“This is the biggest challenge as we have at the moment as a company,” Ben van Beurden, chief executive of oil giant Shell, said recently. “The fact that societal acceptance of the energy system as we have it is just disappearing.” Speaking at the annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on
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Canada’s Costly Oilsands Loses Another Player as Norwegian Oil Giant Statoil Pulls Out
Norwegian oil major Statoil will be pulling out of its Canadian oilsands project after nearly a decade with an expected loss of at least USD$500 million. In yet another sign that Canada’s oilsands – one of the most polluting fossil fuel projects on the planet – is becoming increasingly costly, Lars
Continue reading$2.5 Trillion Worth of Global Financial Assets at Risk From Climate Change Impacts by End of Century, Study Warns
An average $2.5 trillion (£1.76trn) of the world’s financial assets would be at risk from climate change impacts if global temperatures are left to increase by 2.5°C by 2100, warns a new study by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change an…
Continue readingNearly $1 Trillion Wasted Globally on Unnecessary New Coal Plants
Nearly $1 trillion (£700bn) is being invested in new coal-fired power plants worldwide despite the fact that the demand for electricity generated from coal has declined for two years in a row, shows a new report released today.The report, by Greenpeac…
Continue readingClimate Science Denier Patrick Moore Paid by Coal Lobbyists EURACOAL To Speak To EU Officials and Members of Parliament
Europe’s coal lobby association EURACOAL paid for climate science denier Patrick Moore to speak to members of the European Parliament (MEP) and EU officials at an intimate dinner-debate last month, DeSmog UK can reveal.
As a March newsletter sent out…
Climate Science Denier Patrick Moore Paid by Coal Lobbyists EURACOAL To Speak To EU Officials and Members of Parliament
Europe’s coal lobby association EURACOAL paid for climate science denier Patrick Moore to speak to members of the European Parliament (MEP) and EU officials at an intimate dinner-debate last month, DeSmog UK can reveal.
As a March newsletter sent out…
More Money Invested in Renewable Energy in 2015 Than New Fossil Fuel Power Projects
A record US$367 billion was invested in renewable energy in 2015, according to a new report out today by the Clean Energy Canada initiative of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
Renewables investment increased by seven percent since 2…
More Money Invested in Renewable Energy in 2015 Than New Fossil Fuel Power Projects
A record US$367 billion was invested in renewable energy in 2015, according to a new report out today by the Clean Energy Canada initiative of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
Renewables investment increased by seven percent since 2…
Canada’s Oil Exports Up 65 Per Cent Over Last Decade
Canada’s oil exports increased by 65 per cent in 10 years under former Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s leadership according to analysis of the most recent figures issued by BP’s annual Statistical Review of World Energy.
Between 2004 and 2014, Ca…
Canada’s Oil Exports Up 65 Per Cent Over Last Decade
Canada’s oil exports increased by 65 per cent in 10 years under former Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s leadership according to analysis of the most recent figures issued by BP’s annual Statistical Review of World Energy.
Between 2004 and 2014, Ca…
Over 60 Groups Call for the Fossil Fuel Industry to Pay for their Climate Damage
More than 60 organisations from around the world are calling for a carbon levy on fossil fuel extraction to help pay for the climate change impacts on the most vulnerable countries.
The Carbon Levy Project declaration argues that fossil fuel companies…
Historic Paris Climate Deal ‘Major Leap for Mankind’
An historic deal to limit global warming to “well below 2C” and to make every effort to keep temperate increase to 1.5C will be agreed by 195 nations today in Paris.
The Paris Agreement will be ambitious, differentiated and legally binding, with f…
Paris Climate Talks to Fossil Fuel Investors: ‘Get Out Now’
The end of the fossil fuel era is being signalled loud and clear here at the Paris climate conference as ministers enter the final hours of negotiations.
It’s crunch time and everyone is saying the elements needed for an ambitious deal are still on th…
Why is Loss and Damage a Dig Deal at the Paris Climate Talks?
The issue of loss and damage has emerged as one of the top issues for negotiators at the Paris climate talks.
Swedish and Bolivian ministers have been leading the discussions on loss and damage, trying to iron out the issues.
But big polluters and w…
Heartland Institute Kicks Journalists Out of ‘Public’ Climate Denial Event in Paris
Accredited journalists were kicked out of a sparsely attended climate denial conference hosted by the US oil-and tobacco-funded Heartland Institute today in Paris.
Heartland’s ‘Day of Examining the Data’ event was repeatedly advertised as open to …
Is Saudi Arabia The Big Bad Wolf Of The Paris Climate Talks?
BY KYLA MANDEL AND BRENDAN MONTAGUE IN PARIS
Oil rich Saudi Arabia is leading a campaign to sabotage attempts by countries on the front line of climate change to include an ambitous 1.5C target for global warming in the COP21 agreement currently being …
Meet The Paris Climate Summit’s ‘Big Energy’ Sponsor Engie
BY KYLA MANDEL AND BRENDAN MONTAGUE IN PARIS
French energy giant Engie is perhaps the most prominent and most promoted corporate sponsor of the COP21 climate talks in Paris.
Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez, can be seen everywhere from the launch of …
Are the COP21 Corporate Sponsors as Green as They Say They Are?
Some corporate sponsors of the COP21 Paris climate talks are failing to properly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a new report reveals.
The Paris climate conference is sponsored by over 60 companies including big polluters EDF, Engie and BN…
First Days at Paris Climate Talks: Riots, Selfies and a Whole Lot of Expectation
A lot of people today have been asking whether the ‘French gamble’ paid off. Did having over 150 heads of state in Paris for the first day of COP21 set the bar for ambitious, meaningful and successful negotiations, or was it just a chaotic mess cre…
Continue readingMeet the Climate Scientists Travelling by Bike and Foot from the Poles to Paris
Two twenty-something climate scientists are currently running and cycling their way from the Antarctic and Arctic all the way to Paris. Travelling a combined distance of 20,000 kilometres, the two scientists – plus team members joining them along the way – are working to raise awareness about climate change ahead of
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