As the fires rage and Australia warms, it is only natural that Australians are becoming increasingly worried about climate change, droughts and floods. However, rather than recognize our climate emergency, the minister responsible for responding to drought and natural disasters in the country, David Littleproud, is a climate denier. He has said that that he doesn’t “know if climate change is manmade”.
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Climate Deniers’ Response to Climate Crisis: “There is no Climate Emergency”
But no matter the evidence, the climate deniers are planning for one last stand
Big Oil Invests $50 Billion Against a Livable Future
Big Oil knows it is gambling with our future. It is deliberately doing so. Because of its actions, it is not just the people of the Bahamas that will face the consequences of our warming world. We all will.
Alaska: BP’s Exit Leaves a Melting Arctic & Toxic Legacy
BP is selling what it once called its “Jewel in the Crown”, its Alaskan operations. But it leaves a toxic legacy..
Deeply destructive & catastrophic Hurricane Dorian reflects our “climate emergency”
How much trouble do we need to be in, before we admit we are in trouble?
One year to the Tokyo Olympics… and an end to Japan’s coal finance?
Next summer’s Olympic Games are at risk due to heatwaves and there’s one story Japan likely doesn’t want out there: the fact that it’s currently one of the world’s biggest supporters of coal.
The IEA’s Misplaced Techno-optimism
The third and final installment in a series of blogs on the IEA’s Special Report on gas and energy transitions. This blog discusses the IEA’s analysis of methane leakage and its faith in carbon capture and storage.
The IEA’s plan to increase gas consumption locks in climate chaos
The second in a series of blogs on the IEA’s 2019 report on the role of gas in energy transitions. This part explores the climate risks inherent in the report’s main policy prescription.
World’s Largest Fund Manager Loses $90 Billion Betting on Fossil Fuels & Climate Chaos
BlackRock is the world’s largest fund manager, which has nearly US$6.5 trillion of assets under management. BlackRock may be wealthy, but that does not make it wise.
Remembering green heroes & fighting anti-green “zealots”
Two people from polar opposites of the political and ecological spectrum are in the news.