Fossil fuel industry

A pedestrian looks at his phone as he walks past a logo for Australia's Westpac Banking Corp located outside a branch in central Sydney, Australia, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
Global Economy

Australia's Westpac to slash lending to coal, oil companies by 2030

A crane is seen at the site of a building holding computer equipment used in cryptocurrency "mining" that relies on electricity from an adjacent coal-fired power plant, on April 20, 2022, in Hardin, Mont. Determining how much energy the industry uses is difficult because not all companies report their use. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
Global Economy

Bitcoin’s new puzzle: How to ditch fossil fuels and go green

Brenda Shaffer. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

It’s time to be honest about fossil fuels’ role in energy transition

FILE PHOTO: Methane bubbles are seen in an area of marshland at a research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Environment

Urgent methane cuts needed to rein in climate change: UN