The UK’s fledgling fracking industry was dealt another significant nail in its coffin today when the High Court ruled that the current guidance from the Government on shale gas is “unlawful”.
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“Major Blow” to Tar Sands Industry As Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Delayed
The Canadian tar sands industry has suffered another significant setback trying to get is carbon intensive product to market in the US.
Trump’s World Bank pick, David Malpass, Must Not Pass
President Trump has nominated David Malpass to be World Bank President If approved, Malpass would be a disaster for the World Bank – and the world. He’s not fit for this role and would drag the World Bank back to climate denial and inaction.
As evidence of man-made global warming hits ‘gold standard’, Robert Mercer continues funding denialists
One of the world’s most secretive billionaires is still pouring millions into climate denial, despite scientists concluding we have reached the “gold standard” linking human activity to climate change.
Do we Slowly Boil Like Frogs or Break the Climate Silence?
So do we continue our climate denial and slowly boil like frogs or do we act now in the radical way that is needed to avoid a climate emergency?
OCI evidence to UK parliament inquiry on public finance for fossil fuels
Today Oil Change International gave evidence to the UK parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee, to contribute to its inquiry into the use of UK Export Finance (UKEF) to support fossil fuel exports and investments.
Instead of Funding Fossil Fuels Overseas, UK Gov. Urged to Declare “Climate Emergency”
Tomorrow Greg Muttitt, the Research Director at Oil Change International will give evidence to the UK’s parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee, which is investigating the scale and impact of UK Export Finance’s financing of fossil fuels in developing countries.
Greta or Happer: Who would you pick as Trump’s security advisor on climate?
I would say we should make Greta Thunberg the national security advisor on climate and send Donald Trump and William Happer back to school to learn some basic science.
RIP Wally Broecker, the “grandfather of climate science”
“The climate system is an angry beast, and we are poking it with sticks,” so wrote Wallace “Wally” Broecker, a leading climate scientist, who is widely credited with coining the phrase “global warming”, and who died this week.
Ten Days Left For Kids to #JoinJuliana in #YouthvGov Lawsuit
Zero Hour, a youth-led climate justice organization, has launched a nationwide drive to get thousands of young people to add their names to the Juliana Plaintiffs.