Westminster to fund quarantine stays for COP26 attendees from red list countries
Westminster is to fund hotel quarantine stays for delegates travelling to COP26 from red list countries.
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How can domestic oil and gas production play a role in tackling climate change?
How can continuing to extract oil and gas from beneath our seas play a role in tackling climate change? Shouldn’t we just shut down North Sea production now?
Scotland not a world leader on climate change, claims Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said she does not believe Scotland is a world leader on climate change, as the Scottish Government claims.
Extinction Rebellion kicks off latest mass climate protest in London
Extinction Rebellion has kicked off its fifth mass protest in London as activists demanded the Government stop investment in fossil fuels.
Nicola Sturgeon calls on UK ministers to ‘reassess’ Cambo oil field plan
Nicola Sturgeon has asked the UK Government to “reassess” oil and gas licences already issued – including the controversial Cambo development.
Extinction Rebellion vows to return to the streets as convictions are overturned
Extinction Rebellion has vowed to return to the streets following more successful appeals to overturn convictions by its activists.
‘Now is the time to act’ – BP boss responds to IPCC climate change report
The chief executive of BP has added his name to the list of those calling for urgent action following the publication of a worrying climate change study.
UK energy minister discusses support to decarbonise the North Sea
Details of further government support for decarbonising the North Sea oil and gas sector will be considered by the UK government ahead of its autumn spending review in November, the minister for energy and climate change has said on a visit to Aberdeen.
IPCC report ‘must sound a death knell’ for oil and gas, says UN head
An “alarming” new report setting out the impact of climate change on the planet should spell the end for oil and gas, according to a senior international figure.
Unequivocal, unprecedented: IPCC report sets out stark reality of climate crisis
Humans are unequivocally driving global warming - with impacts from heatwaves to rising seas and extreme rain already seen around the world, a new UN IPCC report warns.
North Sea oil boss caught up in storm over climate change tweets
The boss of a London-listed North Sea oil minnow has deleted his personal Twitter account following criticism of views he expressed on climate change.
Climate talk overtakes ‘growth’ on fossil fuel conference calls
The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are more likely to talk to Wall Street about emissions than how their businesses might grow.
Australia to appeal climate ruling that threatens fossil fuels
Australia will challenge a court ruling that orders the government to consider climate change impacts from a planned coal mine expansion, a decision seen as clouding the prospects for any new fossil fuels projects.
ExxonMobil: Wealth manager ‘sceptical’ on crediting Engine No.1 for oil giant’s performance
A wealth management firm has said it is “sceptical” that Engine No.1 can take “all of the credit” for the share price performance of ExxonMobil.
Step up climate action of risk failure at key Cop26 summit, government warned
The Government must rapidly step up action on climate change - or risk undermining "global Britain" and success at key Cop26 talks this year, its advisers have warned.
‘Petrolhead’ who beat Shell shows how law can fight climate change
Royal Dutch Shell Plc hired a team of pricey lawyers for its defense against environmental activists in a Dutch court, and lost. A decade-old, $22 book might have upped their chances of winning.
Urgent action needed to ensure UK can cope with climate impacts, advisers warn
The Government is failing to ensure the UK can cope with the worsening risks of rising temperatures and extreme weather, climate advisers have warned.
Shell ready to ‘rise to challenge’ of court ruling, CEO expects to appeal verdict
Shell’s CEO has said it will “rise to the challenge” after the supermajor was ordered by a Dutch court to drastically cut its emissions.
Day of reckoning really has arrived for Big Oil
A few weeks ago, three of the world’s largest listed energy corporations were given a kicking of a kind that is destined to change Big Oil forever.
Cost of excluding wind farms from UK’s most scenic areas revealed in Aberdeen Uni study
A new study from Aberdeen University has put the spotlight on the cost of excluding wind farms from the most scenic areas of the UK.
Big Oil could look to divest carbon intense assets following Shell ruling, says analyst
Supermajors could look to divest their carbon heavy assets in order to meet climate change targets, a Verisk Maplecroft analyst has said.
Total completes TotalEnergies rebrand
Total has officially changed its name to TotalEnergies as part of efforts to reflect its net zero ambitions.
All G20 countries on course for a ‘disorderly energy transition’, research body warns
None of the world’s major economies are currently on course to deliver on their climate change targets, a new study has found.
Shareholders back Shell transition strategy, but support for activist resolution doubles
Almost a third of shareholders defied the wishes of Shell board members to vote in favour of a resolution tabled by an activist shareholder group at its annual general meeting today.
PM sets out ‘most ambitious target in the world’ for cutting climate emissions
Boris Johnson has announced a "world-leading" new legal target to cut the UK's greenhouse gas emissions by nearly four-fifths by 2035.