Fossil Fuels
Report: Fossil fuel groups may seek to 'undermine' UN climate talks
Campaign group Corporate Accountability International claims fossil fuel industries could use their influence at UN talks to try and slow climate action
Report: European energy giants putting $14bn of earnings at risk through fossil fuels reliance
CDP analysis finds 14 major utility firms set to miss carbon budgets due to heavy reliance on fossil fuel power generation
Could shifting focus towards fossil fuel sectors tempt US to stay in the Paris Agreement?
Reports suggest Trump's White House wants more focus on technologies such as CCS, while separate analysis highlights $19tn opportunity from clean energy
Are oil giants finally pivoting towards a greener future?
Statoil releases a 'climate roadmap', as Shell boss warns public faith in fossil fuel industry is disappearing - are oil giants at last waking up to carbon bubble risks?
End fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, insurers and investors tell G20
Sixteen investors and insurers worth more than $2.8tr in assets under management claim government subsidy support for fossil fuels is jeopardising Paris goals
UK dependency on fossil fuels hits record low
Surge in renewables generation, alongside rebooted nuclear and crash in coal use spell cleanest energy system on record for UK, new BEIS data reveals
HSBC to launch new sustainable finance unit
New unit formed in anticipation of a rising interest in the sector from clients, says banking giant
Diesel farms make fresh bids to supply National Grid back-up power
Polluting generators could win multimillion-pound contracts, with some also eligible for generous tax breaks
Islamic Society of North America becomes world's first Muslim institution to divest
Move coincides with statement from eminent faith leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, calling on global financiers to divert cash from fossil fuels to renewables
Reports: World's first steel CCS project comes online
Abu Dhabi project expected to save emissions equivalent to taking more than 170,000 cars off the road
Reports: Oil majors prepare to launch renewables investment fund
Seven oil companies, including BP, Saudi Aramco and Statoil, will later this week launch an investment fund to accelerate development of low-carbon technologies
Dong Energy considers sale of oil and gas assets to focus on windfarms
Sale could help Danish company enhance position as leading exponent of wind power in UK
Trump makes polluting projects a priority for first 100 days
Republican candidate's scandal-stricken campaign attempts to reset with policy programme focused on approving Keystone pipeline and slashing climate funding
Are credit ratings agencies finally sounding the alarm on climate risks?
New report from Moody's on power sector risks and opportunities comes amid a flurry of similar warnings from the world's top credit ratings agencies
What does it take to 'really' take control of our energy system?
Fracking's about as far from locally controlled energy as you can get. We can do so much better, says David Powell at the New Economics Foundation
Lightfoot smart device boosts driving efficiency, trial shows
Connected device aims to help motorists drive in a more environmentally friendly way
Report: Climate goals must mean an end to new fossil fuel production
Limiting warming to below two degrees means halting new fossil fuel construction and retiring some existing plants early, new analysis shows
US and China reveal how phasing out 'inefficient' fossil fuel subsidies is easier said than done
Data gaps in China and political opposition in the US mean efforts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies continue to face significant challenges
Australians support bank action on climate, survey shows
Polling shows 72 per cent of Aussies back investment in projects that don't contribute to climate change
Steel emissions could power low-carbon flight, claims Virgin Atlantic
Airline develops world's first jet fuel made with waste industrial gases from steel mills
Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
Could we combine hydrogen and carbon to produce a sustainable fuel from solar energy?
After Apple tax ruling, fossil fuel companies should be worried
Political nonsense or the rule of law? Apple's €13bn tax bill is a cautionary tale for fossil fuel companies, argues ClientEarth's Sam Bright
Did 'hypocritical' investors breach responsible investment commitments by backing Exxon?
Analysis by campaign group shows how investment firms signed up to responsible investment principles helped block calls for oil giant to improve its climate-related disclosures
European institutions accused of undermining Paris Agreement by funding dirty energy projects
EU bodies including the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are backing fossil fuel projects that threaten progress on climate targets, NGOs claim
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