Search

The new owner of The Spectator magazine has close financial ties to a U.S. firm with major investments in oil, gas, and coal – including several projects dubbed “carbon bombs” [...]

A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report. The motion recommends [...]

A former Exxon executive sits on a university’s board of trustees. Fossil fuel representatives develop undergraduate courses. Schools lease out their land for fracking. Industry-funded studies end up influencing federal [...]

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Methane levels have seen a startling increase since the early 2020s, according to a new study. The potent greenhouse gas, known for its significant impact [...]

India, June 27 -- SRWE report highlights persistent dominance of fossil fuels despite surge in renewables The world has reached record rates of primary energy consumption in 2023, up by [...]

Oil majors are not on track to hit Paris Agreement climate targets that limit global temperature rise to 1.5C, a new report reveals. Eight fossil fuel giants – Chevron, ExxonMobil, [...]

This article by (https://www.commondreams.org/news/banks-financing-fossil-fuels) Common Dreams is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The world’s 60 biggest banks funded fossil fuels to the tune [...]

Byline: Hazel Bradford Energy transition investing may go by different names or strategies, but one thing is clear: The money is there, and the investing is poised for impressive growth. [...]

India, March 31 -- The coal block will power India's energy needs, as we are still highly reliant on fossil fuels; but what about the local people of the area, [...]

Last year was one of the (https://www.cfr.org/article/weather-summer-2023-was-most-extreme-yet) worst on record for climate change-related disasters, yet Canada's federal government spent $18.6 billion supporting the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. A new [...]

One of the U.S.'s leading anticancer groups has hired a network of lobbyists that also works on behalf of the fossil fuel industry, according to a new report. The American [...]

A new report issued by the Alberta Utilities Commission has confirmed what environmentalists have been saying all along: renewable energy systems are not a threat to the environment or agriculture. [...]

India, March 13 -- Of the 120 Mt of methane that escaped into the atmosphere, around 80Mt came from the top 10 emitter countries Methane emissions from fuel use in [...]

Canada's major pension funds are dragging their heels on climate change, according to a new report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health. Shift Action is a charitable [...]

A new (https://www.sierraclub.org/beyond-dirty-fuels/what-created-californias-orphan-idle-well-crisis-how-solve) report from the Sierra Club has found that more than 40,000 unplugged oil and gas wells are sitting idle across California -- potentially leaking planet-warming gas and [...]

For the second time in four months, climate activists have gathered at the headquarters of Havas London to protest the ad agency's relationship with Shell. According to the group, Extinction [...]

Saudi Arabia is destroying the oil market. The policies adopted after Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman became oil minister have made it difficult financially for companies to expand oil exploration [...]

India, Dec. 11 -- FAO reveals global roadmap for food systems; experts say it fails to target fossil fuels The story has been updated. On December 10, 2023 a first-of-its-kind [...]

Exeter UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points - and progress towards positive tipping points - accelerate, a [...]

India, Dec. 5 -- US, UK, EU, Japan, and Australia must more than double NDC ambition to reach lower end of their fair share Canada, the United States (US), Norway, [...]

The vast majority of corporate advocacy promoting (https://www.desmog.com/carbon-capture-and-storage-technology/) carbon capture and storage is misaligned with climate science, new research shows. According to an (https://influencemap.org/report/CCS-and-Corporate-Policy-Engagement-24754) analysis released today by InfluenceMap, over [...]

The UK's events at this year's COP28 summit will be hosted by a Daily Mail events firm that specialises in organising exhibitions for the oil and gas industry, DeSmog can [...]

The investment fund that has reportedly reached an agreement to buy the Telegraph Media Group has stakes in several oil and gas companies, DeSmog can report. U.S.-based RedBird Capital has [...]

India, Nov. 17 -- Four power plants will emit over 6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year at their lowest estimates A new report has identified four gas power [...]

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a stark warning in its latest report published this week, revealing a distressing surge in greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, [...]

India, Nov. 15 -- Carbon dioxide levels reached50% higher than pre-industrial levels The concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere rose to record levels in [...]

Burning (https://www.businessinsider.com/fossil-fuel-companies-spend-millions-to-promote-individual-responsibility-2021-3) fossil fuels is a huge health hazard. The (https://www.businessinsider.com/types-of-pollution-health-effects-2019-3) air pollution alone causes 1 in 5 deaths annually. A (https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-approval-alaska-drilling-could-be-big-oils-last-surge-2023-3) rapid transition to green energy sources would prevent [...]

India, Oct. 30 -- Report calls for a balancing act, recommends maintaining fossil fuels backing Global emissions are on track to raise temperatures by around 2.4 degrees Celsius under existing [...]

India, Oct. 12 -- These solutions are also estimated to be cost-effective, says IEA-UNEP Dedicated actions to reduce methane emissions from fossil fuel production and use will be essential to [...]