’s Arctic region. It’s far from a signal that fossil-fuel-hungry Russia is going green, but it’s a start. Russian company…

07 05 2019 | 08:03

How to take the ‘petro’ out of the petrochemicals industry.

Fossil fuels are the backbone of the global petrochemicals industry, which provides the world’s growing population with fuels, plastics, clothing, fertilizers and more. A new research paper, …