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• UK Activist To Battle UK Government In Court Over Newly Approved Coal Mine

  Published 31 May 2023 | viewed 1,245 times

  Climate activists are set for a courtroom showdown with the government over a newly-approved coal mine in West Cumbria after a date was set by…

• The UK Is Installing Rooftop Solar Panels At A Record-Breaking Pace

  Published 30 May 2023 | viewed 3,754 times

  More residential and small-scale commercial rooftop solar power installations are expected to be made this year than ever before, stimulated by the high cost of…

• UK Expected To Win Battle With Spain For Jaguar-LandRover EV Gigafactory

  Published 24 May 2023 | viewed 2,769 times

  The UK is set to win a battle with Spain for the production of a multi-billion pound Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electric vehicle battery plant,…

• 1,650 North Sea Oil & Gas Workers To Strike In Biggest Walkout So Far

  Published 23 May 2023 | viewed 3,258 times

  Around 1,650 North Sea offshore contractors will begin two new rounds of 48-hour strike action in what a trade union said is the biggest walkout…

• UK Emerges From Energy Crisis, But Natural Gas Remains Expensive

  Published 15 May 2023 | viewed 2,468 times

  Energy bills will finally fall this summer after nearly 18 months of sustained hikes, softening a painful cost of living squeeze for millions of Brits.…

• Wind Generates More Power Than Gas In The UK For 3 Straight Months

  Published 10 May 2023 | viewed 3,352 times

  The UK’s growing fleet of wind turbines generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations in the first three months of this year, according to new…

• Church Of England Loses Faith In Shell’s Climate Plans

  Published 09 May 2023 | viewed 1,912 times

  The Church of England (CofE) will vote against the reappointment of all directors at upcoming AGMs – starting with Shell later this month – in…

• Oil Prices Unlikely To Get Support From Rising Jet Fuel Demand

  Published 02 May 2023 | viewed 3,827 times

  Airlines are finally emerging from the gloom of the global pandemic. Having weathered record fuel prices and a sharp downturn in customers, the industry is…

• Will Central Bank Digital Currencies Boost Crypto Adoption?

  Published 29 April 2023 | viewed 1,212 times

  The year may only be just over three months old, but a lot has happened in relatively short order. And, here we are once more…

• Drax Ditches Coal, Shifts Focus To Biomass Generation

  Published 26 April 2023 | viewed 1,317 times

  Drax has closed the curtain on its coal operations, putting the government under more pressure to secure supplies ahead of next winter. The power group…

• Teck Shareholders Divided Over Glencore’s Bid Due To Coal Concerns

  Published 24 April 2023 | viewed 2,736 times

  Glencore’s ambition to take over Teck Resources has morphed into a protracted industry saga, and the Swiss commodities giant is now scrambling to win over…

• Exxon Faces Shareholder Scrutiny Over Unclear Decommissioning Plans

  Published 17 April 2023 | viewed 3,890 times

  Exxon Mobil is facing fresh scrutiny from investors over its climate ambitions at its upcoming AGM next month. Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and…

• Strong Commodity Prices Push Rio Tinto And Anglo American Higher

  Published 17 April 2023 | viewed 842 times

  London’s FTSE 100 kicked off a fresh week in decent style this morning, lifted higher by investors snapping up shares in mining giants Rio Tinto…

• Glencore’s Latest Takeover Bid Rebuffed By Teck Resources

  Published 14 April 2023 | viewed 1,394 times

  Copper miner Teck Resources has rejected a sweetened bid from Glencore and made changes to a proposed restructuring plan to allow for an earlier full…

• Glencore Doubles Down On Teck Takeover Bid

  Published 12 April 2023 | viewed 465 times

  Glencore proposed introducing a cash component to its $22.5bn bid for Teck Resources on Tuesday and urged its board to delay an impending vote on…

• Clean Energy Sources Produced 39% Of Global Electricity In 2022

  Published 12 April 2023 | viewed 3,670 times

  The world is on course for the first annual drop in the use of coal, oil and gas to generate electricity outside of a global…

• Offshore Oil Workers To Stage Biggest Strike In A Generation

  Published 07 April 2023 | viewed 23,150 times

  More that 1,300 offshore workers are to stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay. Unite warned that dozens of oil and gas platforms…

• Harbour Energy Slashes Hundreds Of Jobs, Blames UK Windfall Tax

  Published 06 April 2023 | viewed 2,426 times

  The UK’s largest oil and gas producer put the blame for its decision at the hands of the government, which has hiked the Energy Profits Levy to…

• Rolls-Royce Hires BP Exec As Finance Chief Amid Profitability Push

  Published 03 April 2023 | viewed 2,132 times

  Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has appointed BP exec Helen McCabe as its new finance chief as part of a “transformation programme” which was launched by chief executive Tufan…

• London Looks To Become First Net-Zero Financial Hub

  Published 31 March 2023 | viewed 1,284 times

  The government released its long-awaited Green Finance Strategy on Thursday, announcing a widespread review of policies and regulations as it seeks to channel investment towards…