Tag: fossil fuels

Opposition to Build Back Better Act provisions that would benefit polluters comes amid reporting that Senate Democrats plan to delay a vote on the package until 2022.

Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the U.N. climate talks. Not so fast.

At some point, governments will start using more sticks than carrots to break our deadly dependence on fossil fuels. How will humanity respond?

The major American bank is helping fund the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, which threatens First Nation lands in Canada.

A DeSmog analysis found that the delegations from multiple countries are heavily drawn from their oil ministries and even large oil companies. Shell and other publicly traded oil giants are also attending the climate proceedings under the cover of trade groups.

The same fossil fuels producing the greenhouse gases warming the Earth’s atmosphere also form large quantities of air pollutants.

“Emissions snapped back like a rubber band.”

“This public money needs to be urgently redirected into a just energy transition.”

“They are using every opportunity to protect their corporate interests and continue with business as usual while the planet burns.”

“Fossil-fuel-producing nations must recognize their role and responsibility in closing the production gap and steering us towards a safe climate future.”