Fossil Fuels articles

Saint Lucia waves goodbye to fossil fuels

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Caribbean island signs up to Richard Branson-backed Carbon War Room initiative to phase out fossil fuel imports in favour of green energy

20 May 2013

GreenRoad and Henry Colbeck team up to tackle soaring fuel costs - case study

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North East supplier reveals how green driving app has helped cut fuel costs by five per cent

10 May 2013

BT Fleet reveals how 'chipping' technology is slashing emissions and fuel costs - case study

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Viezu Technologies adapts approach beloved of boy racers to drastically improve fleet fuel efficiency

09 May 2013

The top five fuel-saving strategies to put a brake on costs

BusinessGreen Plus' fuel-saving guide offers practical advice on cutting the spiralling cost of running cars, vans and trucks

08 May 2013

Obama kicks off smog crackdown with new fuel standards

Auto industry voices support for proposed new rules designed to reduce health risks and improve vehicle efficiency

02 Apr 2013

IMF calls for world's $1.9tr fossil fuel subsidies to be removed

Subsidies have adverse effects on public finances, economic growth, equity and the environment, body says

28 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: The reaction

BusinessGreen Plus runs down the reaction to George Osborne's Budget announcements on fuel duty, shale gas, CCS and more

20 Mar 2013

Clean energy reserves could match fossil fuels

Bloomberg New Energy Finance report finds 'larger than expected' wind and bioenergy contribution in US and Brazil

19 Mar 2013

Fracking communities should get incentives, says minister

Energy minister John Hayes does not say whether handouts should come from taxpayer or fracking companies

19 Mar 2013

Dash for gas a 'risky' investment for UK, scientists warn

Report argues volatile prices and uncertainty over the scale of shale gas reserves mean UK needs to be smarter around its gas policy

18 Mar 2013

Only carbon taxes will help the fuel poor

Poorer UK households are facing a triple injustice when it comes to cutting carbon emissions, argues Simon Roberts of the Centre for Sustainable Energy

13 Mar 2013

Report: Ministers' links to energy companies limiting climate action

Campaign group calls on government to break links with oil and coal giants as well as finance companies that fund them

11 Mar 2013

Shell to 'pause' Arctic drilling for 2013

Green groups welcome move, but company insists it will look to resume controversial exploration programme at 'a later date'

28 Feb 2013

PwC: Shale oil surge poses threat to renewables

Green groups warn against huge shale oil risks as report finds it could comprise 12 per cent of oil production in 2035

14 Feb 2013

HSBC and Aviva back project to identify 'stranded' high-carbon assets

Oxford University research programme aims to highlight investments whose value is likely to decline in a low-carbon future

11 Feb 2013

Friends of the Earth says George Osborne creating 'bonanza' for oil firms

Tax breaks worth almost £1bn lead FoE to accuse the chancellor of 'bending over backwards to help the big oil barons'

04 Feb 2013

HSBC: Oil majors at risk from 'unburnable' reserves

HSBC study finds meeting international climate goals could strip 60 per cent of the value from companies such as BP, Shell, and Statoil

29 Jan 2013

Can anyone defuse the 'Carbon Bomb'?

Greenpeace's new report deserves to make headlines around the world, but a dysfunctional political and economic system guards against action

22 Jan 2013

'Carbon Bomb' projects threaten explosion in global emissions

Point of No Return report from Greenpeace highlights how the world’s 14 largest planned fossil fuel projects will increase emissions 20 per cent

22 Jan 2013

Sainsbury's pumps up motoring campaign to save fuel

Business Secretary Vince Cable backs supermarket trial to reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption

14 Dec 2012

Autumn Statement - Offshore wind could be hit by Green Bank borrowing delay

Government's failure to drive down debt deals a blow to clean tech projects, as green groups slam fuel duty freeze

06 Dec 2012

Fossil fuel subsidies 'a disaster' for economy and environment

Friends of the Earth says Chancellor is relying on increasing revenues from a declining industry and ignoring green growth

05 Dec 2012

Harvard students vote to ditch fossil fuel investments

Almost three quarters of students want university to divest its interests in fossil fuels, but President refuses to meet campaigners

21 Nov 2012

IEA slams 'epic failure' of global energy efficiency policy

Report bemoans 'disappointingly slow' progress in tapping energy efficiency potential, as figures show 30 per cent rise in fossil fuel subsidies

12 Nov 2012

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