Tag: fossil fuels
World’s banks have given $2.7 trillion to fossil fuels since Paris...
In this new decade, the climate emergency is clearer than ever, with emissions cuts of almost 5 percent necessary by 2030.
An aspirational vision of life after fossil fuels
Building sustainable communities is the antidote to fear of a changing climate.
Bolsonaro sends Congress bill to open indigenous lands to mining, fossil...
Conservationists are convinced that the opening up of indigenous lands to economic exploitation would inevitably lead to extensive deforestation and to the contamination of Amazonian rivers.
Trump admin ordered ‘climate censorship’ in plans to lease Texas public...
"The bigger concern here is the issue of meddling and censorship. If it happens at this stage, it could certainly happen later in the EIS process. So we are concerned about the future of this EIS."
‘Be on the right side of history’: Ahead of COP 25,...
“We expect governments to come to these climate talks to live up to the moral urgency at hand.”
Oil and gas industry rebukes fracking ban talk as UN shows...
“The time to begin planning for a wind-down of gas production is, as with other fossil fuels, already upon us."
“It wasn’t just big oil that knew about climate change decades...
The coal industry knew about the danger of rising greenhouse gas emissions as early as 1966.
In a major win for the environment, world’s largest bank says...
The bank's decision to end all financing of oil, gas, and coal projects after 2021 will make it the first multilateral lender to rule out financing for projects that contribute to the climate crisis.
Fossil fuel investments cost California and Colorado pension funds over $19...
The findings highlight how the poor financial performance of fossil fuel companies over the past decade stands to shift how debates over fossil fuel divestment are framed.
Trump admin proposes new rule to allow shipping flammable LNG by...
To put it simply: profits first.
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‘For common benefit of all,’ Ireland nationalizes hospitals for duration of coronavirus crisis, sparking...
“How wonderful is this. A beautiful silver lining.”
Is the DNC cheating? Again?
The DNC’s candidate always gains in the counting. And that is highly suspicious.
Set to approve $4.5 trillion to bail out corporations, Trump White House objects to...
"As governors and local leaders around the country are making clear, private efforts without more extensive government support are proving far from sufficient to meet the current and anticipated needs."
Yale study says Medicare for All would save US $450 billion, prevent nearly 70,000...
The study in The Lancet found that Medicare for All, supported by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, will save money and is more cost-effective than “Medicare for All Who Want It."
Who will win the US presidential election 2020: A prediction as to the winner...
There is no doubt that Bernie will give a tough competition to Trump but if Russia provides any kind of data support to trump, he will outplace Bernie.