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Industry-led Carbon Offset Taskforce ‘Fails To Address Big Fears’
By Phoebe Cooke
on
An initiative led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is failing to address climate campaigners' concerns about the validity of carbon credits.
An initiative led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is failing to address climate campaigners' concerns about the validity of carbon credits.
us/Scenes from a Locked-Down Washington D.C. as Biden Takes the Reins
By Julie Dermansky
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A few hours before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, I talked to a supporter of President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. who was on her way to celebrate Trump’s inauguration at The Ellipse, a f...
uk/Shell, BP, and Easyjet: The Big Polluters Designing the Rules for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Many of the world’s most polluting companies are being handed a “get out of jail free” card by being invited to shape a scaled-up offsetting market, campaigners claim. The Taskforce on Scaling Vol...
Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled. Here’s What It Means for the Future Fight Against Fossil Fuels
By Nick Cunningham
on
The contested pipeline's cancelation cements a legacy of climate activism, but many other pipelines in the works may prove more important for industry.
The contested pipeline's cancelation cements a legacy of climate activism, but many other pipelines in the works may prove more important for industry.
uk/Government Urged to Review Coal Mine Approval in Light of New Climate Targets
By Caitlin Tilley
on
Lawyers acting on behalf of environmental campaigners have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick arguing a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria would blow a hole in the UK’s recently announced S...
uk/Government's Economic Recovery Council Packed with Big Polluters, Campaigners Say
By Isabella Kaminski
on
Environmental groups have criticised the government’s new economic recovery council for prioritising fossil fuel intensive firms over greener business advocates and disruptive startups. Prime Mini...
us/'Biggest Threat Yet' to Arctic Refuge as Trump Readies Last-Minute Lease Sale
By Guest
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By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. “The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge faces its biggest threat yet.” That's the warning issued by th...
Looking Ahead to 2021: COP26, Clean Air, and Biden's Next Steps
By Phoebe Cooke
on
A calamitous year of lockdowns, tiers, and certainly tears, have left us reaching for 2021 like sun-starved plants in a darkened room. The last 12 months have also been a stark reminder of how f...
us/These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020
By Sharon Kelly
on
At the start of December 2020, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres spoke at Columbia University, appearing not before a packed auditorium as in years past, but before a “virtual” audience, maki...
us/12 Trump Attacks on the Environment Since the Election
By Guest
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By Tara Lohan, The Revelator. Originally posted on The Revelator. In the aftermath of the November 3 election, President Donald Trump has tried every trick in the book to avoid facing the reality ...

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Industry-led Carbon Offset Taskforce ‘Fails To Address Big Fears’
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

An initiative led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is failing to address climate campaigners' concerns about the validity of carbon credits.

An initiative led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is failing to address climate campaigners' concerns about the validity of carbon credits.
us/Scenes from a Locked-Down Washington D.C. as Biden Takes the Reins
ByJulie Dermansky
on

A few hours before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, I talked to a supporter of President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. who was on her way to celebrate Trump’s inauguration at The Ellipse, a f...
uk/Shell, BP, and Easyjet: The Big Polluters Designing the Rules for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

Many of the world’s most polluting companies are being handed a “get out of jail free” card by being invited to shape a scaled-up offsetting market, campaigners claim. The Taskforce on Scaling Vol...
Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled. Here’s What It Means for the Future Fight Against Fossil Fuels
ByNick Cunningham
on

The contested pipeline's cancelation cements a legacy of climate activism, but many other pipelines in the works may prove more important for industry.

The contested pipeline's cancelation cements a legacy of climate activism, but many other pipelines in the works may prove more important for industry.
uk/Government Urged to Review Coal Mine Approval in Light of New Climate Targets
ByCaitlin Tilley
on

Lawyers acting on behalf of environmental campaigners have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick arguing a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria would blow a hole in the UK’s recently announced S...
uk/Government's Economic Recovery Council Packed with Big Polluters, Campaigners Say
ByIsabella Kaminski
on

Environmental groups have criticised the government’s new economic recovery council for prioritising fossil fuel intensive firms over greener business advocates and disruptive startups. Prime Mini...
us/'Biggest Threat Yet' to Arctic Refuge as Trump Readies Last-Minute Lease Sale
ByGuest
on

By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. “The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge faces its biggest threat yet.” That's the warning issued by th...
Looking Ahead to 2021: COP26, Clean Air, and Biden's Next Steps
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

A calamitous year of lockdowns, tiers, and certainly tears, have left us reaching for 2021 like sun-starved plants in a darkened room. The last 12 months have also been a stark reminder of how f...
us/These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020
BySharon Kelly
on

At the start of December 2020, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres spoke at Columbia University, appearing not before a packed auditorium as in years past, but before a “virtual” audience, maki...
us/12 Trump Attacks on the Environment Since the Election
ByGuest
on

By Tara Lohan, The Revelator. Originally posted on The Revelator. In the aftermath of the November 3 election, President Donald Trump has tried every trick in the book to avoid facing the reality ...