Hidden Fossil Fuels: Plastic Production Drives Climate Change
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 23, 2024
Study shows that plastic production could be nearly one third of the global carbon budget and emits four times more greenhouse gases than the airline industry.
The world is in an abusive relationship with fossil fuels. Now is the time to leave
Renew Economy
APRIL 17, 2024
The truth of climate change is in the record heat, the flooding, the choking smoke, the red sky burning. Yet the fossil fuel companies tell us we can’t live without them. The post The world is in an abusive relationship with fossil fuels. Now is the time to leave appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels. Hunter Lovins. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 00:15. Is that possible? What happened?
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Give Climate Change the Name It Deserves: Fossil-Fueled Destruction
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The violence of the atmospheric shifts, their deeply uneven impacts and the implications of mass extinctions that are expected at current emission levels, add up to much more than “climate change.” Climate change” seemed to encompass more possibilities for derangements of the global ecosystem.
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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? When it comes to the climate crisis, it’s not just what you make and sell, it’s what you do, and for whom you do it. According to the group’s scorecard , Vault 100 firms: litigated 286 cases exacerbating climate change (versus three cases mitigating it).
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Climate change lawsuit to hold oil companies accountable
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 27, 2022
Recently, a Virginia federal appeals court heard a case regarding the role of fossil fuel companies in driving climate change. Major fossil fuel companies face several charges from cities and municipalities across the country.
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Prospective GB News Board Member is Fossil Fuel Investor
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 12, 2024
This may have implications for how climate change is covered in the UK. An investigation by DeSmog found that one in three GB News presenters had spread climate science denial on air in 2022, while more than half had attacked climate action. billion invested in fossil fuel companies as of June 2023.
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Fossil fuel drilling scheme faces High Court challenge
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 6, 2023
For that project, greenhouse gas emissions were cited as the most significant factor for refusing permission in Ellesmere Port, with the Secretary of State stating that ‘every tonne of carbon contributes to climate change’. When it came to Dunsfold, the Secretary of State reached a different decision. The decision will be reserved.
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Report: As Climate Crisis Expands, Canada Still Hands Billions to Fossil Fuel Industry
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 27, 2024
Last year was one of the worst on record for climate change-related disasters, yet Canada’s federal government spent $18.6 billion supporting the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. It is 10 times what the government has invested in climate change adaptation since 2015.
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‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Prof Lesley Hughes is a leading climate change scientist and member of the independent Climate Council and government advisory body the Climate Change Authority. Hughes said there is a “cognitive dissonance” between Labor’s stated commitment to addressing the problem and the pace at which it is moving.
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Cop28 landmark deal agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’, but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text Cop28 live – latest updates The Cop28 climate summit has approved a deal that its supporters said would, for the first time, push nations to move away from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change.
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60% of Americans blame fossil fuel companies for climate change
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A recent poll found that 60% of Americans believe gas and oil companies are to blame for the climate crisis. The poll, commissioned by The Guardian, Vice News and Covering Climate Now, sought Americans' views on the climate issue.
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Only 27% of Americans believe climate change is caused by humans
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 20, 2021
of scientists globally agree that burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal is the main cause of climate change. They also concur that climate change is caused by human actions, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
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More than 130 companies including Ikea, Volvo ask world leaders to ‘phase out’ fossil fuels
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
. | Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 130 companies, including Volvo Cars, Ikea, Unilever, Nestlé, and AstraZeneca, signed a letter calling on governments to adopt a global plan to phase out fossil fuels without carbon capture during upcoming international climate negotiations.
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GB News Owner’s Hedge Fund Has $2.2 Billion Fossil Fuel Investments
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 30, 2023
billion) in fossil fuel firms. This includes companies that specialise in extracting, refining, transporting and distributing fossil fuels. million) shareholding in the oil and gas supermajor Chevron, as well as stakes in Shell, Equinor, and 109 other fossil fuel companies. billion (£1.8
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The methane impact of organic waste vs fossil fuel emissions
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
While the focus is usually on fossil fuel emissions as the main climate change culprit, a new analysis by the nonprofit Energy Vision concludes that reducing emissions from organic waste would more steeply reduce methane. And it would cost less to accomplish.
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The new face of old-fashioned climate change denial
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Australia's government isn’t so gauche as to deny climate change out loud at a COP meeting. But it does support fossil fuel expansion completely at odds with the science. The post The new face of old-fashioned climate change denial appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show
The Guardian: Energy
JANUARY 30, 2024
Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world’s most foundational climate science as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents have shown, including the early research of Charles Keeling, famous for the so-called ‘Keeling curve’ that has (..)
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Rooftop Solar Important Piece of Fight Against Climate Change
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 20, 2023
is facing energy and climate challenges on multiple fronts. Rising energy costs, extreme weather events, and a transition away from fossil fuels have placed increasing pressure on governments and […] The post Rooftop Solar Important Piece of Fight Against Climate Change appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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COP28 deal suggests days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The overriding question the world now faces is whether the broad commitments nations agreed to are enough as climate change gathers pace. The post COP28 deal suggests days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted appeared first on RenewEconomy. The answer, alarmingly, is no.
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New Liz Truss Faction ‘Pops’ With Climate Science Denial and Fossil Fuel Ties
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The leaflet also named the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s independent advisory body on hitting its climate targets, as one of the institutions which “stand in the way of meaningful reform”. billion invested in fossil fuels via his investment fund Marshall Wace.
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Key Outcomes of COP28: Fossil Fuels to Renewables
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Introduction The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) concluded with a groundbreaking agreement. One that clearly marks the “beginningr of the end” of the fossil fuel era. The conference, held in Dubai, brought together negotiators from nearly 200 countries.
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Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 11, 2024
After NDP member of Parliament Charlie Angus introduced a bill in February proposing to ban misleading fossil fuel advertising in Canada, the oil and gas advocate Stephen Buffalo wrote an incendiary National Post column attacking the legislation.
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110 Chris Bowen tells Cop28 to ‘end the use of fossil fuels’ in energy systems as talks try to break deadlock
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Australia’s climate minister says summit must aim to keep 1.5C goal alive so Pacific countries are not ‘swallowed by the seas’ The Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has told nearly 200 countries at the Cop28 summit that the use of fossil fuels in energy systems must end. Continue reading.
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Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 5, 2023
According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. and Europe. It’s implicitly calling for a new consensus.”
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Ten Things that Change without Fossil Fuels
Energy Central
DECEMBER 18, 2023
It is now popular to talk about leaving fossil fuels to prevent climate change. Pretty much the same result occurs if we run short of fossil fuels: We lose fossil fuels, but it is because we cannot extract them. The economy is extraordinarily dependent on fossil fuels.
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Major parties set to block Pocock move to enshrine climate change “duty of care” for children
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Labor and Coalition likely to block climate "duty of care" bill designed to close the gap that allows new fossil fuel projects to be approved. The post Major parties set to block Pocock move to enshrine climate change “duty of care” for children appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Italian Oil Giant Eni Knew About Climate Change More Than 50 Years Ago, Report Reveals
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Italian oil major Eni knew of the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction since 1970, according to a report by Greenpeace Italy and advocacy group ReCommon shared with DeSmog.
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California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State’s Lawsuit
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. In September, the state sued five oil majors and the chief industry lobby group to hold them accountable for climate change.
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“Way off-track:” Fossil fuels killing millions, threatening future, says Lancet report
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Another new study has again highlighted the damage to health from the world’s continued dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the global climate. The post “Way off-track:” Fossil fuels killing millions, threatening future, says Lancet report appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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This is why we need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Energy Central
MARCH 24, 2023
This week, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change once again made it clear: no more fossil fuel sources can be opened if the world is serious about living up to its commitments and avoiding a significantly worsening climate crisis.
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UAE Selects Fossil Fuel Exec to Lead COP28
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 12, 2023
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber was named as president-designate of this year’s UN climate summit, COP28, scheduled to take place November 30 – December 12 in Dubai. Al Jaber is the UAE’s special envoy for climate change and also serves as the country’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.
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Taxes: Another Climate Change Challenge
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
If it’s not one thing in the climate change battle, it’s another. It turns out replacing fossil fuels with clean sources of energy like wind and solar may be the easy part. The harder part could be how to replace the lost tax revenue.
Responsible Investing: How to Invest or Divest to Help Fight Climate Change
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 27, 2022
The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. How To Divest.
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Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
Grist
MAY 16, 2023
While a century of fire suppression and other land management choices contribute to the severity, climate change is a key factor fueling these fires, roughly doubling the acreage burned over the last 40 years. Most of the links have been well known for a long time, but this is the first study to connect the dots, quantitatively.”
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How to Build a Political Mandate to Get Off Fossil Fuels
Energy Central
APRIL 10, 2024
For years, the priority of many environmentalists has been to get the public to care about climate change via data and science — to agree that we do, indeed, have a problem that needs fixing. And it’s time for the climate community to reorient toward empathy, and approach people’s pressing.
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Canadian Pension Funds Haven’t Kept Up with Financial Risks of Climate Change, Report Finds
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Canada’s major pension funds are dragging their heels on climate change, according to a new report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health. Shift Action is a charitable initiative that seeks to protect pensions and the climate by tracking pension fund investments and comparing them with climate policies.
The IEA Latest Report Shows the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Plan to Meet Climate Change Paris Targets
Energy Central
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest report “Energy to 2050: Scenarios for a Sustainable Future,” analyzes “the intersection between energy and climate change mitigation.”
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Independent regional journalism, brought to you by fossil fuels
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
A regional journalism summit this week made no specific references to climate change and was sponsored by AGL Energy and gas pipeline company APA. The post Independent regional journalism, brought to you by fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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When Addressing Climate Change Is It a Fossil Fuel Problem or an Emissions Problem?
Energy Central
JULY 12, 2022
In my recent conversation with an energy industry spokesperson she stated the following and asked a question: The world is energy-hungry and right now much of the energy we consume comes from fossil fuels. So if we could separate fossil fuels from the emissions issue, wouldn’t that be a desirable outcome?”
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“Dangerous radicals:” UN takes aim at Australia over fossil fuels and climate lies
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2022
IPCC says Australia victim of one of the most successful fossil fuel lobbying efforts, as UN chief slams leaders for lying about climate action. The post “Dangerous radicals:” UN takes aim at Australia over fossil fuels and climate lies appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Managing Climate Change
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
As world leaders meet in Dubai for COP28, success will depend on whether there is a global agreement to dump all fossil fuels.
Stranded fossil fuel assets could cost investors and retirement funds $2 trillion
Renew Economy
MAY 26, 2022
Financial losses from stranded fossil fuel assets could total $2 trillion, including a bit hit to Australia's retirement savings. The post Stranded fossil fuel assets could cost investors and retirement funds $2 trillion appeared first on RenewEconomy. Food for thought for AGL investors.
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“Fossil fuels are a dead end:” UN chief says coal, oil and gas subsidies a “scandal”
Renew Economy
MAY 18, 2022
UN chief says fossil fuel subsidies are a scandal as latest WMO report paints grim picture on climate change. The post “Fossil fuels are a dead end:” UN chief says coal, oil and gas subsidies a “scandal” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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