UK government’s planet-harming plans face multiple legal fights in 2023
Towards the end of 2022, the UK government gave the go-ahead for the country's first new coalmine in decades. It ...
Tag: fossil fuels
The Tories are about to decide whether to open a new coal mine or not
The government is set to say if it's granting planning permission for a new coal mine. It has repeatedly delayed ...
Environmentalist says climate COPs help people mobilise, despite being rigged
Rishi Sunak's initial decision not to attend COP27 - and his subsequent U-turn - generated chatter about what these climate ...
Court acquits scientists for protest over Tory government’s fossil fuel plans
Magistrates acquitted five scientists on 21 October for their protest against the government's energy plans, which includes new oil and ...
Tories push fossil fuel expansion even as climate crisis leads to record excess deaths
On 7 October, the UK opened up a new licensing round for potentially over 100 fossil fuel licences in the ...
Legal challenge against Surrey oil project is heading to the Supreme Court
A years-long legal battle against an onshore oil project in Surrey is heading to the Supreme Court. In February, the ...
Scientists urge the world to wake up as yet another dire climate record is broken
We have known about this for half a century, and have failed to do anything meaningful about it. What's it ...
Energy giant Shell just had a bad week. The next one could be even worse.
Energy giant Shell took a reputational hit on 23 May. A longstanding consultant quit, accusing the company of enduring and wilful ...
Climate protest forces Shell to pause shareholder meeting
Chairman Sir Andrew Mackenzie asked police to clear the room in central London after repeatedly being interrupted by members of ...
Noam Chomsky’s staggering take on the link between aliens and the climate crisis
What do extra-terrestrials have to do with the environmental crises we're facing on Earth? Much more than you'd think, according ...
Campaign intensifies against vast oil project in Africa’s last paradise
A global campaign intensified its efforts to halt a vast oil project in Africa on the day the latest UN ...
Extinction Rebellion in fourth day of protests at Esso West oil facility
Campaigners have been staging climate change demonstrations at oil terminals and refineries across the UK since Friday.
The National Portrait Gallery ending its relationship with BP is a victory for direct action
On 22 February, the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) announced its sponsorship with British Petroleum (BP) is at an end. The relationship ...
As energy prices are set to rise again, Shell plans to hand £6bn to shareholders
The business said profits have risen dramatically in the last few months.
We couldn’t find anyone willing to accept responsibility for the expansion of a Welsh coalmine
Following the UN climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November last year, 190 countries and organisations, including the UK, agreed to: ...
One horrifying image should be a deathblow to the fossil fuel industry’s expansion hopes
The fossil fuel industry says it wants to be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Despite this, it's ...
Hilarious COP26 prank highlights the absurd level of corporate capture at the conference
A recent prank has helped to highlight the absurd level of corporate capture at the COP26 conference. Glasgow Calls Out ...
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