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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

7 months ago7 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

7 months ago7 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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The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) has launched a five-point Renewables Action Plan, which urges governments to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy solutions in response to global energy price shocks.
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Global Renewables Alliance launches plan to accelerate renewable energy deployment

7 months ago7 months ago5 mins

The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) has launched a five-point Renewables Action Plan, which urges governments to accelerate the deployment of…

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With the US and Israel continuing to strike Iran, leading the Middle Eastern country to target the Strait of Hormuz, Greenpeace has said that the burgeoning conflict demonstrates why the world needs to shift away from fossil fuels, particularly oil.
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Iran strikes demonstrate why world needs to quit fossil fuels, say groups

8 months ago8 months ago5 mins

With the US and Israel continuing to strike Iran, leading the Middle Eastern country to target the Strait of Hormuz,…

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The latest draft negotiating text published by the COP30 Presidency does not include the word 'fossil fuels', as it seeks to unite efforts in a 'global mutirão' to tackle climate change.
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COP30 publishes latest draft resolution, ‘fossil fuels’ removed

11 months ago11 months ago6 mins

The latest draft negotiating text published by the COP30 Presidency does not include the word ‘fossil fuels’, as it seeks…

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Transport & Environment (T&E) has called on governments to tax the profits of fossil fuel companies in order to reduce low-income households’ exposure to fuel and energy price fluctuations.
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  • Sustainability

Tax fossil fuel profits to reduce households’ exposure to price fluctuations: T&E

12 months ago11 months ago4 mins

Transport & Environment (T&E) has called on governments to tax the profits of fossil fuel companies in order to reduce…

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The continued over-reliance on fossil fuels, coupled with delayed action on climate change, is costing millions of lives each year, the 2025 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has found.
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Delayed action on climate change ‘costing millions of lives each year’: The Lancet

12 months ago10 months ago4 mins

The continued over-reliance on fossil fuels, coupled with delayed action on climate change, is costing millions of lives each year,…

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‘Drill baby, drill’… for geothermal energy, says analyst

12 months ago12 months ago4 mins

The US should adhere to President Donald Trump’s call to ‘drill baby, drill’ – but for geothermal energy, rather than traditional…

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Fossil fuels likely to retain a ‘large share’ of the energy mix beyond 2050: McKinsey

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

A new report by McKinsey has suggested that fossil fuels are projected to retain a ‘large share’ of the global…

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Rich nations have the opportunity to generate $6.6 trillion per year to fund climate action by ending fossil fuel subsidies and taxing major polluters, new research by Oil Change International has found.
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Wealthy nations could unlock $6.6 trillion annually for climate action

1 year ago12 months ago3 mins

Rich nations have the opportunity to generate $6.6 trillion per year to fund climate action by ending fossil fuel subsidies…

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