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Climate protesters also attempted to storm the stage at Shell's AGM this morning.

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Singing climate activists disrupt Shell’s London shareholder meeting

Dramatic scenes unfolded at the ExCeL venue, as Fossil Free London campaigners tried to storm the stage in front of shareholders.

23/05/2023

COP28 climate talks are due to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates later this year.

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COP28 is due to take place in November in Dubai and some decisions around the climate conference have already caused controversy.

18/05/2023

Wind turbines at Flakfortet near Copenhagen, Denmark.

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14/05/2023

Victims of catastrophic flooding in Pakistan use a makeshift barge to carry hay for cattle in Jaffarabad, September 2022.

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Vital groundwork is being laid for the loss and damage fund. But 43 billion barrels worth of oil fields are set to be approved this year.

12/05/2023

Greenpeace have joined forces with Italian citizens to take some of the world's biggest polluters to court.

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12 Italian citizens are suing one of the world's biggest oil companies

The company and the Italian government are being sued for failing to protect life.

11/05/2023

An Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai.

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Emirates announces €180 million fund to decarbonise flying

The money will fund research and development projects aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels in aviation.

11/05/2023

European nature areas and marine conservation sites like the Wadden Sea are threatened by oil, gas, and coal producers, a new report has shown.

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Fossil fuel operations are ongoing in hundreds of nature conservation areas, a report has revealed.

10/05/2023

In data: The European countries winning the electric car race.

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Germany has more than a million battery-powered cars, but another nation is doing the best on EV penetration - here’s why.

08/05/2023

A new poll finds that most Brits think Shell should be forced to pay for climate damage.

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Brits think oil giants should pay climate costs as Shell profits surge

The staggering profits from Europe’s biggest oil and gas giant should be a ‘spur’ for climate accountability, says Christian Aid.

05/05/2023

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during the 14th Petersberg Climate Dialogue at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Tuesday May 2, 2023.

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Berlin fuel summit hears calls for an end to the fossil fuel age

Germany's foreign minister has said it is time to ring in the end of the fossil fuel age, and to introduce targets for renewables for the next COP climate change summit. Annalena Baerbock was speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.

02/05/2023

Sign announcing the false passage of an oil pipeline under a public park in Grenoble, France.

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French activists trick locals with fake oil pipeline

The stunt was intended to raise awareness of a huge project in Uganda and Tanzania that will affect 19,000 households.

28/04/2023

Gomeroi Traditional Owners Karra Kinchela and Miah Wright in Pilliga Forest, New South Wales.

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Indigenous Australians and pension holders unite against gas projects

Traditional Owners of three First Nations are putting pressure on the pension funds over their fossil fuel investment plans with Santos.

26/04/2023

The US supreme court has declined to hear certain climate cases.

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Fossil fuel giants have taken a massive legal hit after the US Supreme Court refused to hear their appeals against climate cases.

25/04/2023

A demonstrator wears a costume as people protest during the Extinction Rebellion's 'The Big One'

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More than 30,000 people expected in London for 4 day climate protest

XR and 200 other organisations including Greenpeace are demanding an end to the fossil fuel era.

21/04/2023

Glass solar panels are often too heavy for use on commercial buildings.

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Lightweight honeycomb solar panels could be the future of sustainable renewable energy.

20/04/2023

G-7 ministers on climate, energy and environment pose for a photo during its photo session in Sapporo, northern Japan, Saturday, April 15, 2023.

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G7 vows to speed up clean energy transition

Ministers say they will hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in Japan.

16/04/2023

A 40 year old resident says she had to resort to prostitution last year after her husband left the city and cut contact.

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Senegal: Locals turn to prostitution as gas project kills fishing jobs

A gas rig in the town of Saint-Louis has brought only a wave of problems, unemployment and more poverty.

14/04/2023

Sunny weather meant that the Czech Republic's solar plants produced a huge surge of energy on monday.

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Czech Republic unplugs hundreds of solar plants during sunny weather

Engineers worldwide are working on how to store the energy generated by renewables.

14/04/2023

The world’s largest banks poured more than €60 billion into fossil fuel financing last year.

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Big banks are 'gambling' with our climate, a new report shows, acted out by Game of Thrones stars. Where are the ethical banks?

13/04/2023

America has unveiled ambitious new electric vehicle targets.

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In the USA, transportation is the largest single cause of emissions, releasing 27 per cent of the country’s total emissions. New EV targets could change that.

13/04/2023