Just days after the ending of the landmark climate talks in Glasgow, where Joe Biden promised to lead the world on climate action, the Presidentâs administration offered the largest ever auction of Gulf of Mexico offshore drilling rights.
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COP 26 host, the UK, called âclimate laggardâ for failing to join Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance
When the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance members were unveiled yesterday, there was an obvious one missing: the COP host, the UK Government. To put it mildly this is a disgrace for a country that keeps trying to argue that it is leading the way on climate..
Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check: Major oil and gas producers undercut Canadaâs commitment to 1.5ÂșC
The assessment by Environmental Defence Canada and Oil Change International assesses eight of Canadaâs top oil and gas producers, including Imperial (ExxonMobil) and Shell. It finds they are all on track to increase their oil and gas production in Canada, rather than planning a fair transition away from fossil fuels that are fuelling the climate crisis.
New Report: Climate Plans of Major Canadian Oil and Gas Producers Undercut Canadaâs Commitment to 1.5ÂșC
The climate plans of major oil and gas companies operating in Canada rank among the worst worldwide and will accelerate the climate crisis rather than help Canada and the world limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (ÂșC), according to a new report launched at the UN Climate Change Conference.
International precedent set as French Bank commits to exit from fossil fuels by 2030
La Banque Postale, which is a relatively small but progressive bank in France, has set an international precedent against oil and gas expansion. The bank, which was already committed to ensuring that its banking activities achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, announced a complete withdrawal from fossil fuels by the 2030. Will other banks now follow?
WHO calls climate change “single biggest health threat facing humanity”
As hundreds are arrested outside the White House demanding urgent action on our climate emergency, the World Health Organization has described climate change as the “single biggest health threat facing humanity,” and called on governments and policymakers to “act with urgency” on the climate and health crises.
Climate Momentum: More banks pull out of controversial East African pipeline
Under pressure from civil society, eleven banks have now confirmed that they will no longer fund the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
Tinkering whilst Rome burns: the Dirty Dozen central banks fuelling climate chaos
Central banks could play a critical role in catalyzing the rapid shift of financial flows away from oil, fossil gas, and coal, and toward the zero-carbon solutions required to confront the climate crisis. To date, however, this is still not happening.
Exxonâs offshore drilling in Guyana could release 2 billion tonnes of CO2
A great new investigation by a wonderful old colleague of mine, Antonia Juhasz for Floodlight News and the Guardian, has found that Exxon’s operations in Guyana will send more than 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Climate Crisis: Scientists warn âworst is yet to comeâ if we don’t act now
A draft report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “The worst is yet to come, affecting our children’s and grandchildren’s lives much more than our own.” It reiterates that we have to act now to avoid runaway climate change.