Tory minister’s remarks on new UK oil drilling plan may be the dumbest thing ever uttered by this government
It's difficult to think of anything more dumb than planning to find new sources of dirty oil and gas when ...
Tag: fossil fuels
Caroline Lucas nails the biggest problem with Sunak’s ‘whatever it takes’ budget
Rishi Sunak promised to do "whatever it takes" to support people and businesses when delivering his 2021 budget. However, our ...
Victory for campaigners as richest Cambridge college promises to divest from fossil fuels
After four years of student campaigning, Cambridge's Trinity College has promised to divest fully from fossil fuels in the next 10 ...
Councils have invested nearly £10bn through pension funds into climate-wrecking fossil fuels
Local governments have invested £9.7bn into fossil fuels through pension funds, according to new research. A report by campaign groups ...
An ‘act of ecocide’ shows how far the world is from treating the climate crisis like the emergency it is
The UN released the largest ever opinion poll on the climate crisis on 26 January. Involving 1.2 million respondents spanning ...
A landmark court case in Norway could help end fossil fuel drilling all over the world
A landmark case is currently making its way through Norway's Supreme Court. Climate NGOs have mounted the case against the ...
Activists think stopping one coal mine is the fight of our times. This is why you should care
If you're not Australian, you may not have heard of one of the most controversial coal mines in the world. ...
Scottish activists block gates at oil refinery in pollution protest
Some groups have locked themselves together at Grangemouth while boats are also being used.
‘Historic victory’ as five years of campaigning forces Cambridge University to divest from climate-wrecking companies
Cambridge University has promised to stop all fossil fuel investments by 2030 after a five-year-long campaign. The university further pledged ...
Donald Trump just received some terrible news about his election prospects
To say Donald Trump is poor on climate issues would be a gross understatement. So numerous are his administration's attacks ...
Phasing out coal is not just about the climate emergency. It’s also about community.
As The Canary reported recently, Germany plans to phase out coal by 2038. Environmentalists say this target is too late. ...
Germany agrees plan to phase out coal as energy source by 2038
Already committed to eliminating nuclear energy, the country will now be coal free from 2038.
The £3.9bn scandal that casts a dark shadow over Boris Johnson’s recovery plan
Boris Johnson unveiled his proposed coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan on 1 July. He promised to splash cash on hospitals, schools ...
The world just broke a disturbing climate record despite the global lockdowns
For the last couple of months, global human society effectively stood still. Initially, the signs looked good that the global ...
Clean tech and climate policies ‘could cut fossil fuel profits by two thirds’
The world is witnessing the ‘decline and fall of the fossil fuel industry’, analysts say.
The lockdown achieved a 35% reduction in emissions from British power production
The lockdown has seen an impact on carbon pollution, with emissions from British power production falling 35% on the same ...
Protesters leave British Museum after two-day action over BP sponsorship
Activists occupied the Great Court inside the museum on Saturday night.
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