Lucas Amin and Ben Webster Exclusive: US inquiry unearths pro-gas PR strategy produced by firm ‘at core of global climate effort’ The PR firm advising the UN on climate change campaigns has been accused by US lawmakers of helping BP “greenwash” its fossil fuel investments, openDemocracy can reveal. Internal BP documents released to the US House of… Continue reading Secret files reveal how UN climate advisers ‘greenwashed’ for BP
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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
Hot air: Mexico lags behind in fight against methane, despite pledges
Emilio Godoy The country has signed international commitments to reduce methane emissions, but has been slow to enforce new regulations on polluters Between 2019 and 2020, Nancy Martínez lived near four gas burners on the outskirts of Poza Rica, a city in the state of Veracruz, about 270 kilometres from Mexico City. The burners are… Continue reading Hot air: Mexico lags behind in fight against methane, despite pledges
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
61% of the world’s new oil and gas set to come from US
The sheer scale of this new production dwarfs that of every other country in the world and would spell disaster for the world’s ambitions to curb climate change A new Global Witness analysis analysis calls for urgent action from the US to curb fossil fuel production, and calls on the Democratic National Committee to hold a… Continue reading 61% of the world’s new oil and gas set to come from US
BBC expose on $10BN deal shows BP maybe complicit in corruption
The BBC exposed how oil giant BP promised as much as $10 billion to one of the world’s most notorious businessmen, in exchange for a stake in much coveted natural gas fields off the coast of Senegal. These secret payments raise concerns that one of Britain’s biggest companies could have been complicit in corruption, by rewarding earlier… Continue reading BBC expose on $10BN deal shows BP maybe complicit in corruption
Renewable Energy the Most Competitive Source of New Power Generation in GCC
With renewable energy targets now in place across the region, the GCC is poised for a significant acceleration in renewables deployment as countries pursue national goals.
Canadian oil company pulls out of uncontacted tribes land in Peru
A Canadian oil company is withdrawing from the territory of several uncontacted tribes in the Amazon where it had been intending to explore for oil. The company, Pacific E&P, had previously been awarded the right to explore for oil in a large area of the Amazon Uncontacted Frontier, an area of immense biodiversity which is home to more… Continue reading Canadian oil company pulls out of uncontacted tribes land in Peru
Press freedom violations threaten transparency in extractive sector
Publish What You Pay Writing about the extractive industries is an important area for journalists With the wealth of natural resources available, the huge financial interests at play, the influential role of extractive companies and the dominance of natural resource revenue for some developing countries’ economies, writing about the extractive industries is an important area for… Continue reading Press freedom violations threaten transparency in extractive sector