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Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics

Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

Trust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis shows

A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain

Setback for president, who has called windfarms ‘losers’, as Empire Wind project allowed to move forward

‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says

Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe

Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests

The seizure of Venezuelan leader was induced by the prize of petroleum, but driven by spectacle, geopolitics and domestic politics

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say

Suit against San Francisco-area cities Petaluma and Morgan Hill latest attack on policies that seek to rein in oil and gas

Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans

Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fuels

Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by Trump

Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost