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Fossil fuel

A Russian armoured fighting vehicle

Germans turn down the heat, drive less and take cold showers to use less Russian energy 

Ukraine

Pressure is heating up inside Germany, with vocal politicians and the public calling for a complete embargo on Russian fossil fuels. 

A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa

World leaders agree to help South Africa phase out coal

Climate Change
A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, North Dakota.

Political climate: Part I

Critical State
In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during the Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 25, 2021.

Oil giant Saudi Arabia says it wants to get to net-zero emissions by 2060. But critics question its roadmap.

Climate Change
In this July 27, 2018, photo the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun.

Fossil fuels cause 1 in 5 premature deaths worldwide, study says

Environment
A large red oil tanker is shown in the distance passing underneath two tall bridge columns.

In landmark decision, Denmark will phase out oil and gas by 2050. Here’s how.

The Danish parliament voted this month to stop issuing new leases for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and end oil production by 2050, making Denmark the first major-oil producing country in the world to decide to phase out production.

For years, Shanghai has featured some of China's worst air pollution. Recent initiatives by the Chinese government, though, have begun to clean up some of the problem.

With the US pursuing fossil fuels, alternative, renewable forms of energy could be an even bigger boon to China

Economics

While the Trump Administration has decided to support the fossil fuel industry, China has decided to go in a much different direction.

On Dec. 19, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan for the state’s common retirement fund to completely decarbonize its entire portfolio.

Big money is backing out of fossil fuel industry, moving into greener alternatives

Economics

“The fossil fuel industry, which has been an awful good business for the last 200 years, isn’t a good business going forward. And the smart money is heading for the exits now,” says environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, pictured at the International Journalism Festival in 2014. Rusbridger will step down in the summer of 2015.

The Guardian turns to climate advocacy to force change

Media

Climate change may be the most vital story in the world — and arguably the hardest of our time to convey, says newspaper editor Alan Rusbridger. That’s why he’s using his final months at The Guardian to turn the paper into a force for climate coverage — and activism.

Rockefeller fund

The Rockefellers call it quits on oil, divesting themselves from fossil fuel industries

Environment

The name “Rockefeller” is just about synonymous with wealth and power in America. It’s also pretty much synonymous with oil. The family’s vast fortune stems from the oil empire that patriarch John D. Rockefeller built a century ago.