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Shell pushes further into EV charging, invests in ‘Electric Cars for Everybody’
Shell’s latest move into electric vehicles is to lead $31m investment in EV charging startup Ample in bid to provide ‘Electric Cars for Everyone’.
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Aug 8, 2018
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Big Oil just woke up to threat of rising electric car demand
The world’s biggest oil producers are starting to take electric vehicles seriously as a long-term threat.
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Jul 19, 2017
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Big Oil struggles with speed of renewable energy transition
Last year, Big Oil made a big effort to shove coal out of the energy system, but it is not appreciating efforts by renewable energy technologies to accelerate its own transition.
Giles Parkinson
May 26, 2016
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The hypocrisy of Big Oil on climate commitments
New report highlights disparity between stated positions on climate policy of Big Oil companies and their continued support for highly obstructive trade bodies.
Andrew Schenkel
Oct 16, 2015
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Rockefeller heirs shift oil fortune into renewables, call it ‘astute business’
The heirs to the fortune of US oil tycoons John and William Rockefeller have divested their funds fossil fuel investments and reinvested them in renewables.
Sophie Vorrath
Sep 23, 2014
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Why $100bn invested in wind or solar will produce more energy than oil
$100 billion invested in wind, or solar PV, will result is significantly more energy yield as the same amount invested in oil, according to a new analysis. This is particularly true when wind and solar is used to charge electric vehicles. By 2035, wind could produce 6-times more energy per dollar invested than oil.
Giles Parkinson
Sep 16, 2014
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Keystone XL threatens true American ‘energy independence’
The impending Keystone XL decision will signal whether the US is ready to move from quick profits to investments in renewable technology.
John Mathews
May 29, 2013
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Exxon’s Pegasus oil spill – and the myth of US energy independence
The oil industry is spreading cheeriness about unconventional sources, meanwhile, a major US oil-pipe spill went largely unreported over Easter.
John Mathews
May 10, 2013
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Climate aid vs Fossil fuel subsidies – guess who’s winning?
New analysis shows rich countries spent $58bn on fossil fuel subsidies in 2011 – roughly five times the spend on climate aid in developing countries.
Stephen Lacey
Dec 5, 2012
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Drill, baby, drill: America’s future under Big Oil
What kind of country will America be in 2030 if Big Oil and their interests in Congress are allowed to have their way?
Center for American Progress
May 17, 2012
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