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There are increasing environmental and health concerns in the East China Sea surrounding the oil spill from the Iranian registered tanker, the Sanchi, which sank on Monday carrying 136,000 tons, or one million barrels, of a highly flammable oil mix called condensate.
There are further warning signs regarding climate change from Alaska, now seen as the US' canary in the coal mine. Earlier this month, as New York shivered – Alaska sweltered.
A new expose published today reveals how BP, working closely with the British government, has been “side-stepping” sanctions introduced after the Russian annexation of Crimea.
A crucial victory protects the beautiful, fishing-rich islands - but Norway must stop expanding oil development everywhere. It was here that the Lofoten Declaration was written.
The World Bank's pledge to end all upstream investment in the oil and gas sector by 2019 topples a key pillar holding up the social license around the fossil fuel industry.
“It’s time for Big Oil to take responsibility for the devastation they have wrought, that’s why New York City is making the unprecedented move to both sue and divest from fossil fuel companies."
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.
Although Canada’s controversial tar sands industry celebrated a small increase in production last year, this year’s forecast is looking gloomy, as investors continue to take flight over the climate risks and the relatively low oil price means that other oil patches look more profitable.
"The impact of Trump on climate science has been far greater than what the public believe it has.”
Argentina is on the brink of an oil and gas production explosion, with its top shale plays forecasted to vastly increase oil and gas production in the country through mid-century. The annual summit for the Group of 20 countries, which will be held in Buenos Aires at the end of November next year, seems set to serve as a boost for this development.
