Jasper Jolly
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About Jasper Jolly
Jasper Jolly is a financial reporter for the Guardian
Skeptics say EVs will overwhelm the grid, but they could be part of the solution
Electric cars make some people afraid of the dark. While the batteries produce much less carbon, they require much more electricity to run. This has prompted ominous warnings that Great Britain and other wealthy countries set on banning new petrol and diesel cars risk plunging their populations into darkness.
Chevron next on climate activist shareholders' hit list
Follow This leads investor rebellions demanding reduced carbon emissions to tackle global heating.
Shell faces a shareholder rebellion over emission targets
A resolution calling for the Anglo-Dutch company to set binding carbon emissions reduction targets received 30 per cent of votes at the oil company’s annual meeting on Tuesday.
Gas-guzzling cars 'hundreds of times' more wasteful than electric vehicles
Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery electric equivalents, according to a study that adds to evidence that the move away from petrol and diesel cars will bring large net environmental benefits.
BlackRock calls on oil firms to disclose carbon output
World’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero
Vanguard refuses to sign up to climate commitment with BlackRock
US asset manager that built up fossil fuel portfolio fails to join rivals in engaging with climate
World's largest investor, BlackRock, joins climate action group
World’s largest investor signs up to Climate Action 100+ after criticism from activists