Single-use plastics are helping keep people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, but creating new challenges for governments in dealing with the waste problem
Historically, low oil prices were bad for climate action, but these are new times, writes ECIU's Dr Jonathan Marshall
No one knows how the oil price crash and coronavirus crisis will play out for the green economy, but the stakes could not be higher
Low oil price likely to stick around for some time prompting fundamental change to energy investment that could accelerate net zero, experts suggest
Oil and gas giant exits Independent Petroleum Association of America and puts two other lobby groups on notice over climate stance
New government stats show renewable generation grew by almost five per cent in 2019, while coal, gas and nuclear all experienced declines in output
Influential think tank argues governments could soon be forced into an abrupt net zero policy shift that would threaten value of oil assets
Fossil fuel firms must develop a clear strategy for managing the low carbon transition, experts are set to warn attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Norway's state-backed energy giant pledges to cut emissions from its Norway operations by 40 per cent by 2030, 70 per cent by 2040 and to near zero by 2050
The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies' relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change