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John Kerry tells Big Oil to join energy transition or “sit there with stranded assets”.

Earlier today, John Kerry, who is Joe Biden’s special envoy on climate change, warned the industry that they “don’t want to be sitting there with stranded assets. That fight is useless. You’re going to end up on the wrong side of this battle.”

Secretive Treaty allows Big Oil to sue for hundreds of billions to stop fossil fuel phase out

It’s the Treaty you have never heard of. But it’s the one that could affect your future and your children’s future.

Blame gas and coal shortages, not renewables, for Texas blackouts

The devastating deep freeze continues to cause havoc in Texas and other southern states in the United States.

One in five deaths worldwide linked to fossil fuels in 2018

A new scientific study has concluded that in 2018, pollution linked to the burning of fossil fuels killed nearly nine million people that year. In perspective that's one in five people who died globally in 2018.

As Big Oil loses $70 billion in 2020, it faces a credit risk downgrade.

As Big Oil loses billions, the global ratings agency, S&P has announced it was placing ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and Total on a so-called “credit watch”.

Oil industry “stunned” by Biden’s fast action on fossil fuel finance and drilling on public lands

The raft of new bold climate policies by Joe Biden has left the oil industry “stunned” with fossil fuel stocks “plunging” due to his actions.

Pressure builds on Biden after EU promises to act on fossil fuel subsidies

President Joe Biden has made good start on climate change. But one area that the President is coming under pressure is to take action over fossil fuel subsidies and finance.

Biden set to reverse 100 Trump climate-related policies, starting with rejoining Paris agreement

And so as President Biden sets to work on his programme for his first 100 days, there is increasing hope for significant on climate change rising from the toxic legacy of the Trump Administration.

Immediate climate victory as Biden set to cancel controversial #KXL

There are numerous press reports that Biden plans to scrap the highly controversial $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office.

Impeached twice, Trump leaves horrendous lasting environmental legacy

From a climate perspective, Trump’s presidency was a disaster. The world burned on Trump’s watch