Tar Sands

Contrary to all evidence, the new US president will ignore climate change science and proceed with aggressive pro-oil and gas policies

Republican candidate's scandal-stricken campaign attempts to reset with policy programme focused on approving Keystone pipeline and slashing climate funding

Prestigious university blacklists investments in coal and tar sands, and reveals plans to pressure fund managers to factor climate change into investment decisions following year-long review

TransCanada has launched a lawsuit for $15bn in lost investment, claiming Obama overstepped Constitutional authority in rejecting the controversial pipeline

Home of Canadian tar sands reveals ambitious plan to price carbon and slash emissions

President Obama is the latest global figure to weigh in on the increasingly tangible risk of stranded carbon assets. But will investors buy in?

"America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change and frankly approving this project would have undercut that global leadership"

US energy giant and oil sands body stump up funding for carbon capture technology prize

Presidential candidate says the controversial project is a 'distraction' and not in the best interests of 'what we need to do to combat climate change'

How is the fossil fuel industry responding to growing pressure to address future emissions in the run-up to the Paris summit?