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Standing firm against BP sponsorship of British Museum’s ‘Troy’ exhibition on 8 February 2020. Hundreds of activists trying to end the artwash were also joined by a giant Trojan horse. IMAGEPLOTTER/ALAMY

UK arts had largely ditched fossil fuel sponsorships after years of activism. Danny Chivers reports on how...

Panoramic photograph of smokes billowing from New York City buildings. MATTEO CATANESE/UNSPLASH

A new report shows the dramatic rise in cash earnings of shareholders in Britain’s big oil since the Paris Agreement.

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Transnational oil companies are looking to leave the Niger Delta without cleaning up their mess. Ken Henshaw...

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A short history of dependency.

Passersby walk past a mural  in Venezuela showing oil drilling. Oil  has made an important contribution to  Venezuelan state revenues.  JOHN VAN HASSELT/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

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We cannot let the fossil fuel industry block urgently needed climate action. Nick Dowson lays out a path to...

Credit: Ocean Warriors Wild Coast

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Mike Loewe reports from South Africa on the community fighting to stop Shell from exploration along its...

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Yasmin Younis explains why she protested against a British Museum exhibition of her own people’s history....

Arctic oil trial

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But ‘Trial of the Century’ also cements climate protections, reports Ragnhild Freng Dale.

Operation Car Wash

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Is it the world’s biggest corruption scandal? By Vanessa Baird.

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Environmental groups are suing the Norwegian government after it handed out new licences to drill in the Arctic for the first...

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It’s against the Constitution, and means Norway will not respect the Paris Agreement, argues Tina Andersen Vågenes...

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The latest Polyp cartoon, from October's New Internationalist magazine.

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Five reasons not to buy BP’s story about the end of its sponsorship deals.

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The key facts you need to know about the country's people, environment, oil economy, human rights and more.

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The quiet power of oil and money has for decades enabled Saudi Arabia to buy silence and influence. But not for much longer,...

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Today, hundreds protested against oil sponsorship at the Louvre and ten were arrested. Jess Worth was in the...

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