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- ‘We can’t eat a new road’: Guyanese voice fears over true cost of Exxon’s oil bonanza Thu, 12 May 22, 9:04pmMultibillion-dollar deal promising to lift country out of poverty may be false dawn with dire impact on climate, warn campaigners
- After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products? Sat, 19 Mar 22, 6:18pmA report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited
- Follow the green leader: why everyone from Prince William to Jeff Bezos is looking to Costa Rica Wed, 22 Dec 21, 6:30pmBillionaires, princes and prime ministers are among those keen to learn from the Central American country, which has long put nature at the heart of its policies
- ‘We want sun’: the battle for solar power in Puerto Rico Mon, 18 Oct 21, 8:00pmMany people suffered following power cuts in the aftermath of two hurricanes, but advocates say solar power will withstand future disasters
- Build back solar: the Puerto Ricans who see sun as key to resist climate shocks Mon, 18 Oct 21, 8:00pmAhead of the Cop 26 climate summit, Nina Lakhani reports from Puerto Rico on the row over how to rebuild the island’s energy system in the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes
- Canada invokes 1977 treaty with US as dispute over pipeline intensifies Thu, 7 Oct 21, 1:56amMichigan governor Gretchen Whitmer says Line 5 of pipeline is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and has ordered it shut down
- Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts Thu, 19 Aug 21, 1:58amCountry’s vice-president’s remarks after investigation highlighted concerns about ExxonMobil deal
- Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’ Tue, 17 Aug 21, 8:15pmExperts warn of potential for disaster as Exxon pursues 9bn barrels in sensitive marine ecosystem
- ‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up Fri, 13 Aug 21, 5:39pmHundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having ‘dire’ impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago
- Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists Sun, 25 Jul 21, 5:45pm‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the world
- Land defenders: will the Cáceres verdict break the ‘cycle of violence’ in Honduras? Thu, 15 Jul 21, 7:30pmConviction of businessman who conspired in murder of indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres raises hopes of end to impunity
- ‘Our fight is more visible’: Goldman environment prize winners see shift in political winds Tue, 15 Jun 21, 5:30pmThis year’s winners include a Japanese coal fighter, a Vietnamese protector of pangolins and a Peruvian forest defender
- The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining | Thea Riofrancos Mon, 14 Jun 21, 8:45pmAs the world moves towards electric cars and renewable grids, demand for lithium is wreaking havoc in northern Chile
- Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds Mon, 31 May 21, 8:28pmCase is first in Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production on climate and human rights grounds
- Joe Biden to meet Justin Trudeau of Canada after Keystone pipeline order Sun, 21 Feb 21, 6:22amAllies seek to turn page on strains of Donald Trump eraOil permit revocation and US goods order complicate pictureJoe Biden will hold his first bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday,...