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Groups Pressure Ottawa to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads in Public Facilities

DeSmogBlog

Community organizations, environmental groups, and transit advocates are demanding the city of Ottawa ban fossil fuel advertising from public spaces. Community groups such as Ecology Ottawa are looking forward to the review as a rare opportunity to stop fossil fuel companies from advertising in the city.

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NYC Pensions Are Sued for Shedding Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

Monica Weiss attended her first fossil-fuel divestment protest on a frigid February day in 2015. Subsequently, two independent reports suggested that the funds would “face high potential risk for economic disruption from the transition to a low carbon global economy” if they continued to invest in fossil fuel.

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

DeSmogBlog

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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The Future(s) of Fossil Fuels - 2020

Mr. Sustainability

A sudden collapse of the industry - called a carbon crunch - could lead to economic disaster of epic proportions. The time is therefore now to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy rather than try to sustain the unsustainable. The industry as we once knew it, is gone.

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A fossil fuel demand peak is fast approaching, but will it come soon enough?

Business Green

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals. The oil industry has been particularly badly hit.

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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom

GreenBiz

The present moment presents an extraordinary opportunity for public engagement around a different agenda for the future. On balance, this presents more good news than bad, but this development will prove highly disruptive as even fewer young people will finance the pensions of the retired. Innovation marches forward.

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Are fossil fuel adverts a business risk for media organisations and creative agencies?

Business Green

The business and reputational risks for companies that provide a platform for, or create, fossil fuel advertising are growing. It's a question that has moved up the agenda over the last few days, after multiple campaigns launched urging advertisers and media companies to cut ties with fossil fuel companies.