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  The Sky’s Limit and the IPCC Report on 1.5 Degrees of Warming

  We must wind down the largest source of carbon emissions – the oil, gas, and coal extracted by the fossil fuel industry – to achieve the deep cuts in carbon emissions that the IPCC report warns are necessary.

  Kelly Trout, October 17, 2018
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  Forty-Five Years after the Start of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, Renewable Energy Has Tripled

  An analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of both historic and recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) suggests that while progress has been made on some fronts since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, in other ways America’s energy situation may have actually worsened over the past 45 years.

  Ken Bossong, SUN DAY Campaign, October 17, 2018
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  Don’t be fooled by Exxon’s carbon fee public relations scheme

  Earlier this week, Exxon’s PR juggernaut won a victory as they achieved some breathless coverage of their contributions toward an effort by former Republican officials to push a carbon fee and dividend policy proposal forward. But, if you get beyond the smoke and mirrors of Exxon’s public relations, you’ll see this effort for what it…
  Continue reading ‘Don’t be fooled by Exxon’s carbon fee public relations scheme’.

  David Turnbull, October 12, 2018
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  New Report: MDBs Continue to Shortchange Crucial Energy Access Solutions

  While the MDBs endorsed the Sustainable Development Goals, this new report shows that from 2014 through 2017, MDBs directed just 2% of their energy finance toward the off-grid and mini-grid energy solutions.

  Alex Doukas, October 10, 2018
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  Breaking the 2-degree habit: Why 1.5 is critical

  In a landmark special report, the IPCC has today confirmed the urgency and importance of keeping us to 1.5ºC of warming. At around 1º of warming, the world is already experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change; 1.5º would at least give us a chance at avoiding catastrophic tipping points, while well below 2º is the less ambitious, higher-risk threshold. 

  Hannah McKinnon, October 8, 2018