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As G7 backslides over fossil fuel pledges, new research shows gas is not the answer to our climate and energy security crisis

With hundreds of millions of people across the word suffering from the fallout of higher energy prices and a cost of living crisis caused by Russia’s deadly war on Ukraine, this week’s G7 summit was the perfect opportunity for the world’s most powerful politicians to show clear compelling leadership.

Fossil fuel companies getting more U.S. bailouts than any other sector

A new analysis from Bailoutwatch concludes that "fossil fuel companies participated in the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to bail out small businesses at far higher rates than companies in other key sectors".

COVID-19 crisis accelerating “long-term decline of coal”

Even before the current COVID-19 crisis, coal was in trouble due to its high carbon content, coupled with high costs. But COVID-19 is accelerating that decline. And once coal is gone, it is not coming back.

Historic milestones reached in US and UK as renewables trounce coal

For years, coal lobbyists have been saying we needed the dirty fossil fuel for when the wind didn’t blow or the sun didn’t shine. We always knew that was a lie. For years, Donald Trump tried to prop up a dying industry. And now the market has proved them both wrong. And there will be no going back.

“Shovel Ready” Renewables Offers to Fill Nuclear Hole in UK Energy Policy

As yet another British nuclear plant is scrapped, the renewables industry says it is ready to come to the rescue to help the UK deliver low carbon energy.

Forty-Five Years after the Start of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, Renewable Energy Has Tripled

An analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of both historic and recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) suggests that while progress has been made on some fronts since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, in other ways America's energy situation may have actually worsened over the past 45 years.

US Sees Steady Solar Growth (Despite Trump), But China Slashes Subsidies

Donald Trump can’t stop the sun from shining

Solar power prices “dropping faster than people expected”

Last week, the newly imposed Trump tariffs on foreign-manufactured solar panels came into effect.

Shell: We will go from “Big Oil into Big Energy”

Shell's scenarios leader says: “I am tasked with making sure that Shell isn’t a dodo.” So will Shell become extinct in the upcoming energy transition or dominate the new energy landscape?

23,000 Solar Jobs at Risk As Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports

Climate denying, President Trump has yet again shown his anti-green credentials by trying to undermine the US solar industry.