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- Experts look to technologies that inject factories’ carbon dioxide deep underground
- I lived the climate crisis every day of my childhood. This November, I'll vote on it | Jessica Díaz Vázquez Mon, 21 Sep 20, 8:00pmChemical headaches, plant sirens – these were the constant background to my home and school life. My community is on the climate frontline
- 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
- Lithium find in Cornwall spurs hopes of regeneration Thu, 17 Sep 20, 7:41pmDiscovery of high-grade metal used for electric car batteries ‘could be enough to meet total future UK demand’
- Scottish green hydrogen scheme gears up to fuel ferries, buses and trains Wed, 16 Sep 20, 4:00pmWind and solar farms will produce the gas alongside Scottish Power, ITM Power and BOC
- Most plastic will never be recycled – and the manufacturers couldn’t care less | Arwa Mahdawi Wed, 16 Sep 20, 2:45amOil and gas companies make far more money churning out new plastic than reusing old. Meanwhile, the public gets the blame
- Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station Wed, 16 Sep 20, 4:25amScrapping of £16bn project on Anglesey down to lack of UK government investment in new nuclear, says union
- Global oil demand may have passed peak, says BP energy report Mon, 14 Sep 20, 9:01amOil will be replaced by clean electricity, BP predicts, as demand may never recover from Covid-19 pandemic
- 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
- BP takes $1.1bn stake in offshore wind farms as it agrees Equinor deal Thu, 10 Sep 20, 7:08pmStrategic partnership will seek to develop more wind farms off the coast of the US
- 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
- GB carbon emissions from electricity hit record low in lockdown – report Mon, 31 Aug 20, 9:01amElectricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix
- Only one in 10 utility firms prioritise renewable electricity – global study Tue, 1 Sep 20, 1:00amVast majority of world’s electricity companies remain heavily invested in fossil fuels
- UK carbon emissions from electricity hit record low in lockdown – report Mon, 31 Aug 20, 9:01amElectricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix
- Scottish nuclear power station to shut down early after reactor problems Fri, 28 Aug 20, 12:23amExclusive: EDF Energy to close Hunterston next year after spending £200m on repairs