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‘Inconsistent with human survival’: UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech
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The UN Secretary General has accused fossil fuel producers and their financial backers of “racing to expand production, knowing full well that their business model is inconsistent with human survival.”
Offshore oil is about to surge
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Spending on new offshore oil projects over the next two years is projected to soar to levels not seen in a decade. The revival comes amid increasingly dire warnings about global warming.
United Airlines, five other companies launch effort to develop sustainable aviation fuel
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United Airlines and five corporate partners are investing $100 million to launch a fund backing sustainable aviation fuel. Joining United are Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell. United will allow some customers to donate to the fund in exchange for 500 United MileagePlus frequent flyer miles.
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk
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Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment.
HSBC to end funding for new oil and gas fields
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HSBC has announced it will stop financing new oil and gas fields, as part of its efforts to drive down global greenhouse gas emissions.
Can investors change an oil company from within?
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Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions and Reserves
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Some good news on energy
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239 Agencies Landed on Clean Creatives' Second 'F-List' for Working With Fossil Fuel Clients
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The report, released in partnership with Comms Declare, charts 15 years of activists' efforts urging the industry to drop major polluters
COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit
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European Union to Ban Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
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The law is part of the E.U.’s ambitious plans to make the 27-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
Coal Baron or Climate Warrior? The Dizzying Rise of Asia’s Richest Man.
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The business decisions of Gautam Adani could go a long way in determining whether India helps the world avert a climate catastrophe.
BP, in a Reversal, Says It Will Produce More Oil and Gas
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The company said global concerns about energy security had prompted the change, as it reported record profits for 2022.
How Renewables Could Kill Off Fossil Fuel Electricity By 2035: New Report
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The Great Green Investment Investigation
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European investors are pouring trillions into promises of green growth. Where does that money end up?
$1 Trillion Green Investment Matches Fossil Fuels for First Time
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World spent $1.1 trillion transitioning to clean power in 2022, same as amount spent producing oil and gas.
China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate Challenge
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The country’s emissions of greenhouse gases rose last year at the fastest pace in a decade. Beijing is looking for alternatives.
The Hague verdict and the consequences
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Europe's biggest oil company must drastically reduce its CO2 emissions following a ruling by a Dutch court. Experts are convinced that the ruling will have far-reaching consequences - and not just for the energy sector. An overview.
LNG export boom runs up against climate goals
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The U.S. is about to become the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. What does that mean for the climate?
The Hidden Financial Pipelines Supporting New Coal
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The continued expansion of global coal infrastructure and new coal projects is one of the biggest threats facing humanity. One-third of the world’s carbon emissions come from burning coal, making it the world’s single largest contributor to climate change. Coal also contributes to toxic air and water pollution, which kills millions of people each year. The latest IPCC report unequivocally stated that no new coal facilities can be added to the existing global fleet to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Additionally, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero by 2050 report advised that unabated coal use for electricity must end in advanced economies by 2030 and globally by 2040. While significant progress has been made to phase out the global coal fleet, there is much work to be done to ensure the world gets on track to accelerate the transition away from coal to renewable energy, and achieve a Paris-aligned pathway. Ending coal funding is the key to stopping new coal, because without funding, the coal industry will cease to operate. With coal remaining a major part of the world’s electricity grid, it is critical to uncover how funding flows to coal infrastructure and identify solutions to curb coal’s growth.
Calls For Global Shipping To Ditch Fossil Fuels And Meet Climate Goals
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Why adland must work with ‘whole economy’ to fight climate change – including fossil fuels
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As Cop27 drew to a close, we sat down with Ad Net Zero chair Seb Munden to discuss the ad industry’s progress in addressing climate change.
Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years
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Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says
Fuel efficiency: Why airlines need to switch to more ambitious measures
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The airline industry has dramatically improved its fuel efficiency over the past 15 years. Future gains will be harder to achieve.
Study: IPCC asks emerging countries to drop coal faster than rich nations did
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A new study has found that most energy transition models ask nations like China, India and South Africa to cut coal use twice as fast as developed countries ever did.
Inside Climate News
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Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet.
Domestic flights as scapegoats for the climate crisis
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We analyzed the emission of greenhouse gases by means of transport, and put it in relation to overall
How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress
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A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.
Inside the Saudi Strategy to Keep the World Hooked on Oil
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The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action.
Hundreds of scientists call on PR and advertising firms to drop fossil fuel clients
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More than 450 scientists have called on the PR and advertising sectors to stop the spread of disinformation in relation to the climate crisis, with a specific call for organisations to stop enabling fossil fuel giants to mislead the public on green claims.
Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions and Reserves
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The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels is constantly collecting new data. It contains data from 139 fossil fuel producing countries, which amounts to 99% of fossil fuel production aggregated to the national level.
1-Year Later: China’s Ban on Overseas Coal Power Projects and Its Global Climate Impacts
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CLIMATE TRACE
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INDEPENDENT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRACKING
Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and Counting
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A nonprofit backed by Al Gore and other big environmental donors says it can track emissions down to individual power plants, oil fields and cargo ships.
‘I have to put up with it’: adland reveals the cost of working with fossil fuel clients
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The Drum speaks to workers across the industry and around the world on how they feel about working on fossil fuel clients – and its personal toll.
BP dials back climate pledge amid soaring oil profits
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The energy giant is aiming for a 20 to 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions, backing off of an earlier goal of 35 to 40 percent
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
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Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits
The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels.
Canada is sitting on 12 'carbon bombs.' Here's where they are
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If fully tapped, these projects could obliterate Canada’s climate goals
Greenwashing in times of Ukraine war and energy crisis
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In times of Ukraine war and energy crisis, allegedly sustainable funds have put additional money into fossil energy companies.
Renewables Will Overtake Coal by Early 2025, Energy Agency Says
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In a new report, the international group said that solar, wind and other renewable sources will expand much more swiftly than forecast last year.
NASA tool detects methane hotspots from space
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Scientists have identified over 50 places around the world that are emitting vast amounts of methane. The greenhouse gas is about 80 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts, Study Finds
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Starting in the 1970s, scientists working for the oil giant made remarkably accurate projections of just how much burning fossil fuels would warm the planet.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased in 2022 as Crises Roiled Energy Markets
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Global emissions from fossil fuels are likely to reach record highs this year, new data shows, putting nations further off track from stopping global warming.
Who Were the Worst Climate Polluters in the US in 2021?
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The worst of the worst included a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, a coal mine in Pennsylvania and a nylon plant in Florida, recent EPA data shows.
How dark money groups led Ohio to redefine gas as ‘green energy’
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Conservative groups helped Ohio lawmakers push the narrative that the fuel is clean, documents show. They are taking their campaign to other states.
A ‘Rocking Chair Rebellion’: Seniors Call On Banks to Dump Big Oil
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Older climate activists gathered in cities around the country for a day of action targeting banks that finance fossil fuel projects.
Carbon Tracker Initiative
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Carbon Tracker is an independent financial think tank that carries out in-depth analysis on the impact of the energy transition on capital markets and the potential investment in high-cost, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.
The War in Ukraine Upended Energy Markets. What Does That Mean for the Climate?
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Almost a year after Russia launched its invasion, assessing the impact on the oil industry and greenhouse gas goals is not so simple.
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says
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While some nations are burning more coal this year in response to natural-gas shortages spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, that effect is expected to be short-lived.
The Secret Behind Japan’s Delicious Strawberries: Kerosene
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The growing season has become completely reversed thanks to kerosene-burning greenhouses and the big prices paid for the earliest, best berries.
Airbus boss warns of delay in decarbonising airline industry
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Guillaume Faury expresses concern at pace of investment in facilities producing alternatives to fossil fuels
India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First
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“I will not compromise on the availability of power,” India’s energy minister has declared in defense of fossil fuel use, which is heavily subsidized.
Rich nations mobilise $15.5bn for Vietnam’s coal-to-clean transition
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The deal will help Vietnam to peak its greenhouse gas emissions five years earlier than planned and scale up renewable energy generation
Greenwashing Champion DWS
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How the Deutsche Bank subsidiary's supposedly green funds got in on the fossil fuel boom in the crisis year 2022
A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream
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United Airlines and other companies have started a $100 million fund to invest in jet fuel that produces fewer greenhouse gases.
Oil and gas firms production plans spell 'catastrophic' warming: report
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An analysis by the financial think tank Carbon Tracker found that fossil fuel firms approved $166bn of investment in new oil and gas fields between January 2021 and March this year.
Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated
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Previous efforts to regulate offshore methane emissions stalled, despite role in helicopter crashes.
Fossil fuel sector spent millions on ads to influence public during Cop27
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The Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition has revealed the scale of paid advertising climate disinformation detected around the United Nations climate conference (Cop27) in Sharm el-Sheikh.
The United States has caused the most global warming. When will China pass it?
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For thousands of years, we made things with our hands. But in the mid-1700s, people in Britain began to make things with machines that ran on fuels which, when burned, released an invisible gas called carbon dioxide — not much at first, but that would change.
Meet the man fueling clean energy opposition in the Midwest
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Kevon Martis and a group of fossil fuel-funded allies have led a decades-long campaign to sow fear and misinformation about renewable energy. It’s working.
Will Plans to Decarbonize the Aviation Industry Fly?
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Getting there by 2050 will require trillions of dollars in coordinated investments.
Fossil fuel burning once caused a mass extinction – now we’re risking another
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The Devon coastline reveals that Earth was in a near-lifeless state for up to five million years after the last extinction event
Just Plane Wrong: Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions
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The environmental impact of today’s transport types
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Ranking all major urban transport modes based on their carbon-emission output.