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Posts by Hannah McKinnon

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  The Lofoten Declaration: A new bar for climate leadership

  Hannah McKinnon, September 7, 2017
  The Lofoten Declaration calls for no new exploration or expansion of oil, coal, or gas, and a managed decline of the fossil fuel sector. For a good part of the past three decades, climate action has been planned, measured, judged, and implemented based on tackling emissions where they come out of the chimney or the...
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  Countries Must Tackle Fossil Fuel Production to Meet Climate Goals

  Hannah McKinnon, September 7, 2017
  Hundreds of Global Organisations Demand Supply-Side Action The Lofoten Declaration calls for a managed decline of the fossil fuel sector. For the text of the declaration and a full list of signatories, visit http://www.LofotenDeclaration.org. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 Contact: Hannah McKinnon, hannah [at] priceofoil.org Over 220 organizations from 55 countries have released a...
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  Vive la France!

  Hannah McKinnon, September 6, 2017
  Unprecedented and “never-before-seen” impacts of climate change are all around us. From Hurricanes’ Harvey and Irma to massive flooding in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal to forest fires burning through the west coast of North America – climate change is here and now, and it is catastrophic. Fortunately, unprecedented and never-before-seen climate policy is also starting...
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  Nobel Peace Laureates call on Norwegian Leadership Candidates to End Fossil Fuel Exploration and Expansion

  Hannah McKinnon, August 29, 2017
  August 29, 2017 CONTACT: Rachel Vincent, Rvincent [at] nobelwomensinitiative.org, +1 613 569-8400 ext. 113 Five Nobel Peace Laureates have written to Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates, Erna Solberg and Jonas Gahr Støre, calling for Norwegian climate leadership and an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion. The letter, sent from the Nobel Women’s Initiative in advance...
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  A Nobel Appeal to Norway

  Hannah McKinnon, August 29, 2017
  Five Nobel Peace Laureates have called on Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates to declare their intent to put an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion. The letter, sent in advance of the country’s national elections in mid-September, is an appeal for climate leadership. But, they are also the world’s seventh largest exporter of emissions. Their...
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  New report: Norway one of world’s largest emissions exporters

  Hannah McKinnon, August 9, 2017
  Norway’s plans for fossil fuel development are at odds with its commitments to the Paris climate goals according to a new report. In addition to being the world’s seventh largest emissions exporter, projected oil and gas development in the country are incompatible with global carbon budgets aligned with limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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  The Sky’s Limit Norway: Why Norway Should Lead the Way in a Managed Decline of Oil and Gas Extraction

  Hannah McKinnon, August 9, 2017
  A new study released by Oil Change International, examines the role of Norwegian oil and gas production in a Paris-aligned global carbon budget.
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  All Bust, No Boom

  Hannah McKinnon, July 11, 2017
  In a dramatic turn of events, it looks like all bust and no more boom for the Alberta tar sands, according to our recent analysis based on industry data. In reality, future rates of production will likely be insufficient to fill even one new pipeline.
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  Reality check: the end of growth in the tar sands. So now what?

  Hannah McKinnon, June 29, 2017
  The oil industry's own data shows that the tar sands are on the edge of decline – but the key question is if they will take everyone else down with them.
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  RELEASE: Data driven reality check points to end of growth in the tar sands

  Hannah McKinnon, June 29, 2017
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2017 CONTACT Lorne Stockman, lorne [at] priceofoil.org, +1 540 679 1097 Adam Scott, adam [at] priceofoil.org, +1 416 347 3858  Data driven reality check points to end of growth in the tar sands.  A new briefing released today points to a dramatic drop-off in investment in growth in the tar...
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