A seismic win went almost unnoticed amidst the Tuckerstrom
If juries begin delivering massive damage awards in one place after another, at a certain point even the mighty oil industry may have to settle.
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Shell admits 1.5C climate goal means immediate end to fossil fuel growth
Growth in oil and gas production ends immediately in Shell’s latest pathway for staying below 1.5C, new Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
Wait, Exxon’s Not Going to be an Algae Company?
Exxon makes money—a record $59 billion this past year—by selling you stuff that you burn so then you have to buy some more.
Greta Thunberg’s arrest shows why we must abolish the Energy Charter Treaty
If we are to have a fighting chance for a future free from catastrophic climate change, we need 21st-century solutions. Finally abolishing the Energy Charter Treaty is a good place to start.
2022 Was a Big Year for Climate Action in the Courts
It was another busy year in the courts for climate-related cases. From challenges to fossil fuel and petrochemical expansion to climate lawsuits against Big Oil and national governments, there were notable victories for climate action and accountability in 2022.
Godalmighty, Exxon Knew Absolutely Everything
An important new study that came out a few minutes ago makes painfully clear precisely how much (and precisely how precisely) Exxon understood climate change, back in the days when it could have made a huge difference if they’d simply been honest.
COP27 will be remembered as a failure – here’s what went wrong
So why did COP27 fail? And what can be done before the next summit – COP28 in Dubai – to ensure progress?
Our Research Shows That Big Oil’s Plans for Combating Climate Crisis Are Bunk
Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows.
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
Understanding how opponents of climate action employ these discourses of delay is essential to recognizing climate disinformation and misinformation, Arena said, and ultimately to disrupting it.
Decades of Lobbying Weakened Americans’ Gas Mileage and Turbocharged Pain at the Pump
In recent years, while fracking’s supporters were shouting “drill baby drill” the oil industry began lobbying behind the scenes to undercut programs designed to make vehicles more fuel efficient or less reliant on fossil fuels.
Shell needs to be dismantled. Here’s how
Shell might believe its empire is too big to fall, but so did the absolutist monarchs at one point. So let’s continue imagining how Shell could, and eventually will, meet its end.
How the PR Industry Has Helped Big Oil Transform the Way We Think About the Environment
For decades, fossil fuel companies have been using PR firms to polish, reinvent, and fabricate their image; protect their reputation; and greenwash their activities, in ways that we are still trying to fully understand.