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 ...
Tag: fossil fuels
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 ...
Head of the UN’s COP28 climate conference claims fossil fuels still have a role to play
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the UN's COP28 climate conference in November 2023. One of its senior politicians, ...
U’wa nation’s fight at international tribunal could set a precedent for Indigenous rights
This article follows a previous report by the Canary on a significant case for Indigenous rights brought by the U'wa Indigenous ...
Historic case at international tribunal shows that states must put the rights of Indigenous peoples above extractive interests
For over 25 years, the U’wa Nation of northeastern Colombia has been bravely fighting to be heard at an international ...
Campaigners demand Humza Yousaf closes the SNP’s ‘open-door’ to big polluters
Friends of the Earth Scotland has released research into the "shocking extent of the oil and gas industry lobbying of ...
Offshore workers forced to strike for better conditions prove that greedy bosses need to go
Unite offshore oil and gas workers will begin two days of strikes on Monday 24 April. Unite the Union has ...
Environmental groups sue EU for labelling fossil gas as ‘green’
Environment groups lodged a lawsuit against the European Commission on 18 April to challenge its definition of fossil gas as ...
New fossil fuel projects show UK climate ‘leadership’ dripping in hypocrisy at G7 climate talks
The UK’s recently released net zero strategy and plans for new fossil fuel projects show how the G7 group's climate ...
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