Fuelling a new global crisis

UPDATED: A global energy shock is underway, putting new focus on the relationship between renewables and fossil fuels, writes Lurion De Mello.

UK troops ordered to drive fuel tankers to ease national crisis

The United Kingdom has ordered soldiers to start driving fuel tankers to replenish empty pumps in a crisis sparked by a shortage of truck drivers blamed on strict Brexit rules.

Empty fuel pumps at a West Yorkshire petrol station. Photo: Danny Lawson /PA Wire

UK military on standby as petrol stations dry up

The British government is putting the military on standby as part of further measures to address a supply chain crisis that has led fuel pumps to run dry amid panic-buying by motorists.

General Motors flags end to petrol, diesel cars in bid for carbon-neutrality

US automotive giant General Motors plans to stop producing petrol and diesel-powered cars by 2035 and will make 40 per cent of its model range electric within four years, as it sets a target to be carbon-neutral within 20 years.

UK to ban new petrol-fuelled cars from 2040

Britain will ban the sale of petrol- and diesel-fuelled cars from 2040 when all vehicles must be fully electric as part of a plan to clean up air pollution, UK news sites are reporting.