Category: Fossil fuels

Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of...

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‘Giving up would be a betrayal’: Miliband says 1.5C target still alive before Cop30

Exclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’Tackling the climate emergency is the key issue that could turn the tide against hard-right...

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Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge

Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promiseEd Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences...

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Bank of England urged to do more to tackle climate crisis

Environmental groups mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s ‘short-term horizons’ speech with plea to act ‘while there’s still time’A coalition of 10 campaign groups is calling on the Bank of...

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Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows

Exclusive: Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seatsMore than a quarter of constituencies that have fracking licences in place are in Reform UK seats or...

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I travelled the globe to document how humans became addicted to faking the natural world. Here’s what I found

In his new book, The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson reflects on the surreal environments created as people destroy nature, yet crave connection to itThe Anthropocene is a new term used by scientists to describe...

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