Shell signals retreat from carbon offsetting Oil company is latest firm to act amid indications that carbon credits do nothing to mitigate global heating The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023
Bryan and Colton Herta IndyCar ride swap at Laguna Seca "off the charts" Bryan got behind the wheel of his Reynard-Ford Cosworth, sporting the black, yellow and white colors of the iconic Shell livery he drove to victory 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course in 1998. Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023
Octopus to buy Shell’s UK household energy business Octopus promised “a smooth transition and no disruption to customer energy supply” Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023
Innovative School Programme linked with SDGs and NEP 2020 launched The NXplorers Juniors programme will train and nurture school children in the age group of 10-12 years. The Hindu · Aug 26, 2023
Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ‘worthless’ Many credits in the voluntary market going unused, with study finding some offsetting could make global heating worse The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023
Top UK CEOs handed 16% pay rise as millions of workers squeezed – as it happened Data from the High Pay Centre thinktank showed FTSE 100 bosses collected an average £500,000 pay rise last year, taking their median pay to £3.9m The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
FTSE 100 bosses ‘given average pay rise of £500,000 in 2022’ CEOs received average increase of 16% while pay of many working for them failed to keep up with inflation The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
Texas sues Shell over May fire at Houston-area petrochemical plant Texas is suing Shell, alleging a fire at the oil giant's Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023
Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law. The Texas Tribune · Aug 14, 2023
Lappartient’s grand vision of cycling ‘mini-Olympics’ realised in Glasgow Britain did well not just in collecting world championship medals but also in rising to the occasion as hosts The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Shell urged not to demolish modernist HQ over carbon emissions fears Architects, academics and climate activists launch campaign against plan to knock down five-storey building in Aberdeen The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023
Former Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers failed to declare Shell shares A spokesman for Theresa Villiers said she takes ‘full responsibility for the mistake’ Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023
Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Sunak government will go down in history as failing UK on climate, Greenpeace says Exclusive: Greenpeace chiefs accuse ministers of pursuing culture wars as extreme weather becomes the norm The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 ‘You have adopted a bunker mentality’: Greenpeace letter to Rishi Sunak – in full Open letter criticises government for stonewalling environmental group after protest at prime minister’s house
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Senior Tory Theresa Villiers had £70k undeclared shares in Shell while environment secretary MP was head of the environment department under Boris Johnson
Autosport · Aug 4, 2023 Why de Silvestro's Bathurst wildcard could lead to a Supercars comeback Simona de Silvestro makes no secret of her unfinished business in Supercars. She said as much immediately after her deal with Dick Johnson Racing, which will see her make a one-off return for the Bathurst 1000, was made public.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2, 2023 Sunak's family firm signed $1.5B deal with BP before oil and gas license announcement JUST two months before Rishi Sunak opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, an IT firm founded by his…
Fortune · Aug 2, 2023 Saudi Aramco is the most profitable company in history Walmart tops the Fortune Global 500 for the 10th year in a row, but Saudi Aramco is a close second.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2023 Tories dubbed 'political wing of fossil fuel industry' after lobbying revelations THE Tories have been branded the “political wing of the fossil fuel industry” after an analysis found that ministers met with energy firms 53…
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 Dismay as BP and Shell see huge profits while oil and gas prices fall BP and Shell have continued to report multi-billion pound profits despite a drop in energy prices.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023 Sunak’s failing windfall tax enabling oil giants to avoid paying billions, say Labour and Lib Dems – as it happened Ed Miliband attacks ‘gaping loopholes’ in oil and gas windfall tax after BP posts £2bn in profits in three months
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Dismay as Rishi Sunak vows to ‘max out’ UK fossil fuel reserves Prime minister unveils plan to authorise more than 100 new North Sea licences on visit to Scotland
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2023 The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism If we have not been warned of the dangers of climate change this summer, we never will be. Extreme heat, forest fires and floods have been all over news reports. Yet the oil and gas industry remains largely in denial.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023 In pictures: Rishi Sunak visits Shell gas plant during visit to Scotland RISHI Sunak has paid a visit to Scotland after the UK Government announced it would grant hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences.