Oil firms made ‘false claims’ on blue hydrogen costs, says ex-lobby boss

Chris Jackson believes companies promoted ‘unsustainable’ fossil gas projects to access billions in taxpayer subsidiesOil companies have used false claims over the cost of producing fossil fuel hydrogen to win over the Treasury and access billions in t…

EVの普及を目指すバイデン政権と、進まない充電スタンドの設置という現実

米国では2030年までに新車販売の4割を電気自動車(EV)にする方針が打ち出されたが、クルマを運転する人たちは万が一のバッテリー切れに不安を感じている。そこで米国政府は充電スタンドの整備に多額の資金を投じようとしているが、ひと筋縄ではいかないようだ。

Nicola Sturgeon ‘hiding behind PM’ on Cambo oilfield, say climate groups

Campaigners criticise first minister for not demanding end to North Sea drilling in letter to Boris JohnsonNicola Sturgeon has been criticised by climate campaigners for failing to call for the new Cambo oilfield to be blocked because of the climate cr…

By pushing for more oil production, the US is killing its climate pledges | Adam Tooze

If Joe Biden is serious about tackling the climate crisis he must use his country’s leverage to curb fossil fuels, not boost themThe UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has driven home just how dangerous the climate crisis is. …

Fairness will be key to successfully tackling the climate crisis | Larry Elliott

Just as inequality fuelled the pandemic, it could wreck plans to cut emissionsThe message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could hardly be clearer. Business as usual means global temperatures will rise by more than 1.5C above pre-indu…