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Dear Shell: After 25 years, are you finally willing to accept your role in the murder of Ogoni 9?

Another grim, painful milestone is reached. It is now a quarter of a century since Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9 were murdered in Nigeria by Shell.

Hurricane Eta batters Nicaragua with “life threatening” storm surge and winds

As the world’s attention is focussed on the outcome of the US election, a disaster is unfolding live further south. As I write, Hurricane Eta is battering the coast of Nicaragua, with experts warning it could lead to catastrophic winds, flooding and loss of life.

John Horgan: You cannot bankroll LNG and be a climate leader. It’s that simple.

You cannot be a climate leader and bankroll LNG expansion at the same time. And land defenders and climate organizers are getting ready to force an end to LNG if you don't do it yourself.

With ACB Confirmed, Shell’s Dirty Shadow Now Stains the Supreme Court

Shell's dirty shadow now stains the Court. Barrett must recuse herself from any climate legislation. Anything less will make a mockery of the Supreme Court and American Justice.

WEO 2020: A small step when the world needs a giant leap

WEO 2020 is only a small step forward when the world needs a giant leap. Now the IEA has to finish the job and fix the WEO.

After huge election victory, Jacinda Ardern needs to show practical climate leadership

Jacinda Ardern has drawn global praise for her response to COVID-19. Now it's time for her Government to show radical far-reaching action on climate change. Show the world what a true Just Transition looks like.

Koch-funded climate denial group “shaping” White House strategy on COVID-19

As ever with science not everything is as it seems. As many countries worldwide struggle with the second wave of COVID-19, there is an ongoing scientific debate about how best to control the virus without destroying the economy.

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court “would be a catastrophe for the climate”

This week sees President Trump’s highly controversial pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, answering questions in front of the Senate Judicary committee as part of her nomination hearings for the top legal job.

Despite growing climate emergency, Exxon’s message to world remains: “Drop Dead”

For those hoping that the duel whammy of the pandemic and our climate emergency would belatedly and finally pivot Exxon away from fossil fuels, this is not going to happen. The company just wants to carry on drilling.

It’s a climate emergency: Time to “Kick Polluters Out” of COP26

Some of the world’s worst polluting companies, including BP and Shell, have been regularly lobbying the UK Government offering money to be part of next year’s UN COP26 conference.