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- Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022 Tue, 31 Oct 23, 4:00pmExclusive: Projects that risk 1.5C heating target operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and US banks
- As a global energy crisis returns the UK push for a green economy makes even more sense | Richard Partington Sun, 22 Oct 23, 9:55pmRishi Sunak’s decision to dilute net zero policies has become even more shortsighted
- The UK has a PR plan masquerading as an industrial strategy Sun, 14 May 23, 7:35pmBritain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering
- ‘I know how much it hurts’: Biden to release US oil in bid to lower gas prices – as it happened Fri, 1 Apr 22, 7:23amPresident lays out plan to free 1m daily barrels from US oil reserveBiden suggests Putin may be in isolation and may have fired advisersUS plans to end Covid-era order blocking asylum seekers at borderRussia-Ukraine war –...
- The Guardian view on Biden’s green revolution: it needs revolutionaries | Editorial Mon, 26 Apr 21, 3:04amThe climate emergency should not be used to make poorer countries dependent on private finance
- World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head Tue, 2 Feb 21, 1:52amEnergy watchdog’s Fatih Birol says shift away from coal in key regions needs to be made a global priority
- US fossil fuel giants set for a coronavirus bailout bonanza Tue, 12 May 20, 8:09pmExclusive: oil, coal and fracking companies in line to benefit from $750bn bond scheme
- America’s fracking boom flounders as global prices and demand collapse Sun, 26 Apr 20, 1:00amThe shale industry made the US a major producer once again. But Covid-19 looks likely to ruin many prospectors
- America’s fracking boom founders as global prices and demand collapse Sun, 26 Apr 20, 1:00amThe shale industry made the US a major producer once again. But Covid-19 looks likely to ruin many prospectors
- US shale industry expected to shrink sharply as oil price falls Sat, 18 Apr 20, 1:12amProducers forced to shut rigs as demand slumps and US market drops below $18 a barrel
- Trump blasts 'prophets of doom' in attack on climate activism Wed, 22 Jan 20, 12:29amComment came as Greta Thunberg demanded immediate action in Davos
- Trump decries climate ‘prophets of doom’ as he hails 1tn trees plan Wed, 22 Jan 20, 12:29amEnvironmentalists question president’s attempt to show green credentials in Davos
- Why Iran crisis is unlikely to hit US consumers hard at the gas pumps Wed, 8 Jan 20, 8:00pmRumors of Middle East war used to inevitably lead to soaring gas prices but fracking revolution has changed the market landscape
- US rules out any talk of a climate crisis in trade negotiations Sun, 22 Dec 19, 7:05amCampaigners furious at American ban revealed by leaked documentsThe US has banned mention of the climate crisis in trade talks with the UK, an analysis of leaked documents has revealed.In negotiating a trade deal, the UK...
- 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