Tag: Fossil Fuel
France Puts Dates On Fossil Fuel Exit France has set out a national roadmap to move its economy away from oil, gas, and coal by 2050, placing dates and sector...
A surge in geopolitical tensions is exposing the structural fragility of fossil fuel dependence, driving a global cost crisis that is hitting households, businesses, and national economies simultaneously. “Fossil fuels...
France has launched a sweeping new round of renewable energy tenders totaling 12 gigawatts, combining large-scale offshore wind with solar and onshore projects in a bid to strengthen energy security...
Germany has launched an €8 billion ($9.28 billion) climate programme to accelerate emissions reductions and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, as policymakers confront rising energy insecurity and a widening...
The United States has agreed with TotalEnergies to redirect close to $1 billion in offshore wind investment into domestic oil and natural gas production, marking a decisive change in federal...
London Rebalances Climate Commitments and Energy Security NatWest has softened key elements of its fossil fuel lending framework, reopening financing channels for parts of the oil and gas sector in...
Austin Court Halts Texas Anti-ESG Framework A federal judge in Austin has struck down Texas’s controversial anti-ESG statute, Senate Bill 13, delivering a major legal setback to one of the...
• Countries agreed to mobilise at least $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 for global climate action, with adaptation finance set to triple.• The loss and damage fund moves into a...
China is accelerating its clean energy dominance, setting new records in the first quarter of 2025 that widen its lead over the U.S. and Europe. According to data from energy...
What’s happening U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Tuesday directing the federal government to block state-level climate policies that restrict fossil fuel use or promote environmental...
New York state has enacted a groundbreaking climate law to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law...
Key Impact Points: The News: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed a policy for the city’s public pension funds to cease future investments in midstream and downstream fossil...
Ørsted Completes Its Coal Phase-Ou On August 31, 2024, Ørsted will shut down its last coal-fired combined heat and power plant, Esbjerg Power Station, in Western Denmark. This marks a...
Nearly 80 Nobel laureates and former world leaders have raised strong objections to the removal of explicit references to fossil fuels in the draft UN climate pact ahead of a...
New Zealand Secures Landmark Trade Deal New Zealand has finalized a pioneering trade deal with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland, aiming to remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable and eco-friendly...
Report assesses 11 apparel and footwear companies’ insufficient efforts to eliminate fossil fuels from supply chains, manufacturing, shipping A 2024 report update to last year’s Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard released today by environmental...
Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite...
Resources for the Future (RFF), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Bezos Earth Fund, are pleased to announce...
InfluenceMap, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing objective and data-driven analyses of corporate and financial institutions’ impact on climate change and biodiversity loss, has released assessments evaluating the climate governance,...
The Office of the Attorney General, announced that Barclays would no longer be permitted to underwrite Texas’s municipal bonds after failing to respond to requests for information concerning its “net...
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