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- Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows Wed, 21 Jan 26, 5:00pmCritics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
- ‘Outrageous’: EPA backs WA fracking project that may add up to 2.6% to Australia’s emissions Wed, 21 Jan 26, 2:47pmState environmental regulator says Valhalla project, set to drill up to 20 gas wells in Canning basin, can proceed subject to conditions
- Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims Tue, 20 Jan 26, 1:00amTrust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis shows
- Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s Tue, 13 Jan 26, 11:01am‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
- US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit Tue, 13 Jan 26, 4:38amExclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe
- ‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under Tue, 13 Jan 26, 1:00amCyclists prepare for Australia’s big race by training in extreme temperatures – and they’ve noticed a contradiction in the relationship with Santos
- US attack on Venezuela will decide direction of South America’s vast mineral wealth Thu, 8 Jan 26, 4:37amOutcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests
- Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn Wed, 7 Jan 26, 12:00am‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
- Trump officials sue California cities over laws to restrict fossil fuels Tue, 6 Jan 26, 1:35pmSuit against San Francisco-area cities Petaluma and Morgan Hill latest attack on policies that seek to rein in oil and gas
- Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil – podcast Tue, 6 Jan 26, 4:57amThe US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people wondering why? Donald Trump hinted at an answer when he claimed the Venezuelan regime had stolen US oil rights and that American oil...
- Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025 Thu, 1 Jan 26, 4:00amLegal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans
- Bombshell: Uber-Green CSIRO admits 100% renewables is “not possible” Wed, 17 Dec 25, 6:47am… By Jo Nova It’s all so unfair. They just wanted to save the world and be treated like heroes, but nothing is working out. The CSIRO has suddenly stepped back from promises of a Green Utopia. Only last week the...
- Timor-Leste Rejects Climate Hysteria, Embraces Development Sun, 14 Dec 25, 1:00pmThe true threat to the people of Timor-Leste is not a slightly warmer world or a few millimeters of sea-level rise; it is economic decline from a lack of affordable, reliable energy like that derived from coal, oil, and natural...
- ‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement Sat, 13 Dec 25, 5:00pmThe watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
- African Energy Chamber to G20: Fossil Fuel Future Thu, 11 Dec 25, 1:00am“The time has come to ‘drill, baby, drill’ – responsibly, strategically and to meet the energy needs of hundreds of millions of Africans who still live in darkness.” (- African Energy Chamber, below)