Slowly there is some political progress as we edge towards Copenhagen. Some sixty five world leaders will attend the Copenhagen climate talks, although whether Obama actually attends is still anyone’s guess. Moreover over the last fortnight, three big countries have...
We are used to calling Big Oil hypocrites, saying one thing and doing something completely different. But yesterday, it was their turn to stick the label on the politicians during an influential Senate hearing into the emotive subject of off-shore...
A radical shake-up of Britain’s planning laws is going to be announced today which will make it easier for the government to fast-track or steam-roll large energy projects such as nuclear, gas or power stations or even wind turbines. In...
The tar sands may be doomed. Two of the key arguments against exploiting it are gaining traction, and both may be enough to scupper investment. Yesterday I blogged about how the idea of a carbon-constrained world, which could fatally undermine...
For a long time now people have argued that if you internalised the external costs of our fossil fuel addiction, we would soon realise that our habit was too expensive and we would be left with no alternative but to...
For a while now there has been a growing consensus that, whilst many people worry about peak supply of oil, peak demand is also an issue, especially in developed countries. I blogged on this back in August, after an analysis...
The good news is that President Obama is going to Copenhagen. The bad news is that he is going on a whirlwind trip to lobby the International Olympic Committee on behalf of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Games. Its...
Take one of the world’s largest oil traders, the world’s most famous libel law firms and one of the most famous spin doctors and spin a trail of devious pollution, deaths, mass injury, lies and legal threats. You have the...
A major two- year investigation by EarthRights International has found further, compelling evidence linking oil giants Total and Chevron to forced labour, killings, and high-level corruption in Burma. The important report, called Total Impact, documents how Total and Chevron’s highly...
Why is the aviation industry been so untouchable when it comes to climate change? That is the question on many people’s lips as the British government prepares to cut carbon from pretty much every sector but aviation. The way aviation...
