GLOBAL POLICY

The Paris climate goals demand a rapid, just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. We’re pushing governments to lead the way by adopting policies to end oil and gas production.

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In order to achieve climate goals, governments and other decision makers must support a just and equitable move away from fossil fuels. We are pushing for precedent-setting leadership from governments to put policies in place to manage the decline of oil and gas and ensure a just transition for fossil-fuel dependent workers and communities.

Building from a growing group of first mover governments, we are pressuring for increasing numbers of national and regional governments to end new licenses and permits for oil and gas production, and to develop plans to wind down their existing production over time.

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It has been almost a month since Israeli planes bombed the Jiyeh power plant 12 miles south of Beirut and triggered the largest oil spill in the history of the eastern Mediterranean. About two weeks ago the United Nations Environment Program warned that about 12,000 tonnes of oil had already leaked from the plant and spread itself out over about one-third of Lebanon's coast. More recent estimates from the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment put the total at about 30,000 tonnes (almost as big as the 37,000 tonnes of oil that spilled from the Exxon Valdez into Alaska's Prince William

Sunday’s local newspaper reported that gasoline sales in Vermont were 13 percent below prediction in February of this year and almost 15 percent low for May.  I have no theories on the May swoon, aside from the toll continued high prices are having on us all, but I’m reasonably sure the February dip was due to our mild winter.  Less snow, fewer skiers coming to Vermont and, more significantly from a gas vendor’s view, fewer people riding snow machines through the woods.  Burn enough gas, change the climate and soon you can’t burn gas riding through snowy forests.  I don’t

In the latest issue of Ms. Magazine, Martha Burk's "Crude Awakening" draws fresh connections between the United States' oil interests and its willingness to overlook gross violations of women's rights, especially in oil-rich nations.

Writes Burk: "Whether supporting gender apartheid abroad, or sacrificing feeding programs for U.S. women and children so that ExxonMobil can get a tax break, or simply standing by while the company reaps record profits at the expense of women who must drive to work and heat their houses, U.S. priorities are consistent: Oil wins over women’s rights hands down..."

Check out "Crude Awakening" for an interesting perspective on

Rich Cookson's final blog from Sakhalin:
"The VIP lounge at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport is packed with Russian politicians and foreign oil workers. Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – the man tipped to be the next Russian President – is visiting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the south of Sakhalin today.
His delegation includes one of Vladimir Putin’s top aides, Aleksandr Beglov, Presidential envoy in the Russian Far East Kamil Iskhakov and Sakhalin Governor Ivan Malakhov. They are met at the LNG plant by Christopher Finlayson, Shell Russia Country Chairman and Sakhalin Energy chairman of the board of directors and

LATEST PROGRAM RESEARCH

This briefing assesses Shell’s fossil fuel extraction plans in light of Shell's appeal of a Dutch court verdict requiring the company to take responsibility for its climate pollution. Our analysis shows that Shell continues to plan for levels of oil and gas production and investment that undermine the world’s chances of curtailing climate disaster.

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