Goodbye Russian gas, hello rapid decarbonisation
While business lobbyists hope to slow down the European Commission’s plans to cut Russian imports and reduce gas consumption, climate policy campaigners want to speed up these efforts.
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The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage
To have any chance of success in limiting global warming to tolerable levels, the climate-action movement will somehow have to overturn an elite consensus on the importance of geopolitical competition — or else.
The Great Simplification – Full Movie
This 32 minute animation -in 4 Acts – describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification – an economic/cultural transition on our near term horizon.
European sleeper trains are waking up
After a slow and steady decline, the sleeper train – a vital link to more sustainable, connected transport systems – is waking-up and getting back on track in Europe
Climate Policy – It’s Not About the Science
In the near term, any legislative action by Congress and President Biden in support of clean energy—possibly the broader environment—will likely be brokered by Joe Manchin and be all about the politics.
Take Heart: Encouragement for Earth’s Weary Lovers — Excerpt
The times call for new sacrificial rituals. Let us kill the fatted calf of the fossil-fuel industries by taking away their social license to steal and destroy the sacred Earth.
Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department
Our understanding of our planetary peril obliges us to take action to sound the alarm, even if it means risking our civil liberties. And we are not alone.
The Status of U.S. Oil Production
If you haven’t been paying attention, U.S. crude oil + condensate production reached a peak in 2019 at 12.29 million barrels/day (mb/d) on an annual basis.
In today’s time of energy and climate crisis, here’s the double punch sustainable finance needs to deliver
Soaring energy prices, the war in Ukraine and further stark evidence from the IPCC on the severity of the climate threat requires sustainable finance to move into a new phase.
‘Existential Threat’: Indigenous Leaders Urge Citigroup to Stop Backing Amazon Oil
Indigenous leaders have called on Citigroup to stop financing oil and gas projects in the Amazon, saying the bank’s activities contradict its climate pledges by putting the threatened ecosystem at greater risk.
‘One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
Emissions equivalent to nearly a quarter of the US total since 2005 have come from fossil fuels extracted on the nation’s public lands and waters, according to recent analysis.
Energy Crises in the Time of Covid: Precarious Fossil Infrastructures
If electricity is to be the centerpiece of a renewable future, we have much work to do. We should start by demanding accountable public oversight of electric systems.
