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  Campaign Against Oil Drilling in Norway’s Lofoten Islands Wins Another Three Years

  Hannah McKinnon, January 15, 2018
  A crucial victory protects the beautiful, fishing-rich islands - but Norway must stop expanding oil development everywhere. It was here that the Lofoten Declaration was written.
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  The French Revolution: France bans new oil and gas licenses

  Greg Muttitt, December 20, 2017
  The managed decline of oil and gas production has begun. On Tuesday, France set passed a law to end the exploration for and extraction of oil and gas. In our 2016 report, The Sky’s Limit: Why the Paris Climate Goals Require a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production, we showed that emissions from the oil, gas and...
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  Pacific Island leaders to the world: It’s time to talk about fossil fuel production

  Greg Muttitt, November 15, 2017
  Today, Pacific Island leaders at the UN climate negotiations delivered a clear, powerful message: ending the expansion of the fossil fuel industry must be on the agenda. One of the key themes on the sidelines of this year’s COP-23 climate conference in Bonn, Germany, has been the need to rein in fossil fuel production to...
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  What’s the plan?

  Hannah McKinnon, November 1, 2017
  Why we can’t hide from the discussion about a managed decline of fossil fuel production. It is clear that the end of the fossil fuel era is on the horizon. Between plummeting renewable energy costs, uncharted electric vehicle growth, government commitments to decarbonization enshrined in the Paris agreement, and a growing list of fossil fuel...
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