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Three-quarters of world live in net fossil fuel importing countries

Ahead of the IEA’s summit on energy security this week, analysts are emphasising the benefits of solar and wind.

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Why is less than 10% of the world’s plastic being recycled?

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

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Green shareholder activist group pauses activism over climate backlash

A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group.

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Decarbonisation reduces trade risks for most countries, study finds

Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios.

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World reaches 40% clean electricity. What’s the story in Europe?

Heatwaves, AI and data centres are driving electricity demand to new heights. But clean power is up to the challenge, a new global review finds.

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How Finland has replaced coal power with wind in less than 10 years

Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy.

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Just Stop Oil is ending three years of climate protest in April

During their three-year history, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested 3,300 times and imprisoned 180 times.

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Renewable energy saw record growth in 2024 powered by China solar boom

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the clean energy transition can be "Europe's economic engine-room".

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Decade-long youth climate lawsuit comes to an end in the US

The case has inspired similar climate legal action on behalf of young people across the United States.

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EVs will save Europe 8 coal power plants worth of emissions this year

One in five new cars sold in the EU this year will have zero tailpipe emissions. How did we get here?

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Greenpeace must pay nearly €613m over US pipeline protests, jury says

The environmental organisation has previously said the case could threaten to bankrupt it.

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‘Doublespeak’: Greece greenlights offshore drilling beside marine park

Environmental lawyers say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench.

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Marine animals could ‘choke on oil’ after UK crash, experts warn

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is assessing what counter pollution action is needed, as people voice concern for porpoises and seabirds.

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Half global emissions tied to just 36 companies, report finds

State-owned coal, oil and gas companies dominated the list of the highest emitting firms.

Europeans' Stories

Czechia wants to phase out coal. But is gas the solution?

Europe's coal-age, industrial dinosaurs are getting fitted-out for the future. Take the Czech Republic, for example: The Prague government has promised to phase-out coal-fired power generation by the year 2033.

Business

BP scraps renewables target, returns to oil and gas in strategy reset

The move comes in response to pressure from investors, notably from activist hedge fund Elliot management.

Business

BP expected to scrap renewables targets as part of performance reset

Renewable output is set to become less of a priority, while the pledge to reduce oil and gas output may be officially abandoned.

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Greenpeace says oil pipeline lawsuit threatens its future

The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour during pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017.

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Report reveals huge emissions cost from 3 years of war in Ukraine

Forest fires have contributed to a 31 per cent rise in emissions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the last 12 months.

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Climate groups file lawsuits to block Trump’s offshore drilling plans

Several climate advocacy groups claim that the US President's undoing of marine protections is illegal.