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Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate
Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate The world’s soils store four times more carbon than its plants. The world’s soils could be a key ally in the fight to limit global warming to 2℃, thanks to their ability to store carbon and keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. […]
The Right Price for Preserving Our Climate
The Right Price for Preserving Our Climate WASHINGTON, DC – When world leaders convene in Paris this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, their task will be to reach a global agreement on curbing greenhouse-gas emissions. A successful outcome, demonstrating that countries can work together for the good of the planet, would send […]
Perfect storm heads for fossil fuel assets
Perfect storm heads for fossil fuel assets A natural gas refinery next to a cemetery in New Mexico, US. Image: Christina Xu via Flickr Coal, oil and gas sectors warned that trillions of dollars of assets could be stranded if a global agreement on limiting climate change is reached at the UN summit in Paris. LONDON, 25 November, […]
It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves
It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves Yet another United Nations climate confab is about to commence, this time in Paris, France, where the tragic backdrop of terrorism, war, and a growing immigration crisis now grips the country. It’s fitting that global warming talks should happen here, considering the role […]
Breaking: Trans-Pacific Partnership Ignores Climate, Asks Countries to Volunteer to Protect the Environment
Breaking: Trans-Pacific Partnership Ignores Climate, Asks Countries to Volunteer to Protect the Environment In March, the White House was touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on its blog stating: “Through TPP, the Obama administration is doubling down on its commitment to use every tool possible to address the most pressing environmental challenges.” Reviewing the environment section of the just-released TPP, one […]
Oil and Gas Industry Publicly Supports Climate Action While Secretly Subverting Process, New Analysis Shows
Oil and Gas Industry Publicly Supports Climate Action While Secretly Subverting Process, New Analysis Shows A new report recently released by InfluenceMap shows a number of oil and gas companies publicly throwing their support behind climate initiatives are simultaneously obstructing those same efforts through lobbying activities. The report, Big Oil and the Obstruction of Climate Regulations, comes on the […]
What The Oil And Gas Industry Is Not Telling Investors
What The Oil And Gas Industry Is Not Telling Investors Oil prices crashed because of too much supply, but will rebound as production shrinks and demand rises. But what if long-term demand for oil ends up being sharply lower than what the oil industry believes? That is the subject of a new report from The Carbon Tracker […]
Cheating, No Problem: Automakers Win Again in Europe
Cheating, No Problem: Automakers Win Again in Europe They run the show. Brussels, Europe: A more wretched hive of corporate lobbyists, law firms, and money-grubbing apparatchiks you will struggle to find. The latest example of lobbying influence is one of the most egregious yet, since it will affect the quality (or lack thereof) of the […]
Imagine If Exxon Had Told the Truth on Climate Change
Imagine If Exxon Had Told the Truth on Climate Change Like all proper scandals, the #Exxonknew revelations have begun to spin off new dramas and lines of inquiry. Presidential candidates have begun to call for Department of Justice investigations, and company spokesmen have begun to dig themselves deeper into the inevitable holes as they try to excuse the inexcusable. […]
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor The climate talks in Paris in December this year are viewed as a last chance for the world’s governments to commit to binding targets that might halt our march towards catastrophe. But in the countdown to Paris, many of these same governments have signed or are pushing […]
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author Increased oil patch ownership can help Canada meet emissions goals, says Gordon Laxer. Gordon Laxer says Canada is highly vulnerable to another oil crisis. Pipeline photo via Shutterstock. [Editor’s note: Join Dr. Gordon Laxer, political economist and co-founder of the Parkland Institute, for a free talk […]
Because the ‘Time for Climate Action Is Now,’ Oslo Makes Landmark Move to Ban Cars
Because the ‘Time for Climate Action Is Now,’ Oslo Makes Landmark Move to Ban Cars ‘The reduction in pollution will make the city even better to live in, and ensure that we take our global responsibility’ Pedestrians walk down a street in Oslo. (Photo: Caleb Khor/flickr/cc) As part of a plan to rein in carbon emissions, […]
Stern warns: humanity is at climate crossroads
Stern warns: humanity is at climate crossroads China, the world’s worst polluter, says its emissions are now set to peak earlier. Image: Gustavo M via Flickr Expert on the economic impacts of climate change says the stakes have never been higher for radical action to be agreed at the Paris summit. LONDON, 21 October, 2015 − The lead […]
