Fossil fuels

'A small step in the fight against fossil fuels': Shell withdraws from Cambo North Sea oilfield

Shell pulls out of controversial and 'unnecessary' Cambo oilfield

Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, South Africa

Shell plans underwater explosions during peak whale mating season

Cambridge University students present King's College with its 'U' grade on climate action.

Which universities rank the best and worst on climate action?

Portugal becomes the fourth country to stop using coal.

Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal

What is 'greenflation' and is it putting renewable energy at risk?

What is 'greenflation' and is it putting renewable energy at risk?

Mock headstones are pictured at Glasgow Necropolis to symbolise the failure of the COP26 process, at Glasgow Cathedral in Glasgow on November 13, 2021.

Where do all the words and numbers we heard at COP26 leave us?

British Airways jets are seen at Heathrow Airport June 13, 2021.

Sustainable fuel may not be as green as airlines are claiming

A protester holds a banner displaying a "1.5 degree" slogan during a climate change demonstration outside of the COP26.

What does the final COP26 agreement really mean for climate change?

16/11/2021

The silhouette of a jet landing with the sun behind it

What are sustainable aviation fuels and how do they reduce emissions?

14/11/2021

ZEROe is an Airbus concept aircraft. In the blended-wing body configuration, two hybrid hydrogen turbofan engines provide thrust

What is being done right now to make flying greener?

12/11/2021

Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive-Secretary, and Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 summit, attend a meeting at COP26, November 11, 2021.

COP26: Five key takeaways as climate negotiations near crunch time

11/11/2021

Ministers and representatives of the "Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance" pose on stage at the COP26

Major European countries pledge to phase out oil and gas

11/11/2021

John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate speaks at the COP26 UN Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

COP26 latest: Cautious optimism after US-China deal announced

11/11/2021

Milieudefensie at the launch in Glasgow of their guide to suing a big oil company.

This climate group has published a guide on how to sue Shell and win

10/11/2021

Is solar kerosene the future? Engineers at this Swiss University think so.

Sunlight mixed with air could create the greenest airplane fuel yet

08/11/2021

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo.

COP26: Five takeaways from day 4 as countries pledge to cut coal power

04/11/2021

A hexane of hydrocarbons.

Is green hydrogen less sustainable than we thought?

04/11/2021

Japanese protestors dressed as Pikachu have taken to the streets of Glasgow to call on Japan to ditch fossil fuels.

Biggest polluters are missing from major pledge to phase out coal

04/11/2021

Extension Rebellion activists take part in a demonstration against 'Greenwashing' near the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

COP26 latest: Poland reverses pledge to exit coal by 2030

04/11/2021

Pinson is taking on some of Europe's biggest financial institutes.

This ‘clean finance’ campaigner is ending funding for fossil fuels

03/11/2021

A coal-fired power plant in Poland.

Why a Poland without coal 'does not have many alternatives'

01/11/2021

A deep coal mine is planned for the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven.

UK faces ‘embarrassing’ COP if new fossil fuel projects not ditched

28/10/2021

Wokewashing is an insidious tactic in which fossil fuel firms argue that strong climate policy would be politically and socially unjustifiable.

Wokewashing - the fossil fuel industry’s new favourite tool

27/10/2021

climate change activist holds a banner backdropped by the City of London financial district.

UK pensions lead to 330 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year

27/10/2021

These are the faces of the green transition.

Meet the people swapping their highly polluting careers for green jobs

25/10/2021

Sunset over Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England

Local activists in long battle to stop oil drilling on Isle of Wight

20/10/2021

Total has known about climate threat since 1971, say scientists

20/10/2021

Could mustard-powered planes be the future of flying?

Mustard-powered planes could cut carbon emissions by nearly 70%

19/10/2021

Lauren MacDonald (far right) on stage at the TED Countdown Conference.

Watch as 'evil' Shell CEO is confronted by protestors on stage

15/10/2021

Green energy 'cannot happen now': Miners march to protect coal industry in Bulgaria

Thousands of miners march to protect the coal industry in Bulgaria

14/10/2021