Biblical proportions: the Pope, Paris, and energy justice
Environment
Since his ascension in 2013, Pope Francis has rebelliously wielded the power of the papacy in new and groundbreaking ways.
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EU sets up palm-oil showdown
Environment
The European Union has agreed to phase out the use of palm oil in transport fuels by 2030, setting up
Pope tells oil execs to go green
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Pope Francis has said climate change is a crisis of “epochal proportions” and backed the conversion to renewables. “Civilisation requires
Tests expose EU’s diesel danger
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Emissions tests that carmakers cannot cheat show almost all diesels sold in Europe since the 2015 “dieselgate” scandal remain highly
Greenpeace disrupts Total AGM
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Greenpeace has disrupted Total’s AGM in protest against the French oil and gas giant’s bid to the drill near the
EU proposes plastic ban
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The European Commission has proposed a ban on single-use plastic to protect marine life and cut the amount of oil
Indonesia threatens biofuel trade war
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Indonesia says it is preparing for a worst-case scenario should the European Parliament’s draft of a ban on the use
Equinor urged to axe ‘fairytale’ drilling
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Greenpeace says Norway’s rebranded oil giant Equinor, formally Statoil, is requesting an extension on its Great Australian Bight drilling proposal.
Scotland eyes more wind farms
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Scotland continues to lead European wind power and hopes to develop its investment in the sector with plans to lease
Uzbekistan signs $1.3bn solar deal
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A Canadian business says it has agreed to invest US$1.3 billion developing solar power throughout Uzbekistan, to invigorate the renewable
Statoil eyes further carbon cuts
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Norway’s Statoil said it aims to further cut its carbon footprint as measures to reduce global warming could cut the
Tidal power project hails progress
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The construction element of the first phase of the world’s largest tidal stream array has been completed off the coast
EU falls behind global renewable shift
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Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged
Apps address urban air crisis
Environment
Air pollution is responsible for over 534,000 premature deaths in 2014 in 41 European and central Asian countries, according to
Innovative tidal project in peril
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The €1.5-billion Welsh tidal lagoon, which could pioneer a renewable source for the rest of Europe, faces a major blow