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Climate Hypocrisy: Despite being COP26 hosts, UK Gov. offers over 100 new drilling licenses

The British Government, as hosts of COP26, had an opportunity to show real climate leadership and start a just transition away from fossil fuels. But they just offered over 100 drilling licenses

“Humiliation”: Exxon dumped out Dow Jones Industrial Index after nearly 100 years

The once mighty Exxon has just suffered the corporate humiliation of being booted out the highly influential Dow Jones Industrial Index.

We have entered the “end game” for oil — with “permanent demand destruction”

As we have been repeatedly saying for months, we are witnessing the end of the oil age. Even once great giants are now crumbling at their core.

Fossil fuel “fraud” regarding climate risks is a “ticking time bomb” to financial system

A new report argues that "widespread deception by fossil fuel executives regarding the financial risks of climate change, represents a ticking time bomb that, if not addressed, could contribute to worldwide economic devastation.”

Climate Change: “mind-blowing” warnings from Arctic and Antarctica

2020 is continuing to bring deeply worrying climate news from both the Arctic and also Antarctic.

Fossil fuel companies getting more U.S. bailouts than any other sector

A new analysis from Bailoutwatch concludes that "fossil fuel companies participated in the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to bail out small businesses at far higher rates than companies in other key sectors".

As Amazon fire season begins, Brazil promises to act — but promises are not enough.

While COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, our climate emergency continues to worsen. Breaking news this week from climate scientists is that we have just completed the hottest 12-month period in recorded history.

Fossil fuel lobbyists are “dominating climate policy battles during COVID-19”

The political system is broken. There may be tens of millions people demanding a just transition, but we live in a system of embedded cronyism, that rewards people closest to those in power.

As the Arctic burns, Trump bailouts fossil fuel industry with billions

The burning, melting, warming Arctic is clearly a sign that something is wrong and we need to stop investing in fossil fuels now.

It’s not just oil that’s in trouble: “Gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time”

"Shell has been a leader in peddling the gas myth for a decade or more, and it’s now clearer than ever that gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time.”