Fossil Fuels

Sandbag Report calls on legislators in Brussels and Westminster to change tack as coal emissions continue to rise

West Sussex County Council throws out plans for exploratory drilling near Wisborough Green

World Council of Churches, representing 300 institutions including the Church of England, set to phase out oil, gas, and coal holdings

Carbon Tracker says oil major is wrong to dismiss carbon bubble theory, as Lego comes under pressure to end partnership with Shell

In a world-first move, the British Medical Association vows to end its investment in fossil fuel companies

In the new land of opportunity, oil is no longer in the picture as it is now

Figures highlighted in report by The Australia Institute does not include Federal Government support

University of Dayton's $670m endowment fund is largest yet to to join divestment movement

Oil prices remain near record highs, the world is reliant on the US gas boom, and renewables make up just a fraction of the energy mix - for BP this is evidence of 'the strength' of the global energy system

The Carbon Trust chair and former Shell boss reckons the oil industry can decarbonise, but only if it starts to take carbon capture and storage seriously