Scotland’s controversial Cambo oil field sold for £1.12bn
Ithaca Energy has acquired Siccar Point Energy for £1.12bn and with it the controversial Cambo and Rosebank oil fields.
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Spending on subsidies that damage the environment stands at $1.8trn a year
According to research from the B Team and Business for Nature, money is flowing to environmentally harmful subsidies across multiple…
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Kinshasa is already Africa’s biggest city – could cobalt make it the richest?
Kinshasa has had a turbulent past but has started to prosper as the Democratic Republic of Congo's economy expands at…
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Study claims Bitcoin’s 2021 carbon emissions will kill 19,000 people
A new study from the Qatar University Centre for Law and Development links the damage caused by blockchain to climate…
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Is FDI making the climate crisis worse?
Can the historic link between FDI and carbon emissions be severed to create a more sustainable route to development?
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“My laundry turns yellow outside”: How Chinese investment is polluting a Serbian town
A Chinese-run mine in Serbia is spewing high levels of pollution over the town of Bor. Why has it taken…
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Opinion: Net zero could create more problems for humanity than it solves
Western leaders are pushing for net zero by 2050, but not enough thought is being given to where all the…
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Digital twins in oil: How futuristic tech is keeping fossil fuels alive
The use of digital twin technology is increasingly assisting oil and gas companies, making them more profitable and keeping their…
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