Fossil Fuels

Industry commits to halving operational emissions within the next decade, as it seeks to deliver net zero emissions from UK basin by 2050

Campaigners hope precedent set by high profile Heathrow ruling could force government into a rethink over continued support for new fossil fuel projects

Royal College of Psychiatrists and Jesuits in Britain become latest groups joining growing movement to remove their financial interests in fossil fuels

Shareholders worth more than £100bn are calling on Barclays to phase out the provision of financial services to energy firms that remain unaligned with the Paris Agreement

The Royal College of Physicians is joining a growing number of UK health organisations that are divesting from fossil fuel companies

2019 set another record high for green energy generation in the UK but according to a new Carbon Brief analysis low-carbon electricity output rose by just 1 per cent

National Grid data for whole of 2019 reveals combination of wind, solar, nuclear and subsea cables delivered more power than fossil fuels for first time

The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies' relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change

Fossil fuel emissions have increased four per cent since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, according to a major international research project

Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition