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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

Published: 4 Mar 2024

The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors

Dramatic changes in energy industry and EVs reducing fossil fuel use, but shipping, aviation and industry a long way from net zero

Published: 9 Feb 2024

Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025

Published: 24 Jan 2024

UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies

Campaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels

Published: 27 Dec 2023
A battle for interpretation of the Cop28 deal on a fossil fuel phase-out

Letter: Michael Jacobs on the use of the ambiguous term ‘energy systems’ in the agreement, and how it should be understood

Published: 19 Dec 2023

Published: 19 Dec 2023
Cop28 failed to halt fossil fuels’ deadly expansion plans – so what now?

The absence of a ‘phase-out’ let petrostates off the hook, but there are multiple other ways to end the era of coal, oil and gas

Published: 14 Dec 2023
More UK universities cutting ties with fossil fuel industry

Student pressure pushes higher education institutions to commit to divesting from fossil fuels

Published: 13 Dec 2023

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high

Published: 5 Dec 2023

Today in Focus
The secret plan to ‘hook’ the developing world on oil

As Cop28 begins in Dubai today, secret Saudi Arabian plan to get poorer countries ‘hooked on its harmful products’ has emerged. Damian Carrington reports

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Published: 29 Nov 2023
Companies still investing too much in fossil fuels, global energy watchdog says

Head of International Energy Agency says the industry faces a ‘moment of truth’ as Cop28 talks approach

Published: 23 Nov 2023
The past years were the hottest on record. Yet we’re on track to burn more fossil fuels

Kim Heacox

A new report says many countries are increasing their oil and gas production. Delegates to Cop28 must confront this crisis

Published: 14 Nov 2023

Published: 14 Nov 2023
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea

Energy firm’s lawsuit seeks indefinite block on protesters targeting its infrastructure

Published: 9 Nov 2023

Carbon bombs
France is Europe’s biggest supporter of ‘carbon bomb’ projects, data shows

French banks have financed $154bn to firms running biggest fossil fuel projects since 2015 climate pact

Published: 31 Oct 2023

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