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Activists block Shell’s port to protest against ‘greenwashing' adverts
A new report finds a discrepancy between six fossil fuel companies’ adverts for sustainability and their actual investment in renewable sources.
Price rises may mean 500k more will struggle to heat homes - charities
Nearly half a million people in the UK could have to decide between paying their energy bill or food as natural gas prices soar.
COP26: 'If Black women were running this, we would get solutions'
The Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice has issued world leaders with a 7 point plan for tackling the climate crisis
UK faces criticism for plans to install millions of EV chargers
The UK’s new rule to implement car charging points in all new homes seems like good thinking, but are the plans ignoring the country’s actual sustainability needs?
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These hijacked billboards take aim at 'Europe's dirtiest bank'
Brandalism’s subversive adverts try to show us how Barclays finances the fossil fuel industry.
Bitcoin has already used more energy this year than during all of 2020
Bitcoin is set to use 91TWh of energy by the end of 2021, which is as much electricity as Pakistan uses in a year.
Fossil fuel production must decline to keep warming below 1.5°C
"We stress that our estimates of unextractable reserves and production decline rates are likely underestimates."
What is the UK's CEE Bill and why does it matter so much?
The CEE Bill is due to have its second reading this week. Campaigners hope it will provide the much-needed urgency for tackling the climate crisis.
Hurricane Ida was an environmental disaster, photos reveal
An oil company has been accused of being responsible for the massive oil spill.
What is E10 petrol and will my car run on it?
This blend of fossil fuels and ethanol has just been introduced to fuel pumps across the UK.
India builds 25m high 'smog tower' to tackle air pollution crisis
New Delhi has some of the worst air pollution in the world and this huge tower of fans could help.
The climate elections: Voters are warming to Europe's green parties
Green politicians are getting into government across Europe - but who are they and what are their aims?
The world’s largest mining company could be leaving oil and gas behind
BHP currently produce 300,000 barrels of oil per day.
Mysterious bacteria found in the Arctic can break down oil and diesel
Marine bacteria in the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading diesel and oil, according to a new study.
Which countries have banned fossil fuel exploration and extraction?
As the recent IPCC report points towards the end for fossil fuels, some countries are leading the way with laws on the production of oil and gas.
Euroviews. UK must divest from oil and gas to have any credibility at COP26
Climate and energy expert Robin Mace-Snaith gives us his take on why the UK government must divest from fossil fuel companies who ‘don’t care about their workers’.
EU electricity demand back up but with fewer emissions, study shows
Renewables accounted for significantly more electricity generated in the first six months of this year compared with the first half of 2019.
Bosnia's billion-euro deal for China-backed coal plant under threat
Backer General Electric announced that it would stop making coal-fired power plants as the U.S. focuses more on renewable sources of power generation.
Hamster wheels and zip wires: How these kids plan to save the planet
A study has shown how the younger generation feel about climate change and what they would do to solve it if they had the power.
The €3 billion biochar industry is transforming green energy in Sweden
Sweden is the latest country to use biochar, generated from green waste, to power its homes.