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Stopping Carbon Lock-In

The IEA’s plan to increase gas consumption locks in climate chaos

August 2, 2019By Lorne StockmanBlog Post, Energy Transitions & Futures, Featured, Fossil Gas, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

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.

IEA cedes ground on the failure of gas as a bridge fuel. Then bends over backwards to push for more gas use.

July 30, 2019By Lorne StockmanBlog Post, Energy Transitions & Futures, Featured, Fossil Gas, Stopping Carbon Lock-In 1 Comment

The IEA latest report on gas all but makes the case against gas as a “bridge fuel”. But still finds a way to push for more of the controversial fuel.

Massive Oil Spill Endangers Central Valley Residents and Highlights State Agency’s Negligence in Protecting Community Health and Climate

July 12, 2019By Collin ReesPress Releases, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

“Doubling down on new drilling is incompatible with climate leadership, and for the first time we’re seeing a California governor recognize and begin to act on this reality,” said Kelly Trout.

Briefing: Why the U.S. Export-Import Bank Must End Financing for Fossil Fuels

June 13, 2019By Collin ReesBriefings, Stop Funding Fossils, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

Over the past decade, nearly 90% of the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s total finance for energy projects has flowed to projects in oil, gas, and coal. As momentum grows for climate solutions in the U.S. and abroad, there is an urgent need for a ban on fossil fuel financing at ExIm.

Groups Deliver Thousands of Minnesotan Petition Signatures Against Enbridge Line 3 to Minnesota State Capitol

June 6, 2019By Collin ReesPress Releases, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

Minnesotans and allies gathered at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office to urge him to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline with 17,000+ petitions from nearly 500 Minnesota towns, cities, and municipalities.

Breaking! Gas Still Isn’t a Bridge Fuel

May 30, 2019By Lorne StockmanBlog Post, Featured, Fossil Gas, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

Gas is dirty, expensive, and unnecessary – so why is the fossil fuel industry calling it a ‘bridge fuel’? Our new report unpacks and debunks the enduring myth that gas can form a ‘bridge’ to a safe climate.

Burning the Gas ‘Bridge Fuel’ Myth: Why Gas Is Not Clean, Cheap, or Necessary

May 30, 2019By OCI TeamFossil Gas, Reports, Stopping Carbon Lock-In 6 Comments

This report unpacks and debunks the enduring myth that gas can form a bridge to a decarbonized future. As the global crisis intensifies while the production and consumption of gas soars, it is clearer than ever that gas is not a solution to the climate crisis.

People power can stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline in Minnesota

May 23, 2019By Collin ReesBlog Post, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

We know that people power can stop dangerous fossil fuel projects like the proposed Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in Minnesota, because we’ve proved it over and over again – and recently we’ve had two more big wins.

Big News: Oregon says NO to Jordan Cove LNG

May 18, 2019By David TurnbullBlog Post, Fossil Gas, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

Monday, May 6 was a big day in Oregon in the fight against fossil fuels. In a big win for water and our climate, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) delivered a potentially fatal blow to the Jordan Cove LNG project and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline.

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