EU Agrees 40% CO2 Cut by 2030
Early this morning, the 28 EU leaders agreed in principle to set a landmark deal to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 per cent from 1990 levels by 2030.
Andy Rowell
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Canada’s “Intimate Spying” on First Nations
Often the way a state reacts to those protesting against it tells you a great deal about its moral fabric and values.
GAO: Lifting Crude Export Ban Would “Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions”
For years the oil industry has been lobbying tirelessly to overturn the US crude export ban as domestic production increases on the back of the fracking revolution.
First Nations Challenge Shell’s Tar Sands Mine Expansion
In a case that will be watched keenly worldwide, a Canadian Federal Court will today start reviewing the approval last December of the expansion of Shell’s controversial Jackpine tar sands mine in Alberta.
Oil Industry “Paying Lip-Service” to Climate Risk
The oil industry and its allies are used to dismissing those who are warning about climate change as a bunch of lentil-eating, sandal-wearing commies. But over the last few months we have seen a growing number of authoritative voices calling for fossil fuel disinvestment, with a growing number of institutional investors actually saying they will disinvest from fossil fuels.
Europe Still Subsidising Dirty Coal
Despite an EU commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, countries across Europe are still subsidising dirty coal boy over €10 billion a year, according to new figures released by the European Commission today.