UK government evades scrutiny over Rosebank as climate advisors say no to new oil and gas
In a debate in Westminster Hall, the UK government evaded scrutiny over its impending approval of the controversial Rosebank oil ...
Tag: fossil fuels
The UK’s climate change advisers call out its slow action on tackling crisis
The UK government's advisory body on tackling climate change voiced concern at the country's slow pace of action to tackle ...
Climate protesters target TotalEnergies’ UK headquarters
Climate change campaigners targeted the UK headquarters of oil giant TotalEnergies with paint on 27 June. They were protesting the ...
Pivotal case against UK fossil fuel project gets its day in the Supreme Court
A legal challenge against an onshore oil project in Horse Hill, Surrey will be heard in the Supreme Court on ...
A new study quantifies the extent of extractive capitalism’s colonial violence against Indigenous Peoples worldwide
A new study has highlighted that extractive projects are disproportionately harming Indigenous Peoples across the world. Published in the journal ...
Corporate ‘net zero’ climate pledges lack credibility
Nearly half the world's biggest companies have pledged to erase their carbon footprints by around the mid-century. However, only a ...
It’s too late for the Arctic’s summer ice, study says, but not too late for the climate
In a new analysis, scientists have found that the Arctic could see ice-free summers as early as 2030. 'Ice free' ...
Guardian has “Mr Bean moment” with Atkinson electric vehicle article
The Guardian has had a Mr Bean moment over electric cars on 3 June. British actor and petrolhead Rowan Atkinson ...
Case calls on court to force TotalEnergies to suspend new oil and gas projects
On 31 May a coalition of nonprofits, French cities, and the city of New York presented a demand at a ...
Pacific islands leaders speak out against Australia’s fossil fuel reliance
Pacific Islanders expressed dismay on Thursday 1 June at Australia's subsidies for fossil fuels, flagging climate concerns as a point ...
Police teargas climate protesters who are disrupting the AGM of an oil giant
A climate protest blockaded the entrance to an annual general meeting (AGM) of oil giant TotalEnergies on 26 May. They ...
The G7 summit’s renewed backing of public financing for fossil gas is nothing short of energy colonialism
Energy colonialism was on full display at the latest meeting between seven of the world's richest nations. Recently, the Group of ...
The G7 expanding the use of fossil gas is ‘shock doctrine’ politics
From 19 to 21 May, the Group of Seven (G7) met in Hiroshima, Japan for its annual summit. There, the ...
Circular economy approach to plastic pollution won’t fix the problem
In March 2022, 175 member states agreed to end plastic pollution by forming an international and legally binding agreement by ...
Indigenous activists take their climate fight to the ‘belly of the beast’
Between 10 and 17 May, members of the Indigenous Mapuche community and a human rights defender (HRD) from Neuquén in ...
Indigenous Mapuche travel to Europe to highlight impacts of fracking megaproject
Representatives of the Indigenous Mapuche community, along with a Human Rights Defender (HRD) from Neuquén in Argentina, are touring Europe ...
EACOP TotalEnergies named one of the worst companies for attacks against human rights defenders
On 27 April, TotalEnergies announced staggering profits of $6.5bn for the first three months of 2023. Meanwhile, the nonprofit Business ...
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