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- Forget “implicit” subsidies: Fossil fuels subsidize the whole world: feeding people and forests for free Fri, 26 Mar 21, 6:13amThe latest academic voodoo doll tossed at Fossil Fuels is a study claiming that the industry gets $65 billion in “implicit” subsidies in the US.
- Oil: why higher prices will complicate the energy transition Sun, 21 Mar 21, 12:00pmYet paradoxically, higher oil prices also provide incentives to oil companies to spend more on exploration and production – a potential step in the wrong direction for achieving net zero emissions...
- Steve Bell on David Cameron's call for a 'muscular' green recovery - cartoon Thu, 25 Feb 21, 7:00amContinue reading...
- Politicizing Business: From CSR to ESG Wed, 16 Dec 20, 1:00pmCorporate social responsibility (CSR)… stakeholder theory … sustainability … environmental, social, and governance investing (ESG). Whatever the term, the premise is that business is a cultural failure as well as a...
- Where's the beef with a greener future that also makes us happier and healthier? Sun, 13 Dec 20, 8:00pmThe Committee on Climate Change has shown that decarbonising is not only affordable but highly desirable
- Radical reassessment needed to hit net zero emissions by 2050, says NAO Fri, 4 Dec 20, 5:00pmWatchdog finds UK is projected to fail to meet targets aimed at achieving climate goal
- World Bank and IMF must spearhead a green and inclusive recovery | Letter Thu, 15 Oct 20, 3:42amA group of European ministers and the EC’s commissioner for international partnerships call for measures to foster long-term resilience in the global economy and environment
- A nine-point plan for the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions Tue, 6 Oct 20, 5:00pmAuthor Chris Goodall says tackling the climate crisis is neither difficult nor expensive and can help boost the economy
- Now is the time for big infrastructure projects, says the IMF Tue, 6 Oct 20, 3:35amHigher public spending urged as way of boosting employment and GDP at relatively low cost
- Greener BP must do more than talk tough on the climate crisis Sun, 20 Sep 20, 1:00amA company steeped in oil and gas production may not find it easy to convince investors of its environmental credentials
- UK must become global leader in tackling climate crisis, says CBI Mon, 14 Sep 20, 9:01amCarolyn Fairbairn calls for more green jobs to help economy recover from Covid-19
- Campaigners start legal challenge to UK's $1bn grant to Mozambique gas project Mon, 7 Sep 20, 3:00pmFriends of the Earth seeks judicial review, saying aid deal contradicts climate commitments
- Governments put 'green recovery' on the backburner Wed, 15 Jul 20, 4:00pmG20 countries aim their pandemic bailout spending at fossil fuel industries, leaving Paris climate change targets in doubt
- 'New deal' risks fuelling emissions and eroding building standards Wed, 1 Jul 20, 3:19amGreen campaigners and housing experts warn Boris Johnson’s recovery plan could swiftly become a liability
- Britain beyond lockdown: can we level up? Tue, 23 Jun 20, 5:00pmJonathan Watts continues his road trip in Hartlepool, where some see an opportunity to emerge from the past into a greener future