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Fossil fuel company Europa Oil & Gas is seeking permission for a fracking project in North Yorkshire. And thanks to a gaping loophole in the current moratorium on the environmentally destructive process, it just might …
A fracking project in North Yorkshire tried to dodge emissions requirements laid down by a court Read More
Hurricane Helene continued barreling toward Florida on Thursday, highlighting the impacts of the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency, including difficulties securing insurance coverage in regions most affected by extreme weather. “The …
Helene’s Catastrophic Potential Stokes Fear Amid Florida Insurance Crisis Read More
One Saturday in April, Dutch engineers manoeuvred a giant drill into position in the reclaimed, industrial extension of the Port of Rotterdam, and began boring a hole under the seawall. …
Big Oil Is the Winner From Dutch Carbon Capture Subsidies Read More
The Labour Government has granted permission to a business-focused airport to massively expand the number of passengers it can carry every year. London City Airport will be allowed to increase its annual …
Government Approves Expansion of London City Airport, as Climate Campaigners Say Only ‘Private Jet Users’ Will Benefit Read More
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El Nino-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of …
Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster Read More
PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the …
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity Read More
A lack of funding could hamper the ability of Great British Energy to truly transform the UK’s energy sector, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has warned. As the government plans …
Lack of funding could hamper Great British Energy’s ability to deliver clean energy future Read More
Shell Canada has deleted a “net-zero” goal by 2050 from its website. The description of Shell’s Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project was edited in recent weeks, and no …
Shell Canada Drops 2050 Climate Goal from Website Read More
The Danish government will introduce Europe’s first carbon tax on agriculture, after a five-month negotiation with farming and conservation groups ended in a historic agreement on Monday night. From 2030 farmers will …
Denmark sets first carbon tax on agriculture Read More
“Basically, if there is more damage, someone has to pay for it,” said Ernst Rauch, a climate expert with Munich Re, a major reinsurance company in Germany . Either insurance companies, the …
Will climate change make insurance too expensive? Read More