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Looking a gift horse in the mouth: Reflections on receiving a prize for my work on the Shell climate case at a sustainability festival sponsored by the fossil fuel industry.

This year we are using this spotlight to focus attention on the destructive role of the fossil fuel industry. If Springtij doesn't break ties with the fossil fuel industry, next year we will mobilize supporters to boycott the Festival.

Only 6 months left till COP26. What must the UK do to make it a success?

With only six months left till COP26, the UK host has work to do. Ending public finance for fossil fuel projects overseas shows potential, but the UK’s lack of action on fossil fuels domestically risks undermining its credibility.

Is this even legal? Governments propping up fossil fuel production with public money.

Despite the need to rapidly wind-down fossil fuels to avert the worst of the climate crisis, governments worldwide continue to prop up fossil fuel production with huge sums of public money. They may be breaking international law.

True climate leaders must take decisive action to stop fossil fuel expansion at Biden’s Climate Summit

Rich countries at this week’s Climate Summit need to take decisive action to stop the expansion of oil and gas production, both at home and abroad, both to protect the global climate and local communities. True climate leadership means breaking away from destructive oil and gas and investing in real solutions and green jobs that will help people and the planet thrive.

As Shell faces climate lawsuit in Dutch Court, production data confirms the oil giant is on track to shoot past 1.5°C

As Shell faces a climate lawsuit in the Dutch Court this month, this blog takes a closer look at Shell's climate ambition alongside its fossil fuel production plans. Yet again, it becomes clear that Shell is on a collision course with a safer climate.

A resilient recovery means a managed decline of oil and gas production — here’s how we get there

This week the seemingly impossible happened: U.S. oil futures prices went negative for the first time in history. What happens next is up to us.