Today is Shellâs AGM, where the company will try and spin to its shareholders and the wider public that it is leading the climate fight and race to net zero. But its all a climate charade. Its all a lie.
1.5C scenario
As killer heat spreads, scientists warn the window for securing 1.5 degrees is narrowing
Leading climate scientists have revealed that there is a âvery strong likelihoodâ that one of the next five years will be the warmest on record and that the chance of at least one of the next five yearâs exceeding 1.5°C is rapidly increasing.
It is time to break free of Africaâs dirty âfossil fuel trapâ
Two prominent African environmentalists are pushing back against those advocating for more fossil fuel drilling on the continent. They argue that âfar from generating prosperity and stability in sub-Saharan Africa, investments in fossil fuels cause real harm,â noting âDecades of fossil fuel development have failed to deliver energy to much of the continent” and “have deepened inequality, caused environmental damage, stoked corruption, and encouraged political repression.â
American gas lobby spins Ukraine crisis to push for expansion of dirty US LNG
There are always those who will want to profit from war or the threat of war, as unscrupulous as it may seem. And for the American oil and gas industry there is no exception.
Climate hypocrite: Norway has opened up billions of barrels of new oil and gas resources
A new briefing released today by OCI reveals that over the last ten years Norway, which calls itself a climate leader, has become Europeâs âmost aggressive explorer for new oil and gas.â It is climate hypocrisy..
Despite still holding the COP Presidency, UK Government approves new oil field
Just weeks after hosting the COP26 summit, and despite still holding the COP Presidency, Boris Johnsonâs government has given the go ahead for the Abigail oil and gas field off the east coast of Scotland.
Despite climate emergency, the United States, Canada, and Norway “pumping more oil than ever”
Last year the worldâs leading climate scientists, the IPCC, Â issued a âcode redâ for humanity and outlined how we had to stop oil and gas drilling if we wanted a liveable future. But still we drill. Take three countries who like to see themselves as climate leaders…
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..
Half of worldâs fossil fuel assets could become stranded by mid 2030s
Scientists are warning that âlarge quantities of fossil fuel reserves and resources are likely to become âunburnableâ or stranded if countries around the world implement climate policies effectively”. And up to half the world’s fossil fuel assets could be stranded by the mid 2030s
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?