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Climate Deniers’ Response to Climate Crisis: “There is no Climate Emergency”

But no matter the evidence, the climate deniers are planning for one last stand

Big Oil Invests $50 Billion Against a Livable Future

Big Oil knows it is gambling with our future. It is deliberately doing so. Because of its actions, it is not just the people of the Bahamas that will face the consequences of our warming world. We all will.

Alaska: BP’s Exit Leaves a Melting Arctic & Toxic Legacy

BP is selling what it once called its "Jewel in the Crown", its Alaskan operations. But it leaves a toxic legacy..

Deeply destructive & catastrophic Hurricane Dorian reflects our “climate emergency”

How much trouble do we need to be in, before we admit we are in trouble?

One year to the Tokyo Olympics… and an end to Japan’s coal finance?

Next summer's Olympic Games are at risk due to heatwaves and there’s one story Japan likely doesn’t want out there: the fact that it’s currently one of the world’s biggest supporters of coal.

The IEA’s Misplaced Techno-optimism

The third and final installment in a series of blogs on the IEA's Special Report on gas and energy transitions. This blog discusses the IEA's analysis of methane leakage and its faith in carbon capture and storage.

World’s Largest Fund Manager Loses $90 Billion Betting on Fossil Fuels & Climate Chaos

BlackRock is the world’s largest fund manager, which has nearly US$6.5 trillion of assets under management. BlackRock may be wealthy, but that does not make it wise.

The IEA’s plan to increase gas consumption locks in climate chaos

The second in a series of blogs on the IEA's 2019 report on the role of gas in energy transitions. This part explores the climate risks inherent in the report's main policy prescription.

Remembering green heroes & fighting anti-green “zealots”

Two people from polar opposites of the political and ecological spectrum are in the news.

IEA cedes ground on the failure of gas as a bridge fuel. Then bends over backwards to push for more gas use.

The IEA latest report on gas all but makes the case against gas as a "bridge fuel". But still finds a way to push for more of the controversial fuel.