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New Analysis: Fossil fuel subsidies five times greater than climate finance
David Turnbull, December 3, 2012
Here in Doha for the UN climate negotiations, we've just released new analysis that shows that fossil fuel subsidies in rich countries are, on average, five times greater than those same countries' pledges towards climate finance.
IEA acknowledges fossil fuel reserves climate crunch
Lorne Stockman, November 12, 2012
The International Energy Agency released its annual flagship publication today, the World Energy Outlook. The IEA made an historic statement in the executive summary. It said, “No more than one-third of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050 if the world is to achieve the 2 °C goal”, the internationally recognized...
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Oil’s new supply boom is a bust for the climate
Steve Kretzmann, October 25, 2012
What if you knew that smoking that one last packet of cigarettes was going to give you cancer? Imagine if our understanding of cancer was so precise as to allow doctors to predict with virtual certainty that smoking that particular pack, which you just picked up at the corner store, would definitely be the last...
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ShiftTheSubsidies.org
Stanley, October 3, 2012
The Shift the Subsidies database is an interactive tool to visually track and analyze the flow of energy subsidies from international, regional and bilateral public financial institutions around the world.
DirtyEnergyMoney.com
Stanley, October 3, 2012
Dirty Energy Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil, gas and coal industry contributions to the US Congress.
The Price of Oil Wheel
Stanley, October 3, 2012
The price of oil per barrel doesn’t include all of oil’s hidden costs. Learn more about the true cost of oil by using the flash navigation tool.
Report: Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Subsidies in the G20: A Progress Update
Steve Kretzmann, June 17, 2012
In our second review of progress in meeting this phase out commitment we conclude that the G20 effort is currently failing.
Report – Low Hanging Fruit: Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Climate Finance, and Sustainable Development
Lorne Stockman, June 14, 2012
Our latest report finds that global fossil fuel production and consumption subsidies are at least $775 billion annually and could be $1 trillion or even more. There is an urgent need for transparency in subsidy reporting.
$1 TRILLION in Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies & the Urgent Need for Transparency
David Turnbull, June 13, 2012
In this graphic, you can see that according to Oil Change International analysis, governments around the world are spending perhaps more than $1 trillion USD combined per year subsidizing the fossil fuel industry.
The Dirtiest Congress in History
Lorne Stockman, June 7, 2012
This Congress is on track to be the dirtiest ever. In the current cycle (since January 2011) dirty energy companies have spent at least $43.5 million on influencing federal elections in America.