Tag: Fossil fuels
Just Stop Oil approach ‘contemptible’ says Starmer – POLITICO
LONDON — Protesters demanding an immediate halt to British fossil fuel production are “contemptible,” Labour leader Keir Starmer has said, in his latest move to distance the party from U.K. climate activist group Just Stop Oil.
In an article for the Sunday Times, the opposition leader emphasized Labour’s position that the country will need to exploit existing North Sea oil and gas sites “for decades to come.”
Just Stop Oil has been heavily criticized for its use of disruptive public
Drone attack on tanker shows Kyiv’s intent to hit Russian energy shipments – POLITICO
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KYIV — An overnight naval drone attack against a Russian tanker in the Black Sea signals a potential new front in the Ukraine war, with Kyiv delivering its strongest message to date that it is willing to target Moscow’s all-important shipments of oil and fuel.
The battle for supremacy in the Black Sea is ramping up fast, with massive implications for global energy and food security. The attack on
My daughters aren’t eco-zealots – POLITICO
LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s daughters might be climate-conscious — but they aren’t “eco-zealots,” the British prime minister insisted Wednesday.
Sunak used an LBC radio phone-in to mount a defense of his government’s decision to this week green-light hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea, amid a backlash from environmental campaigners warning it flies in the face of a promise to reduce the U.K.’s carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050.
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Rishi Sunak’s trying to drive in both lanes on net-zero – POLITICO
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LONDON — Save the planet without offending motorists or your own warring MPs. What could be simpler?
Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is languishing in the national polls as an election looms next year. But the U.K. prime minister has seized on a recent by-election victory to side with drivers against government environmental action, and enraged green groups by pressing ahead with a plan to allow more oil and gas
Billionaire rethinking new UK green investment after Sunak backs ‘failed tech’ carbon capture – POLITICO
LONDON — An Australian billionaire says he may step back from investing in U.K. green technologies after the government announced new backing for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
Andrew Forrest, an international investor and climate philanthropist, said U.K. government plans to put billions of pounds into CCS meant “putting Britain’s hopes [on] failed technology.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Monday that the government would be investing in CCS projects in Northeast Scotland and the Humber.
The government has
Niger coup sparks concerns about French, EU uranium dependency – POLITICO
The military coup in Niger is raising fears, especially in France, over its potential impact on the import of uranium to power nuclear plants.
Niger supplies 15 percent of France’s uranium needs and accounts for a fifth of the EU’s total uranium imports. Orano, France’s state-controlled nuclear fuel producer, is continuing its activities in Niger and monitoring the situation, a company spokesperson said in a statement emailed to POLITICO, stressing that “our priority is to maintain the safety of our
Rishi Sunak to green-light hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in North Sea – POLITICO
LONDON — The U.K. will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea as Rishi Sunak’s government continues to lean on fossil fuels as part of its energy strategy.
The U.K. prime minister said on Monday that approving the new licenses would “bolster” energy security and create jobs, as well as build space for carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) projects — but his plans drew immediate warnings from green groups.
The North Sea Transition Authority
EU slams lack of progress at G20 climate meeting – POLITICO
G20 climate ministers failed to make progress on key issues on Friday, drawing sharp criticism from the European Union.
Talks in the southern Indian city of Chennai took place against the backdrop of scientists finding that July is on track to become the world’s hottest month on record.
But the discussions wrapped up without consensus on the global transition away from fossil fuels; last week’s G20 energy ministerial ended on a similar note.
The EU, represented by Environment Commissioner Virginijus
Germany faces 5 tough years, economy minister warns – POLITICO
Germany faces five difficult years of green industrial transition that “will put a burden” on people, Economy Minister Robert Habeck warned — while urging his government to approve fresh subsidies to safeguard the country’s industrial base.
Reacting to a new report by the International Monetary Fund that projects Germany’s economy will shrink 0.3 percentage points this year, Habeck told German public broadcaster ARD on Wednesday evening, “The data certainly isn’t good.”
Germany’s statistical office had already warned in May that
Humans ‘never experienced a world so hot in modern history,’ scientists say – POLITICO
July is on track to become the world’s hottest month on record — with some scientists saying the planet may be experiencing its warmest period in about 120,000 years.
The finding, announced by the World Meteorological Organization and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday, comes as G20 climate ministers travel to India for talks on how to curb planet-warming emissions.
“The soaring temperatures this July clearly demonstrate what we already know. The devastating effects of global warming are