Fossil fuels

Antonio Guterres gives his commencement speech at Seton Hall University, 24 May.

‘Don’t work for climate wreckers’, UN chief tells class of 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a press statement on the Commissions proposals regarding REPowerEU.

View: We need to keep oil and gas out of climate policy discussions

An oil rig in Texas: Existing fossil fuel extraction must end early to stop climate change say experts

New and existing fossil fuel projects must end now, says new study

A boy disposes of raw sewage into a stream in the sprawling Kibera slum in Kenya's capital of Nairobi.

Pollution kills millions more people a year than COVID has, data shows

General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.

Norway turns its back on gas and oil to become a renewable superpower

New fossil-fuelled cars are set to be banned in the EU from 2035.

EU-wide ban on new fossil fuel cars to kick in from 2035

Solar energy is the future.

Why solar power is the greenest renewable we have at our disposal

Solar panels could be installed on all suitable public buildings in the EU by 2025.

There could be solar panels on all buildings in the EU by 2025

11/05/2022

Portugal is building the largest floating solar park in Europe.

Portugal is opening Europe's biggest floating solar park this year

09/05/2022

A concept image for what the energy island could look like.

Can Denmark’s ‘energy islands’ help it escape Russian fossil fuels?

06/05/2022

Police officers try to remove Etienne Stott, former Olympian, and an activist from Extinction Rebellion who have occupied a Shell oil tanker during a protest.

What is a windfall tax and how would it help with the cost of living?

04/05/2022

A plane lands at Heathrow Airport in London.

The real climate impact of flying could be much worse than we thought

04/05/2022

A group of woman cool off in front of a cooling fan during a heatwave as they queue at the enterance of the Colosseum in Rome.

Italians banned from overusing air con in a bid to save energy

25/04/2022

Zurich is planning to switch off natural gas as part of a plan to save the planet and money.

Switzerland’s largest city is switching off natural gas for good

22/04/2022

What a solar farm would like on Turkey's coal mines.

Turning Turkey’s coal mines into solar farms would power 7m homes

13/04/2022

Aidan McClean, author of ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths & Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster.

I quit my job as a banker to teach people about electric cars

09/04/2022

New solar park launched in Greece.

Greece opens the largest double-sided solar farm in Europe

07/04/2022

A plug is pulled out of a socket.

Why Brits should turn their power off for 10 minutes this weekend

06/04/2022

Bangladeshi garment workers block a road during a demonstration to demand higher wages, in Dhaka.

‘Misinformation is rife’: Why fast fashion is an abuse of human rights

06/04/2022

Solar panel generation is on the rise in Europe.

More solar panels to be made in Europe to cut reliance on Russian gas

31/03/2022

Tea plantation, Turkey

Why is Turkey being given a green loan of €300 million?

31/03/2022

A textiles factory in Bangladesh.

H&M, Boohoo and Zara among brands to be fined, under tough new EU laws

31/03/2022

Aerial view of a biogas plant.

Germany could replace Russian gas with energy produced from waste

30/03/2022