Will Merkel Stand up to Trump on Climate?
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has her first face to face meeting with President Trump tomorrow when she visits Washington.
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New UK Oil Drilling Round Could Bust Us Through Climate Limits
[caption id="attachment_24281" align="alignright" width="300"] North Sea drilling rig. Credit: Erik Christensen[/caption] Post by Mika Minio-Paluello, first published by Platform The UK government is pushing a massive new offshore drilling programme, that will take the UK beyond its climate limits. Oil companies had until 2pm...
An Unprecedented War Against the Greens
The news from over the weekend that President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Rex Tillerson, the chairman and chief executive of Exxon, the world’s largest private oil company as Secretary of State, is a clear sign that we face...
“If you want to stand with Standing Rock, now is the time”
If anyone was in any doubt about whether Donald Trump would be a willing puppet of the fossil fuel industry once in office, yesterday he made his intentions clear. He intends to be Big Oil’s puppeteer in chief.
Louisiana Floods: A “classic signal of climate change”
The US state of Louisiana was under a state of emergency over the weekend with at least six people dead and 20,000 people rescued due to an "historic" flooding event affecting the state for the previous few days.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 people. Then BP made you and me pay for it.
BP was responsible for Deepwater Horizon, a disaster that killed 11 people and caused one of worst oil spills ever – and then they made us foot the bill.
Ban Oil Trains Now. No Excuses.
The Obama Administration has chosen to prioritize the transport of oil and the profits of oil companies ahead of the safety of residents. The industry's justifications are no longer true, if in fact they ever were. It is high time...
Tar Sands Advisory Panel Formed Amid Controversy
After the Canadian province of Alberta announced last week that it was establishing an “Oil Sands Advisory Group” (OSAG), to advise the government on the tar sands aspects of its Climate Leadership Plan it immediately caused an out-cry from opposition...
Unpacking the U.S.-Canada joint statement on climate, energy, and Arctic leadership
Quick out of the gates this morning, Canada and the U.S. released their joint statement on climate, energy and Arctic leadership in the midst of Prime Minister Trudeau’s official Washington visit. Finding themselves on similar pages when it comes to...
G20 support to fossil fuel production: Who are the leaders and the laggards?
Oil Change International and Overseas Development Institute released a new report today, ‘Empty Promises: G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production,' documenting government support from G20 countries to the fossil fuel industry.