Understanding governments' motives is crucial to strengthening climate action. Indonesia, the world's fourth largest country by population, has the biggest rainforests after Brazil and the Congo Basin. But it has cleared huge areas in the past 20 years to produce palm oil which is used in biscuits, chocolate, candles, cosmetics and instant soups.
The Railroad Commission of Texas released on Tuesday that the state’s oil and gas production set new records last year.
Oil and gasoline products remain "critical to national security," two former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a legal brief, weighing in on a closely watched court case in Hawaii that has activists calling on America's top energy companies to pay damages for contributions to climate change.
Activists demanded Harris stop funding 'genocide' in Israel and declare a national emergency on climate change. Six activists were arrested by police after blocking a street near her home. They criticized President Biden and Harris for allowing record production of fossil fuels
Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro attempted to issue a message in English to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the upcoming expiration of Biden's generous oil and gas sanctions relief package to his regime.
A professor of Demography at the Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Akanni Akinyemi, has called on traditional rulers and religious leaders to collaborate and save young girls from unnecessary death. He gave this advice in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, in an interview with The PUNCH correspondent, on the Read More
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has delivered a landmark judgment on governments not doing enough to tackle the climate crisis. On Tuesday, April 9, the ECHR issued a decision in favour of Swiss climate activists, marking a significant moment in environmental legal battles. The Swiss group ‘KlimaSeniorinnen’ (translated as ‘Climate Seniors’), made up […]
Santos’ plans to increase gas production have been given a tick of approval by shareholders after a foreshadowed protest vote against the fossil fuel giant’s board failed to eventuate. Shareholder activist groups encouraged investors to vote down the re-election of chair Keith Spence and board pay at the Adelaide-based company’s annual general meeting on Thursday […]
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of protestors arrested in The Hague on Saturday afternoon, where she had taken part in trying to blockade the A12 motorway which bisects the city centre. The protestors had gathered near the Malieveld, but as they tried to enter the highway, police, many on horseback, stopped them. The protesters then blocked nearby streets, including Zuid-Hollandlaan,which is where Thunberg was one of the first to be arrested. She was put on a police
On the back of a 2023 oil tender, Angola is seeing newfound interest in its
President Nicolás Maduro did not hold free and fair elections as promised.
The Federal Government, on Friday, said the drop in Nigeria’s crude oil production was due to issues encountered on the Trans Niger Pipeline, coupled with maintenance activities carried out by some oil companies operating across the country. It, however, stated that efforts were on to fix the pipeline, adding that this would enable the country Read More