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- Want to know the grotesque truth about the oil industry? Then look at their tacky paperweights Mon, 29 Sep 25, 9:39pmTanoa Sasraku has been collecting – and creating her own – gaudy paperweights with a drop of crude oil encased within. All you need to know about global power games, the artist explains, is right there
- Trump’s UN speech: what he said about London, oil and the UK’s green policies Thu, 25 Sep 25, 3:44amFrom claims about sharia law to warnings on renewable energy, US president’s address was highly critical of Britain. But do his arguments stand up?
- ‘A defining moment’: Trinidad and Tobago at a crossroads as oil runs out Fri, 19 Sep 25, 10:00pmFossil fuels made the nation prosperous but as reserves dwindle, do they drill deeper, even as the Caribbean feels the heat of the climate crisis, or shift to a greener economy?
- Green energy entrepreneur calls on UK to subsidise North Sea oil and gas firms Thu, 11 Sep 25, 9:29pmDale Vince urges ministers to ‘optimise’ resources in fossil fuel basin to help smooth transition to renewables
- Shell scraps construction of biofuels plant in Rotterdam Wed, 3 Sep 25, 5:56pmOil firm, which paused project in 2024, will not restart work because facility deemed ‘insufficiently competitive’
- ‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest Wed, 6 Aug 25, 9:00pmSince the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line
- BP makes its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil Mon, 4 Aug 25, 11:56pmCompany to carry out more tests on its Santos basin find as it continues shift from renewables back to fossil fuels
- BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast Mon, 4 Aug 25, 7:01pmCompany renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999
- Fears UK gas stockpile to drop for winter as British Gas owner plans sell-off Thu, 24 Jul 25, 11:29pmCentrica keen to stem losses from North Sea Rough storage after company profits halve
- BP appoints new chair to oversee shift back to fossil fuels Mon, 21 Jul 25, 6:50pmAlbert Manifold, ex-boss at buildings material company CRH, to take over from embattled Helge Lund
- BP agrees to sell US onshore wind business as it shifts back to oil Fri, 18 Jul 25, 9:03pmCompany to sell business for undisclosed sum to LS Power as part of plan to offload $20bn in assets
- Rise in legal action against renewables companies over minerals Tue, 1 Jul 25, 6:00pmRenewable energy and critical minerals projects often want to mine on sacred lands but minority groups are fighting back through the courts
- How Indigenous people find themselves on the frontline of the green transition Tue, 1 Jul 25, 6:00pmRenewable energy and critical minerals projects often want to mine on sacred lands but minority groups are fighting back through the courts
- The consulting firm allegedly offering private deals and collecting signatures to smooth way for Empire Energy gas sales Tue, 24 Jun 25, 1:00amExclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas sales
- Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance Mon, 16 Jun 25, 5:59pmIADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries