Five largest private-sector oil supermajors have dropped more than a half-trillion on shareholders over last decade
The world’s five largest private-sector oil and gas companies collectively spent $…
Asset manager tells 30 biggest carbon dioxide emitters in its portfolio to set net zero goals.
Aviva has become the first leading insurer worldwide to set a target to shrink its carbon footprint to…
While the hazards of fracking to human health are well-documented, first-of-its-kind research from Environmental Health News shows the actual levels of biomarkers for fracking chemicals in the bodies…
China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming.
Thousands of Chinese delegates applauded when…
Analysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts.
Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery…
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Tanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline.
The $3.5bn (£2.7m) project will connect Uganda's oil fields to Tanzania's…
Climate campaigners had taken the government to court over its decision to allow the fossil fuel project.
The UK power company Drax has dropped a controversial plan to build what would have been…
The owner of the second-largest coal mine in the U.S. by production volume is planning for the asset’s closure as retirement dates approach for several plants that burn much of the mine’s fuel.
While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given farmers in the country a 2024 deadline to stop using glyphosate, The Guardian reported Tuesday that agrochemical company Bayer, industry…
Countries most vulnerable to climate change are often the ones with the least financial resources to respond, and rich countries, which are accountable for the majority of global greenhouse gas…
In a letter, senior officials from Europe said the World Bank's management should expand its climate change strategy to end backing for coal, oil and most gas projects.
WASHINGTON - Senior officials…
The three local authority pension funds with the largest investments in fossil fuels are Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands.
Nearly £10bn remains invested in fossil fuel companies…
A petition signed by nearly 65,000 people calls on the Bank of England to ‘cut off the money pipeline’ for fossil fuels.
Campaigners have called on the chancellor Rishi Sunak to use the upcoming …
A former Glencore director said he used to fly the world carrying a bag full of cash to secure deals for the commodity trader, evidence of the industry’s longstanding history of corruption, a problem…
Texas oil refineries released hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants including benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the air as they scrambled to shut down during…
Nzambi Matee is an entrepreneur with an incredible goal -- to turn plastic destined for the landfill into sustainable, strong building material. Her company, Gjenge Makers, uses the plastic waste of…
Disinfectant use has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to keep their hands and surfaces clean. But one family of cleaning chemicals is receiving scrutiny for potential health…