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Surprise, Surprise #MobilKnew Too

A document from the early nineties reveals that Mobil was worried about climate change and secondly it was already funding groups with the intention of obfuscating the debate.

As Britain Pledges Climate Action; Canada Heads for Fossil Fuel “Armageddon”

No matter how much spin they put on it, Canada is heading for its Kodak-climate moment.

Pressure Grows on EDF to Pioneer “Just Transition” From Oil to Wind in UK

The energy company EDF is coming under intense pressure in Scotland to help pioneer a “just transition” from oil to renewables by investing in wind turbine manufacture in the UK, rather than outsourcing the work to Asia.

Irish Government Accused of “Sabotaging” Landmark Climate Bill

The Irish Government has been accused of being a “puppet” of the oil and gas industry, and deliberately trying to “sabotage” a landmark Climate Emergency Measures Bill, just weeks after its Parliament declared a climate emergency.

Breaking! Gas Still Isn’t a Bridge Fuel

Gas is dirty, expensive, and unnecessary - so why is the fossil fuel industry calling it a 'bridge fuel'? Our new report unpacks and debunks the enduring myth that gas can form a 'bridge' to a safe climate.

Climate Denying Trump Administration Rebrands Fossil Fuels as “Freedom Gas”

The Trump Administration is redoubling its assault on the climate. Part of that is trying to redefine fossil fuels as “molecules of U.S. freedom” and “freedom gas.”

World’s Largest Oil Exporter Invests in US Shale Gas

The world’s largest oil exporter has signalled that it is investing in the world’s largest shale play. And that can only be further bad news for the climate.

UK: Child poverty the “new normal,” as oil industry gets billions in subsidies

We live in a climate emergency, British children live in poverty in record numbers. Young people rightly care about climate change in ever increasingly numbers. It does not have to be this way. The solution is there, we just need the political will to make it happen. We need a just transition now.

415 ppm: We Are all Part of Exxon’s Unchartered Climate Experiment Now

We are all now a living experiment. Never before in human history have carbon dioxide levels reached 415 parts per million.

UK oil and gas: climate emergency, jobs and the need for a managed phase-out

Our new report reveals, for the first time, the climate impact of North Sea oil and gas extraction, and shows the way to a job-creating energy transition. To deal with the climate emergency, the UK needs to immediately stop approving new oil and gas drilling and redirect support to clean jobs and renewable energy.