Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C

The oil and gas giant's profits reached US$14 billion, angering climate advocates as the corporation continues to grow its fossil fuel business while pulling back on low-carbon alternatives.

Investors including the U.K.’s biggest pension scheme agree to back calls for the oil giant to set bigger emissions targets.

Electricity from coal plants has risen by nine per cent this year to fuel economic recovery from COVID, the International Energy Agency says.

One of the world’s biggest fertilizer producers calls for action as high gas prices force it to slash production.

Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.

New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the U.S. spurred a 45 per cent rise in the rate of new renewable energy capacity, according to the International Energy Agency.

Under existing climate policies, electric vehicles could wipe out the use of two million barrels a day of diesel and petrol.

A global energy watchdog's stats found fossil fuel emissions climbed steadily over the second half of 2020.

World’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero