Activists Decry FERC Rush to Construct LNG Gas Terminal, Say Permits for More Potential ‘Train Wreck’
On my latest flight surveying fossil fuel industry sites in southwest Louisiana at the end of September, I photographed liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, signs of drought, fire-scarred stretches of marsh, and a salt dome site at risk of collapsing. The visuals illustrate many issues that climate advocates publicized this week related to dangerous […]
FERC Approves Gas Pipeline Expansion in Pacific Northwest
On October 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a certificate for TC Energy’s GTN Xpress project, authorizing the expansion of fracked gas supply into the Pacific Northwest. The approval came despite vocal opposition from many members of Congress and the governors of Washington and Oregon. The 1,300-mile GTN pipeline runs from the U.S.-Canadian […]
95 UK Universities That Have Pledged to Divest from Oil and Gas Use Banks Funding Climate Crisis
Almost 100 universities that have pledged to shed ties to the fossil fuel industry still bank with financial institutions that have collectively provided $419 billion (£345 billion) to polluting interests between 2016 and 2022. The new research, conducted by campaign group Make My Money Matter and obtained using Freedom of Information requests, shows that 95 […]
If the First Solar Entrepreneur Hadn’t Been Kidnapped, Would Fossil Fuels Have Dominated the 20th Century the Way They Did?
Sugandha Srivastav is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer in Environmental Economics at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK. This article was originally published by The Conversation. CC BY-ND 4.0 DEED One argument put forward in defense of fossil fuels is that they were a historical necessity, because […]
Despite ‘Energy Transition’ Theme, Petroleum Congress Rejected Climate Action
At the conclusion of the 24th edition of the World Petroleum Congress, which was ambitiously titled Energy Transition: The Path to Net Zero, little progress appears to have been made on advancing the cause of energy transition or of accelerating on the road to net zero. Rather, a consistent theme of the congress was the […]
Mapped: The Deep Ties Between Big Ag and Europe’s Right-Wing Politicians
Striding out on alpine hikes, mingling at rooftop soirées and lending office space free of charge – these are just some of the ways Big Ag has sought to win over influential EU lawmakers on critical green reforms in recent years. These relationship-building activities have helped to forge a powerful alliance in Brussels between select […]
California enacts far-reaching climate disclosure laws
This article by Grist is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping series of climate and environmental laws into effect, cementing the Golden State’s reputation as a leader in climate action. The laws establish some of the country’s most robust […]
California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State’s Lawsuit
Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. In September, the state sued five oil majors and the chief industry lobby group to hold them accountable for climate change.
‘Deeply Troubling’ Lack of UK North Sea Oil and Gas Monitoring
The main regulator of North Sea oil and gas doesn’t conduct physical inspections to ensure companies operating in the region are following the rules, DeSmog can reveal. The revelations, labelled “deeply troubling” by campaigners, come as the government and the regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), have announced plans to approve drilling at a […]
A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says
A campaign to deny Indigenous peoples a voice in Australia’s national Parliament is using tactics similar to an earlier conservative legal battle against First Nations communities in Canada, a new research paper argues. That’s no coincidence, according to the paper’s author Jeremy Walker, because think tanks linked to these efforts in Canada and Australia belong […]