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Environmental organisation 350.org has welcomed the decision by the government of Indonesia to introduce export duties and a windfall tax on coal, calling for the revenues generated to be directed towards renewable energy, rather than fossil fuel subsides.
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Windfall tax on coal duties in Indonesia should be directed to renewables, says organisation

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Environmental organisation 350.org has welcomed the decision by the government of Indonesia to introduce export duties and a windfall tax…

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[Photo: Simon Stiell at the 2026 Green Growth Summit, © Michael Chia]
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‘An immense irony’ – fossil fuel proponents supercharging the renewables boom

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The growing fossil fuel cost crisis has led to what UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has described as…

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The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels has concluded in Colombia, an event that saw representatives from close to 60 countries come together to address ways to wind down fossil fuel production.
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What they said – First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

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The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels has concluded in Colombia, an event that saw representatives from close…

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The continued dependence on fossil fuels is not only a climate risk, but also a growing economic threat for major industries, a new report by the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found.
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Continued reliance on fossil fuels becoming a ‘major economic threat’ for key industries

5 months ago4 months ago4 mins

The continued dependence on fossil fuels is not only a climate risk, but also a growing economic threat for major…

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The conflict involving Iran and the resulting instability around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed energy security back to the center of the global policy agenda.
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Will the Iran crisis really accelerate the energy transition?

5 months ago5 months ago8 mins

Op-ed by Matthew Haswell, director of clients at Boss Energy. The conflict involving Iran and the resulting instability around the…

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The European Commission has proposed a set of actions to protect EU citizens from the impact of the energy crisis, which Sean Casey, EY Ireland energy industry leader has described as a "welcome and pragmatic response".
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European Commission efforts to address rising energy prices a ‘welcome and pragmatic response’, says EY

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The European Commission has proposed a set of actions to protect EU citizens from the impact of the energy crisis,…

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Investment in clean energy can be the antidote to the "cost chaos" of fossil fuels, United Nations Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told the Green Transformation (GX) Week in Yeosu, Korea.
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Clean energy the antidote to fossil fuel ‘cost chaos’, says UN Climate Change chief

5 months ago5 months ago4 mins

Investment in clean energy can be the antidote to the “cost chaos” of fossil fuels, United Nations Climate Change executive…

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While Ireland is making progress on emissions reduction, this falls far short of the reductions achieved elsewhere in Europe, Professor John Sweeney of Maynooth University has told the Business Post ESG & Sustainable Business Summit.
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Ireland ‘kicking the can down the road’ on emissions reduction, says climatologist

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While Ireland is making progress on emissions reduction, this falls far short of the reductions achieved elsewhere in Europe, Professor…

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An investor group led by the shareholder activist organisation Follow This has called on BP to address a shareholder resolution concerning its long-term strategy under scenarios in which global demand for oil and gas declines, according to reports.
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Investor group calls on BP to address shareholder resolution or face potential legal action

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

An investor group led by activist organisation Follow This has called on BP to address a shareholder resolution concerning its…

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UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told an event in Brussels that fossil fuel dependency is "ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing it with subservience and rising costs", citing the ongoing crisis in the Gulf region.
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Fossil fuel dependency is ‘ripping away national security and sovereignty’, says UN climate chief

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told an event in Brussels that fossil fuel dependency is “ripping away…

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