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Former chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuels

I’m not being funny but… Christmas is well and truly upon us. This weekend I did a secret gig playing for the Christmas opening of Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross. It was such a refreshing experience. I noticed there were families and office workers mingling, enjoying the giant tree,…

Coal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says report

Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments

Massive reserve of ‘rare earth elements’ found in Brook Mine

When this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in late November 2023, it will be a moment for course correction. Seven years ago, nearly every country worldwide signed onto the Paris climate agreement. They agreed to goals of limiting global warming – including key targets to be met by…

Proponents say smaller nuclear reactors will help get the state to its goal of being carbon-free by 2045 by providing an alternative to coal and natural gas. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the measure.

CO2 emissions from U.S. LNG facilities have jumped to 18 million tons per year, up 81% since 2019, adding a volume of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere equivalent to that produced by several big coal plants

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

The resources industry has pumped a record $116.8 billion into Queensland's economy but the state government has been warned it could lose investors.

Annual ‘scorecard’ of major firms insuring oil, gas and coal projects puts household names Allianz, Axa, AIG and Aegis in Top 10