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The energy industry is like a smoker who goes from one pack a day to two – but claims they’re quitting because they switched to filtered cigarettes

Disaster looms if big finance is allowed to game the carbon offsetting markets to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions

The U.S.-based oil major Chevron is doubling down on its investment in geothermal power by investing in a Swedish developer of low-temperature geothermal and heat power projects called Baseload Capital. Oil companies are...

An unlikely hero is emerging in Israel’s fight to save sea turtles from one of the country’s worst ecological disasters. Mayonnaise is making the difference between life and death for some turtles affected by the estimated...

As oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

Shutdowns led to the refineries flaring, or burning and releasing gasesWhat caused huge Texas blackouts – a visual explainerThe largest oil refineries released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this week,...

Allies seek to turn page on strains of Donald Trump eraOil permit revocation and US goods order complicate pictureJoe Biden will hold his first bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday,...

The Line 3 route traverses land that Native American pipeline opponents say is protected by US treaties with Ojibwe nations

Ogale and Bille villagers say Shell oil operations have caused severe pollution including to their drinking water

An oil spill at Chevron's oil refinery in Richmond, California has dumped approximately 600 gallons of petroleum into the San Francisco Bay. The spill is believed to have started at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, only to be noticed...

Energy firm seeks to grow operation by 20% but offset expansion via carbon capture and ‘nature-based solutions’

Royal Dutch Shell Group, one of the largest publicly traded oil producers in the world, just laid out its plan for how the company will survive in a zero-emission, climate conscious world...

Energy giant bids to grow operation by 20% but offset expansion via carbon capture and ‘nature-based solutions’

The fossil fuel giants need to find new ways to reduce emissions, generate growth and maintain their share price

The new president is focusing on seven key areas to reverse a legacy of environmental destruction and climate denialism