Ranjit Devraj Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, serious climate change action must begin with strict monitoring and control of coal-fired power plants pending their complete phaseout, analysts say. Yet China and India,… Continue reading CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
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Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here’s the evidence
Colin Davis, University of Bristol Protest plays a role in agenda seeding. It doesn’t necessarily tell people what to think, but influences what they think about. Members of the protest group Just Stop Oil recently threw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in the National Gallery in London. The action once again triggered debate about what… Continue reading Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here’s the evidence
Rapid Green Energy Transition by 2050 Could Save the World at Least $12 Trillion
Jessica Corbett Fast transition would feature an end to fossil fuels by 2050; the estimate is that this path would save the world $12 trillion. Slow transition would involve shifting to clean energy by 2070. No transition means the energy system that would remain dominated by fossil fuels, as it is currently. Peer-reviewed research released… Continue reading Rapid Green Energy Transition by 2050 Could Save the World at Least $12 Trillion
Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
Julia Conley Deepening campaigners’ anger was the fact that European countries present at the Bonn conference are currently boosting fossil fuel imports to replace the gas shipments they previously received from Russia “We have had enough of you offering crumbs with one hand while you starve the world with the other,” said one campaigner. “Your… Continue reading Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate talks?
Christopher Davy The Paris rulebook has been finalised, the focus has been put on cutting emissions this decade, but developing countries are left dissatisfied on finance After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow climate pact” on 13 November. The two weeks of tense talks had focussed on… Continue reading COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate talks?
EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power plants, according to a report released by CEE Bankwatch Network and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The report, Comply or Close, launched to mark the International Day of Clean Air for… Continue reading EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
Leaked document suggest proposed revised EU energy law a huge step backwards on climate
A leaked version of the Energy Council’s proposed revision to the EU’s key energy infrastructure regulation – seen by NGOs – would lock in political and financial support for fossil gas for at least the next ten years. The revision of the TEN-E regulation – that dictates which energy infrastructure projects the EU fast-tracks and… Continue reading Leaked document suggest proposed revised EU energy law a huge step backwards on climate
Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year
Countries plan to increase their fossil fuel production over the next decade, even as research shows that the world needs to decrease production by 6% per year to limit global warming to 1.5°C, according to the 2020 Production Gap Report. A special issue of the Production Gap Report – from leading research organizations and the UN –… Continue reading Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year
Two Indian banks linked to ecosystem destruction
Soumya Sarkar Although top global banks are bankrolling biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction at an unprecedented scale, the finance sector has largely evaded scrutiny till now At least 50 global banks invested more than USD 2.6 trillion in 2019 alone in projects identified as drivers of biodiversity loss that include agriculture, forestry, mining, fossil fuels,… Continue reading Two Indian banks linked to ecosystem destruction
World’s largest public lending bank withdrawing from fossil fuel
EU Bank launches ambitious new climate strategy and Energy Lending Policy that will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021; instead unlocking EUR 1 trillion of climate action and environmental sustainable investment until 2030 European Investment Bank (EIB) Group will align all financing activities with the goals of the Paris… Continue reading World’s largest public lending bank withdrawing from fossil fuel