Oil still contaminates the Niger Delta, over two decades after Shell was first called out for its destruction of the land.
… The oil spills of Ogoniland Amelia Collins | 17th … 2019 News Recycled Friends Of The Earth Shell Oil Industry Thought Leaders Editor’s Picks biapo_brisu_mg_0393.jpg Oil still contaminates the Niger Delta, over …
Is Aberdeen preparing for the low carbon future the UK and the world is promising, or is it still investing in a future where oil and gas remain the spine of its economy.
… Aberdeen gambling on oil and gas Simon Roach | 12th March 2019 News … The Wood Group Aberdeen North Sea North Sea Oil And Gas Opportunity North East Oil And Gas Technology Centre Just Transition …
French parliamentarians scrapped plans for a tax on palm oil in 2016 after being warned that passing the law could lead to the execution of a French citizen in Indonesia.
… French scrap palm oil tax after Indonesian warning Joe Sandler Clarke | 19th March 2019 News Palm Oil Indonesia Serge Atlaoui France Malaysia … scrapped plans for a tax on palm oil in 2016 after being warned that passing …
A looming environmental crisis unfolds in Syria, with makeshift oil refineries, crop fires, damaged water infrastructure and poor waste management.
… Wim Zwijnenburg | 28th August 2019 News Syria Oil Industry Editor’s Picks International … crisis unfolds in Syria, with makeshift oil refineries, crop fires, damaged water … security. These fires slowly encroached the oil fields and worsened an already rapidly …
'35-40 percent of trees cut for industrial purposes become paper products.'
… | 27th November 2019 News International Palm Oil Paper Industry Amazon Deforestation … products.' The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) brings producers and processors … reduce the environmental impact of the palm oil industry. The RSPO presents a highly …
Oil workers are more open to 'diversification' than 'transition' away from the industry they are proud to serve.
… Talking climate with Albertan oil workers Karl Dudman | 5th March 2019 News Climate Change Oil Industry Canada Thought Leaders … 3814798118_77f8f77626_b-e1550572397715.jpg Oil workers are more open to 'diversification' …
Indonesia and Malaysia say the EU measure will unfairly disadvantage their crops, while environmentalists worry it won’t be tough enough on deforestation
… EU to tighten palm oil for biofuels rules Sara Stefanini | 11th February 2019 News Palm Oil EU Deforestation … and Malaysia’s biggest exports – palm oil. The Indonesian and Malaysian governments …
Oil and gas explorers are gearing up to drill offshore Ireland in a bid to boost its energy independence from Britain.
… Will Brexit mean more Irish oil and gas fields? Sara Stefanini | 19th February 2019 News Brexit Ireland Energy Oil Gas x Oil and gas explorers are gearing up to drill …
Scotland has declared a climate emergency - intensifying debates over the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
… North Sea communities and the oil price crash Chris Silver | 5th June 2019 … debates over the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry. Thurso-based Mark Boyd … several weeks at a time away from home, in oil and gas, and increasingly in …
'Today, it's us trying to stop the fossil fuel industry from wrecking our children's future. Tomorrow, it should be the government.'
… Protesters join action on BP oil rig Douglas Barrie Lewis McKenzie | 12th … 2019 News Greenpeace Climate Breakdown Bp Big OilOil Rigs Change Makers …
Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency says trucks, petrochemicals and air travel driving global oil use.
… Electric cars 'won't stop rising oil demand' Natalie Sauer | 25th January 2019 … petrochemicals and air travel driving global oil use. Electric car use may be growing … little to curb rising carbon emissions and oil demand, the head of the International …
The UK government has endorsed plans by oil giant Shell to leave some decommissioned North Sea oil infrastructure in place.
… Government backs Shell over North Sea oil rigs Catherine Early | 22nd February 2019 News Unearthed Oil Royal Dutch Shell Marine Greenpeace Pollution Decommissioning oil_platform_in_the_north_sea.jpg The UK …
WWF Scotland says Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) granting new licences is 'totally irresponsible'.
… North Sea oil and gas exploration 'dangerous' Katrine … Bussey | 12th July 2019 News North Sea Oil And Gas Climate Breakdown Zero Carbon 2030 … lake-1728875_1280.jpg WWF Scotland says Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) granting new …
'Our activists have blocked BP's rig for four long days, braving the rain and the cold, to stop this oil giant from fuelling the climate emergency.'
… Greenpeace activists removed from oil rig Lucinda Cameron | 14th June 2019 News Greenpeace Climate Breakdown Oil Rig Change Makers … braving the rain and the cold, to stop this oil giant from fuelling the climate …
Carbon Tracker report states oil and gas companies must reduce production by a third by 2040 to prevent catastrophe.
… Oil and gas firms must cut production Emily … | 1st November 2019 News Climate Breakdown Oil Industry Gas Industry Fossil Fuels Carbon Tracker Thought Leaders oil_platform_p-51_brazil.jpg Carbon Tracker …
Extinction Rebellion Scotland holds People’s Assembly in Aberdeen city centre and protests a BP petrol station in Fort William.
… | 21st May 2019 News Extinction Rebellion BP.oil Change Makers _mg_5523.jpg Extinction … set out in the IPCC Report of 2018. The Gulf oil disaster of 2010, for which they were … The exploitation of Scotland’s North Sea oil reserves is an unnecessary stress on the …
Jeremy Corbyn announced the "just transition tax" as part of Labour's "green industrial revolution".
… Labour's £11 billion oil and gas tax windfall Sam Blewett | 22nd … 2019 News General Election 2019 Labour Party Oil And Gas Climate Breakdown 22473518-1.jpg … industrial revolution". Labour would hit oil and gas companies with a windfall tax of …
Fossil fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment, new study finds.
… | 11th July 2019 News Fossil Fuels Investment oil rig.jpg Fossil fuels increasingly offer a … of how much energy a source such as coal or oil will produce compared to how much energy … fossil fuels over renewable energy sources. Oil, coal and gas are typically calculated to …
Opposition mounts against a new dash for hydrocarbon prospecting in the Eastern Mediterranean.
… Oil and gas grab in the Ionian Sea David Greenhalgh | 20th August 2019 News Oil Industry Gas Ionian Sea Thought Leaders … on its economy and ecology spread. A ‘No Oil’ concert held by the Kefalonia-Ithaca Open …
The campaigners are demanding that BP immediately ends all exploration for new oil and gas.
… BP immediately ends all exploration for new oil and gas. Environmental activists have … demanding it ends all exploration for new oil and gas. Greenpeace volunteers arrived at the oil giant's offices in St James' Square, …
'BP's oil rig has done a U-turn and we urge chief executive Bob Dudley to do the same.'
… 2019 News Greenpeace Bp Climate Breakdown Oil Rigs Change Makers 21246823-1.jpg 'BP's oil rig has done a U-turn and we urge chief … executive Bob Dudley to do the same.' An oil rig at the centre of a protest by …
British government representatives visited an oilfield partially operated by BP and praised the company’s 'impressive' social and environmental performance. Then this happened.
… Sophie Yeo | 5th March 2019 News Bp Rumalia Oilfield Basra Iraq British Embassy Thought … British government representatives visited an oilfield partially operated by BP and praised … before violent protests broke out in the oil-producing city of Basra in Iraq, British …
What is at stake in the power of the image to effect change?
… to effect change. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill produced a vast array of images that … scale. In 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, … releasing 260 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf. Eleven workers were killed …
Greenpeace International said activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark had boarded Shell's Brent Alpha and Bravo platforms.
… Protesters occupy North Sea oil platforms Joe Gammie | 15th October 2019 … Protesters have climbed onto two North Sea oil platforms to campaign against leaving … plans will leave parts of four Brent oil platforms at sea with a total of around …