Scotland’s 2030 climate change targets unreachable, says watchdog
A damning report from the Committee on Climate Change (2030) has lambasted a lack of progress to meet the 2030 goals.
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Why politicians are stoking a climate backlash that threatens green goals
Politicians are vowing to roll back green policies and downplaying climate change ahead of key elections on both sides of the Atlantic, casting doubt on whether countries can maintain momentum in the transition away from fossil fuels.
Climate activists in Norway claimed victory in a court battle over North Sea oil fields. Will the UK be next?
After a court in Norway ruled in favour of climate activists over North Sea oil field downstream emissions, will UK courts follow suit?
Edinburgh University leads EU funded carbon removal collaboration hub
University of Edinburgh researchers spearhead €5.2 million EU-funded project to establish European carbon removal market.
Why carbon capture is Big Oil’s solution for climate change
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is the President-Designate of the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Dubai, or COP28. He’s also head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
ClientEarth lawsuit against Shell’s board of directors over net zero strategy dismissed
UK Court of Appeal refuses to hear appeal from ClientEarth after its lawsuit against Shell's board of directors was dismissed in July
Shell CEO reassures staff he believes in climate action
Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) chief executive officer Wael Sawan told the company’s staff that he “believes in urgent climate action,” despite shifting focus toward its core oil and gas businesses.
Decarbonisation conference lauds progress, but warns UK could soon ‘lag behind’ global leaders
Over 200 energy industry leaders gathered in Aberdeen today as Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) held its first ever decarbonisation conference.
Dick Winchester: Climate Enforced Migration will sweep aside D&I
Diversity and Inclusion are topics that frankly, I have a real struggle getting my head around, primarily because I was brought up by a progressive Cornish rebel of a mother in such a way that I had no need to include either word in my vocabulary. I just learnt to accept that regardless of any differences everyone was of equal importance and value to society.
UK reviewing membership of controversial Energy Charter Treaty
The UK Government is reviewing its membership of a controversial pact over claims it is at odds with international climate commitments.
Greenpeace should not get ‘seat at the table’ in government talks, No 10 says
Greenpeace should not be given "a seat at the table" in Whitehall discussions of climate-related issues following an anti-oil protest targeting Rishi Sunak's home, Downing Street has said.
Window of opportunity to preserve liveable climate rapidly closing, says IPCC
There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and secure a safe and liveable future for the global population, according to a new UN report.
ExxonMobil: Oil giant knew about climate change in 1970s as it sowed doubt
A new study of ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) own climate change projections offers fresh evidence that the oil giant’s models accurately forecast global warming even as it publicly sowed doubt about the crisis.
Saudi Arabia and China team up on energy and climate
The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), a leading Riyadh-based advisory think tank, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Economics & Technology Research Institute (ETRI), a research institute affiliated with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to foster cross-regional cooperation in energy research.
African countries face “economic devastation” from climate hit to GDP
African countries face "economic devastation" from climate change, an aid agency has warned as it reveals the scale of the hit from rising temperatures on the continent.
UN manipulates climate change debate in partnership with Google
Melissa Fleming, UN under-secretary-general for global communications reported last month about how the UN has partnered with Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to manipulate search results on climate change. “We own the science,” said Fleming, who has no meaningful scientific training.
BBC airs documentary series ‘Big Oil v The World’
Big Oil v the World, BBC's new three-part documentary series on the fossil fuel industry and its impact on the environment, aired its first episode.
‘Polluters’ targeted as hundreds of protestors head to Aberdeen climate camp
Hundreds of climate activists will flock to Aberdeen this month to combat "mass polluters" as part of a climate camp.
What’s the safety case for the planet?
It’s not often an entire train of thought is triggered by a report on an unusual event in the world of ornithology.
Brian Wilson: Setting climate targets is one thing, meeting them is another
Setting targets is one thing and meeting them is another. That is the underlying message on which the latest, highly sceptical report by the Committee on Climate Change is built.
Cost of living and climate change crisis calls for more action
It will come as no surprise to readers when I say we are in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.
‘Not so turn off and onable’
Back in the 1990s, a talking tortoise advertised power for British homes, with the famous slogan 'it's got to be easily turn off and onable.'
Global warming is outrunning efforts to protect human life, scientists warn
The breakneck speed of global warming exceeds the pace of efforts to protect billions of vulnerable people, according to a new report released Monday by the world’s top climate scientists. The report warns of a growing mismatch between rising temperatures and slow, fragmented efforts to adapt, leaving little time for catching up before “a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity” is sealed shut.
Banks still pumping billions into oil and gas despite net zero pledges
Europe’s biggest banks are still pumping billions into the oil and gas sector despite signing up to a landmark net zero initiative.
‘Transition, not extinction’ – Kwarteng says UK can’t turn its back on 250,000 oil and gas jobs
The UK’s business and energy secretary has defended the role of the oil and gas industry in the transition to net zero.