An exhaustively-documented new book says that theย โcarbon tradingโ approach to climate change is both ineffective and unjust.ย Carbon trading unnecessarily prolongs the world’s dependence on oil, coal and gas.ย Moreover, trading โdispossesses ordinary people in the South of their lands andย futures without resulting in appreciable progress toward alternative energy systems,โ said the book’s editor.
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Ofgem has rejected calls for household energy debts to be paid off using excess profits.
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
Industry groups warn of โsupply shocksโ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโs methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
