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- Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners Thu, 26 Jun 25, 11:56pmStorm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather
- Australian consumer watchdog takes gas company to court alleging it misled consumers over renewables claim Thu, 26 Jun 25, 4:19pmThe ACCC says it launched investigation into Australian Gas Networks after complaints from consumers and conservation advocates
- Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? Thu, 26 Jun 25, 4:00pmFreighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course
- Is selling off Santos to a foreign buyer in Australia’s national interest? First, define national interest | John Quiggin Tue, 24 Jun 25, 3:21pmThe prospect of handing control of the energy company to overseas buyers has raised a series of concerns. But many of them are nebulous
- AustralianSuper criticised for buying up shares in Whitehaven Coal while claiming to be committed to net zero Tue, 24 Jun 25, 1:00amSuper fund, on the brink of becoming Whitehaven’s biggest shareholder, says company’s acquisition of metallurgical coal assets made it a more attractive investment
- 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
- Fuel firms can challenge California’s emission limits, supreme court rules Sat, 21 Jun 25, 12:36amCourt votes to back challenge to state waiver that allows it to set tougher car emission standards than federal limits
- White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open Fri, 20 Jun 25, 10:00pmOne plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021
- UK ministers reopen door to drilling at two North Sea oilfields as new guidance released Fri, 20 Jun 25, 1:18amMichael Shanks says guidance brings ‘clarity’ to approval process as analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if sites get green light
- Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting Thu, 19 Jun 25, 9:00pmGovernment accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike
- Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds Thu, 19 Jun 25, 10:00pmEnvironmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries
- UK ministers to restart approval process for two North Sea oilfields Thu, 19 Jun 25, 4:00pmExclusive: analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if fields get green light
- Revealed: the astonishing greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the North West Shelf project Thu, 19 Jun 25, 6:00amWant to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch here
- The first North Sea oil is pumped ashore in Britain – archive, June 1975 Wed, 18 Jun 25, 2:30pmOn 18 June 1975, energy minister Tony Benn called for a ‘day of national celebration’ at a valve opening ceremony in the Thames estuary
- Turning coalmines into solar energy plants ‘could add 300GW of renewables by 2030’ Wed, 18 Jun 25, 9:00amSolar panels on defunct surface mines could put land to productive use for renewable generation, report says