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Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’

Exclusive: UAE using site to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading climate summit, say critics

Ben Stockton

30, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Invasion of Ukraine ‘has fuelled funding boom for clean energy’

International Energy Agency says investment will hit $1.7tn this year, well ahead of fossil fuels

Jillian Ambrose

25, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Shell AGM disrupted by protests as investors reject new emissions targets

Bosses defend oil company against accusations it is not switching away from fossil fuels quickly enough

Jasper Jolly

23, May, 2023 @2:40 PM

$209bn a year is what fossil fuel firms owe in climate reparations. We want that paid | André Wright

After a new study revealing the extent to which developing nations have been damaged, there is no excuse for further delay, says André Wright, a former news and opinion editor at the Jamaica Gleaner

André Wright

19, May, 2023 @4:30 PM

Fossil fuel firms owe climate reparations of $209bn a year, says study

Groundbreaking analysis by One Earth is first to quantify economic burden caused by individual companies

Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter

19, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Could Guyana’s Exxon ruling scare big oil off risky exploration?

Ruling requiring ‘unlimited guarantee’ from oil firms to cover costs of spills could change offshore drilling throughout region

Amy Westervelt

17, May, 2023 @1:02 PM

Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans north sea

Campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown

Matthew Taylor

17, May, 2023 @9:09 AM

Italian oil firm Eni faces lawsuit alleging early knowledge of climate crisis

Exclusive: Company accused of ‘lobbying and greenwashing’ for more fossil fuels despite knowing of risks

Stella Levantesi in Rome

09, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

Shell looks to sell off its stake in controversial Cambo oilfield

Energy firm’s 30% stake in field off Shetlands up for sale amid fierce opposition to new North Sea drilling

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

05, May, 2023 @12:02 PM

Filipino activists appeal to British banks over region devastated by oil spill

Environmentalists from the Philippines urge investors to avoid LNG projects which they say threaten the Verde Island Passage

Patrick Greenfield

05, May, 2023 @11:30 AM

Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds

BlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas

Phillip Inman

02, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?

Ministers are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?