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Exxon, Shell and BP operating ‘internal carbon prices’
Oil and gas majors, together with Google, Walt Disney and Delta all preparing for roll-out of ambitious climate regulations
Shell hopes Arctic drilling will resume in 2014
Shell hopes Arctic drilling will resume in Chukchi Sea next year, after setbacks caused programme to be suspended this summer
Cancer warning over Canada’s tar sand heartland
Air downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone full of carcinogens and airborne pollutants
UK universities urged to cut fossil fuel funding
NGO report highlights deep ties between universities and fossil fuels, with Imperial receiving £17.3m from Shell and BP in 2013
Vomit bug E.coli could produce diesel biofuel
Modified germs produce molecules closer to regular transport fuel than existing biofuels and could potentially be fed on sewage
US Interior Sec: We won’t let Shell screw up Arctic drilling
Ken Salazar says Arctic oil is essential to Obama’s energy plan but must be approached with caution
Shell: Gas can cut emissions faster than renewables
Oil multinational argues emphasis on renewables will give coal a greater shelf-life
Climate ambition could slash value of big oil firms
Oil and gas multinationals could lose up to 60% of their market value if the world cuts its carbon emissions to limit climate change
Arctic spill would create inaccessible ‘oil sandwich’ in ice impossible to clean, says UK polar expert
A leading polar expert has told RTCC an offshore oil spill in the region would be almost impossible to clean up and could affect vast areas of the ocean
Russian government tells Greenpeace it will “balance economy and ecology” in the Arctic
Head of campaign group meets Russian Environment Minister to present its fears over arctic industrialisation.
RTCC Q&A: Why Shell’s Arctic adventure could have implications for us all
With Shell’s drilling rigs weeks away from entering the Arctic, RTCC takes a look at some of the potential implications of drilling in the region.
Live: 2012 Petersberg Climate Dialogue opens in Berlin
Climate Live: 2012 Petersberg Climate Dialogue opens in Berlin, Greenpeace target Shell and more details emerge from China’s 12th Five Year Plan.
Climate Live: Great Barrier Reef will be “boring” with climate change, new solutions for nuclear waste in UK and Canada’s scientists march in protest
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Rush to establish Arctic economy risky for ecosystems, warns report
Lloyd’s of London report warns against a rush towards the estimated $100 billion exploration of the Arctic they predict over the next decade, while oil company Shell reaffirms their commitment to investment in the region.
Shell energy expert: Renewables switch could take 30 years
Martin Haigh tells RTCC increasing energy demand, the flexibility of oil for transport and the time it takes to deploy renewables means fossil fuels will dominate supply for next 30 years