The UK parliament today agreed to commit to ambitious new carbon reduction targets while advisers warned that policy changes will be necessary if…
Continue ReadingRudd: Brexit Will Make Climate Targets Harder to Meet, But Commitments Unchanged
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Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has warned that leaving the EU would make it more difficult for the UK to meet its carbon reduction…
Continue ReadingThe Norwegian parliament has agreed to accelerate plans to become totally carbon neutral, now setting their target in 2030 rather than 2050.
Continue ReadingThe chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has warned fossil fuel companies against potential bankruptcy if they…
Continue ReadingThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released data showing the country’s carbon emissions from its energy sector having fallen by 12% since…
Continue ReadingRecord Number of World Leaders to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day
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Friday 22 April marks Earth Day, and 2016’s is set to be something of a landmark as world leaders meet at the UN…
Continue ReadingOil Market Futures: Low-Carbon Switch’s Effects on Oil Market & Economy
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A new report shows that by driving investment in low-carbon technologies (in transport in particular) we would not only work towards saving the…
Continue ReadingThe Royal Bank of Scotland has cut worldwide investment loans to oil and gas companies in the past year, it has also doubled…
Continue ReadingUse of coal in power stations in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 150 years, leading to a 4% drop…
Continue ReadingRockefeller Family Fund to Withdraw All Fossil Fuel Investment
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One of the charitable funds of the Rockefeller family has announced that it will withdraw all of its investments from companies based in…
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