The energy and climate change secretary announced a £20m investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology at a plant in Scotland on Saturday, as Edinburgh...
By embracing green technology and improving energy efficiency, China could generate 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050 while also cutting costs, a new...
Former Irish president Mary Robinson has said the fossil fuel divestment campaign is a “shining example” of what must be done in the fight against climate...
This week, the global oil and gas industry is celebrating International Petroleum Week (IPW) – an “annual thought-leadership event for influencers and decision-makers from the oil...
Jeremy Leggett is a leading advocate of clean energy. At a recent Forum for the Future event, he gave an impassioned call to arms for renewables....
A Norwegian university is debating whether it is ethical to research the oil industry in light of emission reduction targets and the impact the sector has...
The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with oil giant Shell in a bid to reduce environmental impacts and...
Responsible investment network Ceres has warned of the risk of water scarcity linked to the water-intensive shale gas extraction method fracking – particularly in arid regions...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
Air pollutants from oil sands in Canada are “highly carcinogenic” and their effects on human health have been so far taken too lightly, according to researchers...
Ben Goldsmith, head of sales and marketing and a partner at WHEB, speaks to Jeremy Grantham, the chief investment strategist at GMO, about resource scarcity and...
Can shale gas solve Europe’s energy and climate challenges? That was the question on the table at an event hosted by the thinktank Policy Exchange on...
A coalition of 17 philanthropic foundations, with combined assets of nearly $2 billion (£1.2 billion), has pledged to divest from fossil fuels in an effort to...
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced it will suspend its controversial plans for Arctic drilling after witnessing a 39% annual net profits slump, in what...
Barack Obama told Congress on Tuesday that the US has plans to further reduce carbon emissions while boosting renewables and energy efficiency. In his annual State...