From the Valleys to the Beaches, New Coal Mines Bring Fear not Hope

In 2015, the UK government promised to phase out coal power. In April this year, the country had its first coal power-free day since...

Global Warming Pause Isn’t Over: It Never Began

The puzzle of the warming pause that stopped continues to perplex. Scientists now think the global climate hiatus never started anyway, writes Tim Radford,...

INEOS Injunction: Neighbours on the Front Line Against Fracking

Energy giant INEOS’ injunction calls them “persons unknown”. But they are builders, farmers, pensioners and beekeepers, writes Rebecca Winson, an organiser at the New Economics...

INEOS fracking injunction continues

By Ruth Hayhurst, DrillorDrop A judge has ruled that an injunction obtained against anti-fracking protesters by INEOS Shale should continue Earlier this month, INEOS – the UK’s...

Watchdog Calls for ‘Urgent’ Review of Police Tactics at Fracking Protests

A police watchdog has today called for two reviews into law enforcement tactics handling anti-fracking protests, in what has been described as “an authoritarian...

Watchdog Calls for ‘Urgent’ Review of Police Tactics at Fracking Protests

A police watchdog has today called for two reviews into law enforcement tactics handling anti-fracking protests, in what has been described as “an authoritarian...

UK’s Global Coal Phase-Out Alliance with Canada is ‘Start of the Journey’

BONN, GERMANY – Capitalising on the momentum of the climate talks in Bonn, the UK joined Canada to launch a “symbolically powerful” alliance of...

Big Oil Companies Being Sued for Climate Impacts Could be a ‘New Normal’

BONN, GERMANY – Fossil fuel companies have known for a long time that their products significantly contribute to climate change. But it wasn’t until...

Industry is Betting Big on CCS as a ‘Shield’ for Fossil Fuels at Bonn...

BONN, GERMANY – Each day at the international climate talks, dozens of side events take place on a wide range of topics: from phasing...

UK Should be ‘Sensible’ and Work with EU Bloc at Climate Talks Post-Brexit

BONN, GERMANY – The UK should make a “sensible and pragmatic” decision to continue working with the EU on global climate policy after Brexit...

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