They’re the Koch Brothers. Their subsidiaries focus on all things fossil fuels and chemicals, from manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, to polymers, minerals, and fertilizers, to…
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The Government considered and rejected banning the import of fossil fuel vehicles from 2035 onward, new documents show…
In the lead-up to the 2020 election, we will undoubtedly hear more and more from candidates about climate change. The twist is that this election cycle, we will be hearing it from both sides of the…
Power generators across the U.S. are not only sticking to plans to retire coal-fired power plants despite the pro-coal Trump administration, they are touting the cost savings of doing so while…
We are facing a climate crisis. Transforming Europe’s energy system has never been more urgent, and citizens across the EU are already taking action to end the era of coal to build a cleaner, fairer…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the latest company to join a global push to reduce emissions and said it would phase out its exposure to thermal coal or power plants by 2030.
The company…
August 1, 2019 (IEEFA Asia Pacific) ̶ BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager with US$6.5 trillion of assets under management – bigger in value than the third largest economy in the world –…
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the author of ’Superpower’ outlines the state’s pioneering role in America’s transition towards fossil fuels alternatives.
A relatively unknown EU fund supports coal and steel research projects. Among other things, the money is used to purchase highly toxic gases and optimise processes in the coal industry.EURACTIV…
With the passage of one of the nation’s most ambitious climate policies earlier this year, D.C. has sparked an important conversation — how can all this new clean power be used to lower housing costs…
As we work to fight the climate crisis, one of the most important things we can do is continue shifting towards renewable energy. And while some countries may be struggling to make that shift, …
Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It is second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet.
But, while cement - the key ingredient in concrete - has…
Despite the rapid growth of renewable energy over the past decade, fossil fuels still dominate global energy consumption -- providing for 85% of global energy needs in 2018, according to BP's…
This month, officials in Los Angeles, California, are expected to approve a deal that would make solar power cheaper than ever while also addressing its chief flaw: It works only when the sun shines…
Thai energy conglomerate PTT Pcl is boosting investments in electricity generation, particularly renewables, given what it says is a “highly uncertain” outlook for oil over the next year.
Oxford academic says current decarbonisation efforts are a failure and calls for a global price for carbon
University of Oxford professor and economist Dieter Helm is not afraid of voicing strong…
The National Trust has announced that it will no longer invest in any fossil fuel companies.
The National Trust, Europe’s largest conservation charity, has announced that it will be divesting away…
Solutions for Climate Change are going to have to be much more radical and much more powerful than the solutions we have on the table right now. Should the government call a climate emergency?
There…