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Oil and gas

BP profits a slap in the face to struggling households

Oil giant BP has announced profits of $12.8bn for last year fuelling calls for a windfall tax on the bumper profits of fossil fuel firms.

by Stefano Gelmini February 8, 2022

Silhouetted wind turbines against a setting sun

Climate change

Covid-19 needs our attention right now, but recovery measures could be part of the solution for the climate emergency

Right now, the coronavirus pandemic is the global priority. We all need to work together to save lives and keep our communities together. But the climate and nature emergencies will still be there when the spread of Covid-19 is brought under control. With the right recovery, this could be the moment we take the measures that solve the climate crisis at the same time we escape from this one.

by John Sauven March 20, 2020

Group of disabled activists protest in a London street. They’re holding banners saying “People before profit” and “Disabled People Against Cuts. Rights not charity”

Activism

For disabled people, the cost of living crisis is nothing new

M-E – a long-time campaigner for justice, inclusion and equality, and a Steering Group member of Disabled People Against Cuts – talks about how government failure on the cost of living crisis is affecting disabled people. And why direct action is needed when political leaders refuse to listen to ordinary people.

by Greenpeace UK November 1, 2022

Environmental justice

Shell UK headquarters targeted as it reveals record £32.2bn profits – Activists tell Shell: Stop Drilling. Start Paying

While Shell counts their record-breaking billions, people across the globe count the damage from the record-breaking droughts, heatwaves and floods this oil giant is fuelling

by Jasmine Watkiss February 2, 2023

A row of air conditioners. Refrigerants using HFCs cause climate change.

Climate change

Urgency of Energy Efficiency upgrades to UK homes

Dear Chancellor, As twenty three groups and academics from the fuel poverty, housing, environment and employment sectors we are jointly writing to urge you to speed up the government's investment…

March 9, 2023

Air pollution

The 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, explained

The UK government announced it will ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 — a full decade earlier than planned. It’s a major win for the climate, and a chance to reimagine our traffic-jammed streets.

by Sam Wockner November 20, 2020

Climate change

Media briefing: Labour’s proposal to stop new oil and gas

Several myths are in circulation around Labour’s policy to end North Sea oil and gas exploration. These are the facts.

June 8, 2023

Climate change

3 reasons why it’s right to call BP a climate change criminal

The term “climate criminal” shouldn’t be used lightly. However, oil companies continue with business-as-usual, even though people all around the world are suffering from the impacts of climate change. Here are three reasons why oil giant BP most definitely is a climate criminal.

by Philip Evans January 10, 2020

The words 'Peace now' in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag, projected onto Tower Bridge at night

Climate change

Getting off gas will restrict Putin’s wars and reduce energy bills

Our dependence on gas is helping to fund the war in Ukraine, as well as driving up energy bills and fueling the climate crisis. Getting off gas is the answer, and the government has the perfect opportunity to make radical changes in how we use energy to provide heating and generate electricity.

by Philip Evans March 9, 2022

Climate change

10 reasons to stop subsidising Drax power station

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire was once the UK’s largest coal-fired power plant. Starting in 2003, it was gradually converted to run on biomass, and it now burns millions…

by Paul Morozzo November 27, 2024