Evidence from America shows fracking in the UK will not be safe
Just as the U.S. oil and gas industry is looking to exploit the Ukraine war to expand exploitation of shale gas, so too is the European shale gas industry.
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New Report: Despite ‘Net Zero’ Rhetoric, World’s Biggest Banks Continued to Pour Billions into Fossil Fuel Expansion in 2021
Released today, the 13th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report, the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date, underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the world’s largest banks, versus the reality of...
March to Confront Fossil Fuel Executives at CERAWeek Kicks Off at Houston City Hall
Hundreds of Gulf South community leaders, Indigenous water protectors, and their allies are marching from Houston City Hall to the George R. Brown Convention Center, where the major oil and gas conference CERAWeek begins today.
Report Finds Major Banks Ramped Up Fossil Fuel Financing to $115 Billion in 2017
The report finds that major private banks funneled $115 billion into extreme fossil fuels in 2017, an increase of 11% from 2016. The single biggest driver of the increase in financing came from the tar sands sector, where financing grew...
CSOs say E3F countries need to act with urgency and integrity to meet commitments to end export finance for fossil fuels
The time has come for ambitious E3F action, not just ambitious words. We do not want to see a year of vague compromises and exceptions that water the commitment down and lead to continued support for fossil fuels, such as...
NEW REPORT: Industry-Operated Methane Monitors Regularly Miss Pollution Events
Almost 40% of US gas is “certified” by third-party companies, allowing producers to claim reduced methane pollution. The problem? The claims are false. New research from Earthworks and Oil Change International compares first hand field evidence to operators’ emissions monitoring...
NYT: Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests
Great article from the New York Times last week, fyi. Original here. Or read on for pasted text. New York Times December 22, 2006 Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests By EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 —...
Very Tasty Squids, The Climate Crisis, and Japan’s Fossil Fuel Expansion in Indonesia
Japanese-funded Batang coal power plant threatens the livelihoods of communities in Indonesia.
EU Wants Energy Giants Split Up
The European Competition Commissioner has sent shock-waves through the region’s energy industries by proposing that integrated French and German gas and electricity giants might be broken up.The Commissioner, Neelie Kroes said there were too many conflicts of interest for companies...
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.