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Lobby group FairFuelUK produced report for APPG whose chair is campaigning against electric vehicles and net zero targets
Lobby group FairFuelUK produced report for APPG whose chair is campaigning against electric vehicles and net zero targets
A major power plant has avoided paying around โ‚ฌ30 million under Europeโ€™s Emissions Trading System by reporting less pollution than is likely.
A major power plant has avoided paying around โ‚ฌ30 million under Europeโ€™s Emissions Trading System by reporting less pollution than is likely.
A rapid and urgent phaseout of fossil fuels is needed, scientists warn, in order to avoid crossing dangerous climate tipping points.
A rapid and urgent phaseout of fossil fuels is needed, scientists warn, in order to avoid crossing dangerous climate tipping points.
Campaigners have said they will appeal the decision and believe the government's plans are "more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever".
Campaigners have said they will appeal the decision and believe the government's plans are "more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever".
The House Oversight Committee is requesting that Keith McCoy appear before the committee to discuss ExxonMobilโ€™s anti-climate lobbying tactics and funding for shadow groups.
The House Oversight Committee is requesting that Keith McCoy appear before the committee to discuss ExxonMobilโ€™s anti-climate lobbying tactics and funding for shadow groups.
Protesters in Parliament Square this morning said the government was failing to show enough leadership in the run-up to the UN summit, due to start in Glasgow in 100 days.
Protesters in Parliament Square this morning said the government was failing to show enough leadership in the run-up to the UN summit, due to start in Glasgow in 100 days.
A new report finds that powerful lobbying associations in Europe almost uniformly support 2050 net-zero targets but are seeking to weaken the policies needed to get there.
A new report finds that powerful lobbying associations in Europe almost uniformly support 2050 net-zero targets but are seeking to weaken the policies needed to get there.
Claire Oโ€™Neill will be free to advise energy companies and lobby government departments when the conditions on her appointment expire in two days.
Claire Oโ€™Neill will be free to advise energy companies and lobby government departments when the conditions on her appointment expire in two days.
The proposed legislation has so far won the support of 110 MPs across eight political parties - but still has a long way to go.
The proposed legislation has so far won the support of 110 MPs across eight political parties - but still has a long way to go.
Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.
Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.

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Lobby group FairFuelUK produced report for APPG whose chair is campaigning against electric vehicles and net zero targets

Lobby group FairFuelUK produced report for APPG whose chair is campaigning against electric vehicles and net zero targets
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A major power plant has avoided paying around โ‚ฌ30 million under Europeโ€™s Emissions Trading System by reporting less pollution than is likely.

A major power plant has avoided paying around โ‚ฌ30 million under Europeโ€™s Emissions Trading System by reporting less pollution than is likely.
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A rapid and urgent phaseout of fossil fuels is needed, scientists warn, in order to avoid crossing dangerous climate tipping points.

A rapid and urgent phaseout of fossil fuels is needed, scientists warn, in order to avoid crossing dangerous climate tipping points.
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Campaigners have said they will appeal the decision and believe the government's plans are "more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever".

Campaigners have said they will appeal the decision and believe the government's plans are "more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever".
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The House Oversight Committee is requesting that Keith McCoy appear before the committee to discuss ExxonMobilโ€™s anti-climate lobbying tactics and funding for shadow groups.

The House Oversight Committee is requesting that Keith McCoy appear before the committee to discuss ExxonMobilโ€™s anti-climate lobbying tactics and funding for shadow groups.
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Protesters in Parliament Square this morning said the government was failing to show enough leadership in the run-up to the UN summit, due to start in Glasgow in 100 days.

Protesters in Parliament Square this morning said the government was failing to show enough leadership in the run-up to the UN summit, due to start in Glasgow in 100 days.
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A new report finds that powerful lobbying associations in Europe almost uniformly support 2050 net-zero targets but are seeking to weaken the policies needed to get there.

A new report finds that powerful lobbying associations in Europe almost uniformly support 2050 net-zero targets but are seeking to weaken the policies needed to get there.

Claire Oโ€™Neill will be free to advise energy companies and lobby government departments when the conditions on her appointment expire in two days.

Claire Oโ€™Neill will be free to advise energy companies and lobby government departments when the conditions on her appointment expire in two days.
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The proposed legislation has so far won the support of 110 MPs across eight political parties - but still has a long way to go.

The proposed legislation has so far won the support of 110 MPs across eight political parties - but still has a long way to go.
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Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.

Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.