Chevron to buy oil and gas producer Hess Corp in $53bn all-stock deal
Takeover puts Chevron head-to-head with ExxonMobile in oil-rich Guyana and US shale industry Business live – latest updates Chevron has announced it will buy the...
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Politicians, not public, drive U-turns on green agenda, says UN biodiversity chief
People are ahead of governments, says David Cooper, who blames backtracking on parties seeking ‘wedge issues’ for electoral gain Government backtracking on environmental promises is...
Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
Referendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoples Ecuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to...
Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park As Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday they must not...
Will Ghana’s gas gamble perpetuate a cycle of fossil-fuel related debt?
West African country is enduring hard times – and critics say plan to import liquefied natural gas will only make things worse John Gakpo has...
Alberta’s party leaders are ignoring the climate crisis while the region burns
Monday’s election is going to be a political nail-biter but neither candidate has discussed a post oil and gas world Record-breaking wildfires have charred more...
US firm to bid to turn DRC oil permits in Virunga park into conservation projects
Exclusive: company plans to sell carbon and biodiversity credits in endangered gorilla habitat and Congo basin rainforest as alternative to drilling for fossil fuels A...
Russian oligarchs and companies under sanctions are among lobbyists at Cop27
The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to drum up business Cop27 live – latest news updates Russian...
Increasing demand for oil and fuel threatens African nations’ economies, analysis finds
Carbon Tracker thinktank says investors in fossil fuels on the continent would be left with stranded assets Expanding oil and gas exports would threaten the...
Billionaire Mo Ibrahim attacks ‘hypocrisy’ over Africa’s gas
Telecoms entrepreneur says continent’s people should be allowed to use their vast reserves One of Africa’s richest entrepreneurs, the telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim, has criticised...
