Billions of pounds remain invested in fossil fuels through local government pension funds, even though three-quarters of councils have declared a climate emergency, a new report reveals.
A major cut in investment in the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is likely in the coming months, its owner has predicted.
A UK onshore oil and gas company could be bought up by the investment company Metal NRG by the end of the summer.
The government must not lock-in higher greenhouse gas emissions in the Covid-19 recovery package, its adviser on climate change said today.
Four students are preparing to go on hunger strike from midnight in a protest with Manchester University over its ties with the fossil fuel industry.
The government has no clear idea on how much it has spent supporting fracking, what the benefits would be and how much investment would be needed in future, the UK’s spending watchdog has revealed.
A cross-party group of Scottish politicians has called on the Scottish Parliament to end its investment in fossil fuels.
The anti-fracking network, Reclaim the Power, is focusing its opposition next week on companies that finance shale gas exploration.
2018 was a year of firsts for fracking and the campaigns against it, with successes and setbacks on both sides of the argument.
The exploration company, Rathlin Energy, owed nearly £34m, according to annual accounts published yesterday (7 November 2018).
