UK poll: 59% believe it’s “unacceptable for politicians to take donations from fossil fuel companies”
A majority of UK residents believe it's unacceptable for politicians to receive donations from fossil fuel companies, according to a recent poll.
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Biden and Manchin are wrong about the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Energy Security
The Biden administration's claims that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would help Europe or benefit national security — in Europe, in the United States, or anywhere else — are wildly unfounded.
Putting clean energy stimulus at the heart of IEA analysis?
People all over the world are facing unprecedented crises from COVID-19. These tragic impacts will be the deepest in the world’s most vulnerable communities, regions and countries. IEA director Dr. Fatih Birol has urged governments worldwide to place clean energy at the heart of stimulus. Here Dr. Birol is right - but making this clean energy call count with real ambition is critical if the IEA wants to shake its reputation as a shill for the fossil fuel sector.
EU’s lending arm wants more pipelines and the Paris Agreement – it can’t have both
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the world’s largest multilateral lender, bigger even than the World Bank. As a public bank, it’s tasked with providing finance in the EU public interest, and it has an outsized influence on the EU’s energy system because of the private investment it can “crowd in” and the sheer amount of money it has at its disposal.
States Vow to Fight Trump’s “Disastrous” Offshore Drilling Plans
As Washington continues to digest the explosive revelations in the book Fire and Fury about the chaotic and dysfunctional White House and whether the President is mentally fit for office, the Trump Administration continues its full-frontal assault on the environment.
US “Not Immune” to Oil Price Hike
As war rages in Iraq, and oil and gasoline prices rise, the impotence of the US oil boom is exposed.
Our Oil Addiction Ignores CO2 Milestone
Last week we reached an unwelcome milestone which should send alarm bells ringing in every capital across the globe.
40% of US Frack Gas Could be Exported
Over 40 per cent of the entire US marketed gas production could be exported, if all the LNG applications go ahead.
IEA report exposes frailty and limits of North American oil boom
The IEA’s annual World Energy Outlook is out today and judging by the media attention it’s getting it might as well have been named, ‘U.S. Oil Boom Outlook’.
“A World of Infinite Gas”
So great is the fracking boom in the US that it has created a “world of infinite gas” according to Tony Hayward, the disgraced ex-boss of BP.