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Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark

Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

16, Mar, 2024 @3:43 PM

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Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog
Spending to clean up their operations would be equivalent to only 5% of profits made last year, IEA estimates

Fiona Harvey Environment editor

13, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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John Kerry doesn’t get it: the US can’t be a force for good on the climate until it stops fossil fuel expansion | Letter
Letters: Allie Rosenbluth of Oil Change International disputes a claim made by the special presidential envoy in a Guardian interview

07, Mar, 2024 @6:38 PM

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Campaigners get go-ahead to challenge plans for oilfield in Lincolnshire Wolds
Permission granted for judicial review after Planning Inspectorate overturned local council’s decision to reject plan

Matthew Taylor

04, Mar, 2024 @1:39 PM

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John Kerry: US committed to tackling climate crisis despite fossil fuel growth
Outgoing climate chief says he is ‘not ready’ to give up on 1.5C target he helped negotiate in Paris agreement

Fiona Harvey Environment editor

04, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Abandoned pipelines could release poisons into North Sea, scientists warn
Researchers say toxic chemicals pose a pollution risk as oil and gas companies are allowed to leave pipelines to rot

Rachel Salvidge and Leana Hosea

24, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Minister consulted BP over incentives to maximise oil production, FoI reveals
Exclusive: Meeting took place days after BP reported record profits while households were squeezed by high energy bills

Damian Carrington Environment editor

05, Feb, 2024 @12:16 PM

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Alok Sharma condemns government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle
Former Cop26 president abstains from vote saying bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuels

Helena Horton Environment reporter

22, Jan, 2024 @10:14 PM

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Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil
Dithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warn

Robin McKie and Toby Helm

21, Jan, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash
Panel was originally composed of 28 men, a move condemned as ‘regressive’ and ‘shocking’

Damian Carrington Environment editor

19, Jan, 2024 @1:42 PM

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Gas drilling at site in Jeremy Hunt’s Surrey constituency given green light
Chancellor has been accused of not sufficiently opposing the scheme since taking his cabinet position

Helena Horton Environment reporter

09, Jan, 2024 @7:16 PM

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Factchecked: the UK government’s claims about North Sea oil and gas
Rishi Sunak says the policy shift towards fossil fuels will lower bills and is backed by independent advisers. Is he right?

Helena Horton Environment reporter

08, Jan, 2024 @4:01 PM

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