Trump’s actions may make Big Oil Executives richer in the short term, but they make all of us poorer in the long-term. In the meantime, the U.S. remains a land on fire, a land that cannot breathe. And a land being led by a fossil fool.
Paris Agreement
Denmark could be close to phasing out oil and gas extraction. Hereās why it would matter.
Last week we released a report outlining why Denmark canāt be a climate leader if it expands North Sea oil and gas production as planned.
The IEAās Hidden Negative Emissions Gamble
For the IEA, real scenario reform will require more than risky emissions accounting tricks that punt the burden and costs of reducing emissions to future generations.
āScience is not negotiable’: The Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Must Start Now
Affirming that āscience is not negotiableā in the halls of a UN conference center and acting on that fact in oneās own policy decisions can be two different things. What counts for the climate is action to manage a rapid and just transition off of fossil fuels.
EUās lending arm wants more pipelines and the Paris Agreement ā it canāt have both
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the worldās largest multilateral lender, bigger even than the World Bank. As a public bank, itās tasked with providing finance in the EU public interest, and it has an outsized influence on the EUās energy system because of the private investment it can ācrowd inā and the sheer amount of money it has at its disposal.
As Britain Pledges Climate Action; Canada Heads for Fossil Fuel “Armageddon”
No matter how much spin they put on it, Canada is heading for its Kodak-climate moment.
The devil is in the details: Oil Change International response to reports of IEA movement on a 1.5Ā°C scenario
Weāre glad to hear that the IEA is starting to respond to the growing demands from business leaders, government leaders, and civil society members to align its scenarios with Paris. However, the devil is in the details as to whether or not such a scenario from the IEA should earn our applause, and we must withhold judgment until more details are released.
IEA āNew Policy Scenarioā Promotes āBusiness As Usualā In A Carbon-Constrained World
When it comes to making decisions on expensive and complex energy infrastructure, investors, governments, and companies look decades into the future. Unfortunately for action on climate change, the IEA’s World Energy Outlook has a strong status quo bias.
Irish Government Accused of āSabotagingā Landmark Climate Bill
The Irish Government has been accused of being a āpuppetā of the oil and gas industry, and deliberately trying to āsabotageā a landmark Climate Emergency Measures Bill, just weeks after its Parliament declared a climate emergency.
Briefing: Carbon Pricing and the Multilateral Development Banks
To help inform the alignment of the MDBs with the Paris Agreement, this briefing explores the use of shadow carbon pricing by MDBs and considers some best practices and limitations in the application of shadow carbon prices.