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- UK power stations' electricity output lowest since 1994 Thu, 3 Jan 19, 11:01amEnergy efficiency and changing economy cut generation by 1% in 20018 as renewables supplied record 33% of electricity
- At last, divestment is hitting the fossil fuel industry where it hurts | Bill McKibben Mon, 17 Dec 18, 4:37amTrillions of dollars of investments are being taken out of carbon-intensive companies. Governments must now take noticeI remember well the first institution to announce it was divesting from fossil fuel. It was 2012 and I...
- We need a non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuels | Letter Thu, 13 Dec 18, 4:47am‘Peaceful use’ of fossil fuels could mean their continued but decreasing extraction, within enforceable limits constrained by the Paris agreement goals, writes Hugh RichardsIn the face of the emerging climate emergency...
- Barclays customers in switch threat over tar sands investment Thu, 6 Dec 18, 1:26amUp to 30,000 account holders sign petition against pipeline projects in US and Canada
- Barclays customers 'to leave en masse' over tar sands investment Wed, 5 Dec 18, 9:50pmUp to 30,000 account holders sign petition against pipeline projects in US and Canada
- Insurers in UK and US lagging behind in divesting from coal, report finds Mon, 3 Dec 18, 5:00pmEuropean firms are making faster progress in refusing to insure polluting firms, says campaign group Unfriend Coal
- To save the planet we need a treaty – and to consider rationing | Letters Tue, 30 Oct 18, 4:08amBill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Caroline Lucas, John Sauven, Craig Bennett, Ann Pettifor and Leo Murray add their voices to calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty...
- Fossil fuel divestment funds rise to $6tn Tue, 11 Sep 18, 8:00amInsurance companies lead the sell-off of coal, oil and gas stocks over climate change and financial fears – oil majors now cite divestment as a risk to them
- As New York and London mayors, we call on all cities to divest from fossil fuels | Bill de Blasio and Sadiq Khan Mon, 10 Sep 18, 3:00pmTogether, the world’s urban centres can send a message to the fossil fuel industry: join us in tackling climate change• Bill de Blasio is mayor of New York City and Sadiq Khan is mayor of LondonThis summer it seemed as...
- Ireland becomes world's first country to divest from fossil fuels Fri, 13 Jul 18, 1:12amBill passed by parliament means more than €300m shares in coal, oil, peat and gas will be sold ‘as soon as practicable’
- Some rare good climate news: the fossil fuel industry is weaker than ever | Bill McKibben Thu, 21 Jun 18, 8:00pmFrom Wall Street to the pope, many increasingly see fossil fuels as anything but a sure bet. That gives us reason to hope
- Big Oil CEOs needed a climate change reality check. The Pope delivered | Bill McKibben Thu, 14 Jun 18, 6:00pmAt a gathering of fossil fuel executives at the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke much-needed common sense about climate change
- Bill McKibben: 'There’s clearly money to be made from sun and wind' Tue, 1 May 18, 8:12amEnvironmental campaigner and founder of 350.org says the financial sector has picked up on the future of energy much quicker than politicians • Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
- BP chief urges Cambridge University to keep fossil fuel investments Wed, 25 Apr 18, 12:53amBob Dudley faces criticism for calling for university to ‘come to its senses’ over divestment
- 'Extreme' fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump, report reveals Wed, 28 Mar 18, 3:00pmSharp rise globally in the dirtiest fossil fuel investments reverses progress made after the Paris agreement, with tar sands holdings more than doubling in Trump’s first year in office