It’s time for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The creators of the treaty say focusing on emissions but not stopping new fossil fuel projects is a sure recipe for escalating climate failure
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The creators of the treaty say focusing on emissions but not stopping new fossil fuel projects is a sure recipe for escalating climate failure
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Students had demanded for years that the university divest from fossil fuels. What happens next
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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.
GreenBiz
APRIL 19, 2022
As the world’s largest exporter of fossil fuels, Russia sits on the fault lines of the accelerating shift to clean energy
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2022
New Climate Transparency report reveals fossil fuel production subsidies surged to the highest levels on record in 2021
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
The media group will no longer accept advertising from oil and gas companies, despite acknowledging decision will have implications for its revenues. Corporate Strategy media oil Oil & Gas
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 12, 2023
Alice Harrison, fossil fuels campaign leader at Global Witness, said in a statement. But fossil fuel companies are working hard to keep skin in the game, and sadly the UN is rolling out the red carpet to them.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
From the world’s biggest soccer championship to soccer training for kids , from major universities to music festivals and art galleries to — if you can name it, fossil fuel companies have probably sponsored it. Banning Fossil Fuel Sponsorships and Ads.
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2022
Company claims to be first truck maker in the world to swap out vehicle parts made from traditional steel for zero emission steel
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Here's what I saw during COP26
Jim Conca
JULY 20, 2019
If you think we’re doing a good job of curbing fossil fuel use, you're mistaken. Oil production is exploding in America. Growth in coal in the developing world shows no sign of slowing, and gas has kicked into high gear most everywhere. Renewables are increasing slower. Nuclear and hydro are flat
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 25, 2021
This year's Banking on Climate Chaos report shows that despite feel-good environmental marketing, major financial institutions still back fossil fuel companies
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A new study has found that more than 8 million people died in 2018 from poor air quality caused by fossil fuel combustion
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2021
Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. The unprecedented COVID-19 dip in global financing for fossil fuels offers the world's largest banks a stark choice point going forward," she said.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 20, 2020
The DNC has removed a pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies from its ledger of party demands
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Yet, the fossil fuel industry aims to increase the demand for plastic over the next decade. The post Greenpeace US Responds to Fossil Fuel Industry Plans to Grow Plastic Demand appeared first on Green Living Guy.
GreenBiz
JULY 27, 2022
Big Oil is a big backer of a new school devoted to sustainability. Are they leveraging the lessons learned by Big Tobacco
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The retirement contributions of New York state workers will no longer be invested in fossil fuels
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. And energy providers the world over are rushing to slash their reliance on fossil fuels as the clean energy transition gathers pace. .
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Developed countries are promising the cut the worlds reliance on the fossil fuel projects that allowed them to develop without letting other countries reap the same benefits
The City Fix
MAY 17, 2021
In densely urbanized Hong Kong, transport is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, at 18%. Vehicle traffic is also a major source of toxic air pollutants like NOx, volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, accounting for 18%, 21%. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. The post Fossil Fuel-Linked Companies Dominate Sponsorship of COP27 appeared first on DeSmog.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Carbon border adjustments are trade policies designed to avoid 'carbon leakage' — when manufacturers relocate production to skirt green regulations
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Major investment funds available to UK consumers are marketing themselves as “sustainable” and “ethical” while financing fossil fuel companies, research has found. The fund with the most fossil fuel-linked holdings in its portfolio was iShares Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Is a law, rule, subsidy, compensation package or other action incentivizing the kind of behavior a society needs for let’s say … long-term survival? If not, it may be time to scrap it
Green Living Guy
DECEMBER 13, 2021
The post Looking to Reduce Your Dependence On Fossil Fuels? For many people, the sheer size of their overall carbon footprint isn’t something that generally tends to cross their minds on a daily basis.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
In a recent executive order, President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. The agencies are to find new opportunities that will "spur innovation, commercialization, and deployment of clean energy technology
CleanTech Alliance
JANUARY 23, 2020
Source: Seattle Office of Economic Development, Jan 23, 2020 The Office of Economic Development (OED) is implementing an Inclusive Economy Agenda. This mission rests on three OED competencies to serve underserved populations: building self sufficiency and improving access to employment, family-wage job and wealth creation, and capacity-building for neighborhood resilience in the face of displacement. […]. Member News Opportunities Public Policy
GreenBiz
AUGUST 4, 2021
Traditional food production is causing cataphoric losses to nature
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 28, 2022
Senate Bill 1173 would have required the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the two largest public pension funds in the country, to divest from fossil fuels. Credit: Fossil Free California.
GreenBiz
JULY 22, 2022
At least in terms of the job market, 2021 was a good year for renewable energy
Terra Infirma
AUGUST 30, 2022
And is it not simply digging us deeper into the fossil fuel-shaped hole, making us even more vulnerable to the next crisis? The post The killer question is: can we really afford fossil fuels? Uncategorised climate change economics fossil fuel politics
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2022
There could be millions of defunct oil and gas wells in the U.S. alone
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
A new database cataloging the world’s oil and gas reserves reveals extensive data on the global fossil fuel industry for the first time. Fossil fuel production must “start declining immediately and steeply to be consistent with limiting long-term warming to 1.5°C,”
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 19, 2023
Fossil fuel-linked groups spent around $4 million on Facebook and Instagram that spread false climate claims over the COP27 summit, a new report says. Adverts promoted fossil fuels as affordable and reliable, and justified their ongoing use with arguments around energy independence.
CleanTech Alliance
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Source: The Guadian, October 13, 2019 Renewable energy sources provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses than fossil fuels for the first time over the last quarter, according to new research. The renewables record was set in the third quarter of this year after its share of the electricity mix rose to 40%. It is […]. Industry News
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2019
In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their fossil fuel counterparts of coal and natural gas
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2022
billion into fossil fuel projects around the world since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015, undercutting global efforts to combat the worsening climate crisis. The fact sheet stated: “In fiscal year 2021, the World Bank (IBRD/IDA) did zero new fossil fuel financing.
DeSmogBlog
MAY 31, 2022
A fossil fuel executive recently told Fortune , “Appalachia is the elephant in the room,” referring to the claim that demand for natural gas is rising, while supply in Appalachia and the United States is falling. Or are they working for fossil fuel executives?
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
The post On deadline, COP27 wrangles with loss, damages and fossil fuels appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Nov. 21 – Exhausted negotiators from nearly 200 countries clinched a climate agreement in the wee hours Sunday as the two-week global.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Global fossil fuel and overall energy consumption are still rising. But the new focus on them shows that the end is near. Energy & Climate oil
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 29, 2021
Read time: 10 mins In December, The New York Times published a story revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named FTI to build “news” and information websites falsely suggesting grassroots support for the fossil fuel industry and its initiatives.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products. More than 46 percent of Unilever's cleaning and laundry products' carbon footprint is incurred by chemicals made from fossil fuel-produced carbon, most of which are used in surfactants. .
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