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This UK start-up is using microscopic enzymes to make bioplastics

A London-based start-up is betting on enzymes to make sustainable plastics and break the chemical sector’s current reliance on oil and gas.

Green News

Fossil Fuel giants take legal hit after US Supreme court decision

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

Green News

Oil and gas workers threaten strike 'tsunami' over fossil fuel profits

Shell, BP, and Total are ‘printing money’, unions urge as strike announced.

World News

Euroviews. Women are unjustly harmed by the fossil fuel industry. It has to end

On International Women's Day, it's important to remember that the industry's business models are reportedly driving inequality and furthering sexual and physical violence against women and gender minorities, Lisa Göldner argues.

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Climate

Inside a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Shell’s board of directors

The experts behind the case say that felt like they had no option but to file the lawsuit.

World News

Euroviews. As an MEP, I've been lobbied by the fossil fuel trade. It needs to end

I’ve experienced the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying tactics first-hand, and I’ve seen how they prevent serious action from being taken on climate, MEP Marie Toussaint writes.

Turkey

Euroviews. Climate change-related disasters are surging. Someone has to pay

With mounting evidence that climate change increases the risk of natural disasters, governments should turn the tables on international petroleum companies and hold them responsible, Prof İbrahim Özdemir argues.

Green News

Exxon reports record profits while suing EU for 2.3% windfall tax

40 per cent of Exxon's record-breaking profits went to new oil and gas and 5 per cent to ‘low-carbon’ initiatives.

Green News

Energy crisis: BP scales back oil and gas demand forecasts

In its annual energy outlook, energy giant BP has lowered its predictions for how much oil and gas will be used between now and 2035.

Green News

UN chief calls out fossil fuel giants for ignoring climate science

Antonio Guterres said that, just like the tobacco industry, those responsible need to be held to account.

Climate

Greta arrives in Davos to hit Big Oil bosses with a 'cease and desist'

Climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer are with Greta Thunberg at Davos to demand a halt to new oil and gas projects.

United Arab Emirates

Top oil executive named as president of COP28

Environmentalists are criticising a decision by the United Arab Emirates to name top oil executive Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber as the president of this year's COP28 climate talks.

World News

Russia bans oil sales to countries using a price cap

The ban will come into effect from February 1.

Climate

Revealed: Oil and gas companies plan to take us beyond 2.5C

New oil and gas fields will push global warming beyond climate targets, yet Shell, TotalEnergies and Chevron are still investing.

Green News

These UK unis have banned fossil fuel giants from campus recruitment

A number of UK universities have now banned fossil fuel recruiters from campus, a policy previously only applied to the tobacco and gambling industries.

Tech News

Norway’s energy paradox: Oil and gas vs climate ambitions

Norway wants to be a leader in fighting climate change but has a legacy as a leader in oil and gas and more of it is needed since the energy crisis.

Green News

Euroviews. View: Transport is a huge blindspot in the EU’s energy crisis response

As the bloc’s Russian oil embargo looms, a Greenpeace campaigner writes it’s time to overhaul our 'oil-guzzling' transport systems.

Green News

UK oil and gas producers reeling after windfall tax increase

The increase brings total taxes on the oil and gas sector in Britain to a rate of 75 per cent - among the highest in the world.

Climate

6 must-know European phrases to understand the climate crisis

Climate change is a global problem - but the debate often takes place in English. Here are some must-know European phrases to help you wrap your head around it.

Green News

Euroviews. View: EU approval of the new Energy Charter Treaty is bound to fail

UN Special Rapporteur Oliver De Schutter explains why he thinks the EU needs to quit an agreement that protects the interests of the fossil fuel industry.