Speaking in London, the US climate envoy said world did not have ‘the luxury of waiting until Covid is vanquished to take up the climate challenge’
There is “no need” for any new fossil fuel…
Top debt and equity investors committed over $300 billion in 2020 into building renewable energy capacity
Despite the economic disruption from COVID-19, top global debt and equity investors are…
Worldwide energy body warns more must be done to help developing countries give up fossil fuels
Global greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise to record levels in the next two years, as…
Leaked documents have revealed the "limited progress" in negotiations on a revision of the highly-controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) - triggering renewed calls from environmental activists to…
Institutional forces continue to prop up the fossil fuel economy, while both the market and public opinion are leaving it behind. This is as foolish as it is dangerous, writes Tom Steyer
As far as…
As calls to end government subsidies of fossil fuels grow in intensity, a new report finds that Canadian governments have allocated billions of taxpayer dollars to building and expanding new…
While fossil fuels were powering wealthy nations’ economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, many countries across the Global South remained largely impoverished.
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units
Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new…
Anti-oil activists are turning their focus on fossil fuel funding, aiming to stop the flow of money for good.
Even by the standards of the chief executive of America’s biggest bank, March 31 looked…
Countries urged to power past coal as new report confirms renewables would bring cost savings of USD 156 billion to emerging economies.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22, 2021 – The share of…
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed the bill late on Wednesday
Maine has made history by becoming the first US state to sign into law a commitment to divestment from fossil fuels.
Governor Janet…
National oil champions are likely to fill the gap left by private-sector players—meaning emissions won't shrink as fast as the supermajors.
When Exxon Mobil Corp. decided to get out of a big oil…
In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since start of pandemic, report finds.
The nations that make up the G7 have pumped billions of dollars more into fossil…
A coalition of investors overseeing a combined $41 trillion of assets have called on world leaders to set more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets and end support for fossil fuels.
Most of the coal plants that feed the biggest U.S. power grid will soon no longer be economic to run after prices in a key auction plunged to the lowest in 11 years.
Of the 44 coal-fired power…
The European Commission has launched yesterday a targeted public consultation on the proposed revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy (“Energy and…
Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil were all brought to task over mounting climate concerns. This is just the beginning, writes Harry Cockburn
The moment Royal Dutch Shell lost its court case in the Hague…
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest retirement fund, “will adopt investment-restriction strategies” for coal-mining and power-generation industries, another sign of…