The COP27 climate conference ended in Egypt today with a landmark agreement to compensate poorer countries that are the victims of climate change. But there was little progress in tacking emissions from burning fossil fuels, the root cause of global warming.
The oil and gas company, IGas, announced today it is to explore geothermal energy sites in Cornwall.
A group of more than 20 countries is pushing to remove the entire section of the draft COP26 climate agreement on reducing emissions.
COP26 president, Alok Sharma, told a review session this morning there was “still a lot more work to be done”. He said ministers had to “dial up” their engagement if the talks were to finish on time at the end of tomorrow (12/11/21).
In a surprise announcement, China and the US have agreed on climate cooperation over the next decade.
The first version of the COP26 climate agreement was published this morning with calls for countries to do more to cut carbon emissions.
More than 100 world leaders have promised to stop and reverse deforestation by the end of the decade.
The oil and gas company, IGas, has continued its move into alternative energies with an announcement of plans to build solar farms.
Two years after the UK’s strongest fracking-induced earthquake, there’s no agreement on how to manage shale gas risks, an exploration company said today.
A landmark legal challenge has forced Royal Dutch Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to meet global climate goals.
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