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- John Kerry: world leaders must step up to avoid worst impacts of climate crisis Wed, 21 Jul 21, 12:00amUS envoy uses landmark speech in London to make impassioned plea for unified global effort
- ‘From denial to delay’: a forehead-slapping week in Australian climate policy Sun, 20 Jun 21, 6:00amAustralia sees a high-profile show of political backing for gas even as world leaders and investors exert pressure to shift away from fossil fuels
- Volvo to build steel cars without fossil fuels by 2026 Wed, 16 Jun 21, 3:00pmSwedish carmaker joins forces with steel firm to use technology that replaces coal with hydrogen
- Half of clothes sold by online fashion brands ‘made from virgin plastic’ Fri, 11 Jun 21, 4:00pmFast-fashion boom fuelling rise in use of synthetic fibres made from fossil fuels, study shows
- Leading investors urge governments to end support for fossil fuels Thu, 10 Jun 21, 2:01pmGroup controlling $41tn in assets sign joint statement calling on world leaders to bolster net zero targets
- Activist fund expected to win third seat on ExxonMobil board Thu, 3 Jun 21, 6:28pmThird director nomination secured by Engine No 1 amid growing pressure over fossil fuels
- UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris climate pact Tue, 4 May 21, 9:01amLenders including Barclays and HSBC provided services and loans worth £21.9bn in 2019
- Targets like 'net-zero' won't solve the climate crisis on their own | Mathew Lawrence Fri, 30 Apr 21, 8:00pmThere are ambitious new goals in the US and UK. But governments also need to decarbonise the economy and rethink how it’s planned
- Global alliance for phasing out coal not fit for purpose, says NGO Tue, 27 Apr 21, 6:53pmPowering Past Coal Alliance accused of failing to follow up on pledges as many countries expand use of coal
- Oxford University receives £11m from fossil fuel firms, report finds Tue, 20 Apr 21, 4:00pmFigures from oil, gas and petrochemical companies does not include £100m from Ineos in 2021
- Insurer AIA agrees to pull out of all coal investments by 2028 Thu, 18 Mar 21, 3:27amHong Kong-based firm, whose logo appears on Spurs shirts, has bowed to pressure from activists
- I changed my banking and super out of climate anxiety. Was it a smart financial decision? | Jessica Hamilton Tue, 2 Feb 21, 3:30amOne year ago Jessica Hamilton divested from fossil fuels. Here’s what she has learned since
- BlackRock holds $85bn in coal despite pledge to sell fossil fuel shares Wed, 13 Jan 21, 4:00pmLoophole means asset manager can hold shares in firms earning less than a quarter of revenues from coal
- Shareholders push HSBC to cut exposure to fossil fuels Mon, 11 Jan 21, 12:43amEurope’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels faces a vote to ramp up its climate commitments
- Race is on as carmakers shut, switch or sell combustion engine factories Mon, 28 Dec 20, 12:19amManufacturers’ share prices will be dependent on their ability to avoid losses on ‘stranded assets’, says analyst