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- BP expects to take $17.5bn hit due to coronavirus writedown Tue, 16 Jun 20, 1:27amOil company says it may be forced to leave some of its fossil fuel discoveries in the ground
- Coronavirus fallout to slow global growth in renewable energy Wed, 20 May 20, 3:00pmPace will slow for first time in 20 years with fewer windfarms and solar plants being built but rebound possible in 2021
- Oil price may fall to $10 a barrel as world runs out of storage space Wed, 25 Mar 20, 5:00pmFacilities thought to be 75% full with Saudi Arabia due to ramp up output as demand falters amid coronavirus shutdowns
- Global Witness accuses UK of 'rank hypocrisy' on fossil fuel projects Tue, 17 Mar 20, 11:01amCampaign group says UK’s export credit agency broke OECD’s rules with £2m of fossil fuel financing
- Anger over World Bank's $55m pledge to Guyana's fossil fuel industry Thu, 27 Feb 20, 5:00pmCampaigners say move is ‘blatant contradiction’ of lender’s climate commitments
- Shell profits dented by fall in oil price Thu, 31 Oct 19, 8:00pmFirm reports 15% drop in last quarter to £3.7bn as shrinking global economy hits demand
- Climate crisis: global economy needs major upgrade … fast Tue, 25 Jun 19, 11:30pmEx-US vice-president says only big solutions can offset impact of systemic shifts and avert disaster
- New highs, old lows – things to watch out for in 2019 Wed, 2 Jan 19, 3:32amWe are trying to be positive, but there’s little likely to put a smile on your face – except for a couple of things …
- Britain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables' Fri, 11 Aug 17, 3:01pmNearly half of £6.1bn energy spending in developing countries from 2010-14 went on oil, coal and gas-fired schemes, data shows
- The right language to protect the natural world | Letters Thu, 10 Aug 17, 4:50amReaders respond to George Monbiot’s recent article and news that the US Department of Agriculture is censoring use of term ‘climate change’George Monbiot’s call to reconsider how we name things (Forget ‘the environment’...
- Switch to electric vehicles will not be enough to give us clean air | Letters Fri, 28 Jul 17, 3:35amReaders respond to Britain’s latest clean air plan and the ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040So, the government is committed to banning all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 (Report, 26 July)...
- Eviation Aircraft unveils all-electric plane with 600-mile range Sat, 24 Jun 17, 12:24amThough flying via airplane is fast and fun, it's one of the least environmentally-friendly methods of travel. That may soon change, however, as Eviation Aircraft (a member of NASA’s on-demand mobility program) recently...
- Eviation Aircraft unveils all-electric aircraft with 600-mile range Sat, 24 Jun 17, 12:24amThough flying via airplane is a fast and fun way to travel, it is one of the least environmentally-friendly methods to do so. That may soon change, however, as Eviation Aircraft (a member of NASA’s on-demand mobility program)...
- Heat stress from climate change may cost global economies $2 trillion by 2030 Thu, 21 Jul 16, 11:16pmResearch reveals yet another loss we can anticipate at the hands of climate change: global productivity. Heat stress in lower income countries has already shortened work days, which could result in a net loss of $2 trillion...
- Oil market could drown in oversupply in 2016, says IEA Wed, 20 Jan 16, 4:23amInternational Energy Agency predicts increase in supply after lifting of sanctions against Iran, pushing prices down further