Net Zero Producers Forum: A catalyst for climate ambition or yet another delaying tactic?
Oil Change International, Center for International Environmental Law, Climate Action Network Canada, Environmental Defence Canada, the Fossil Fuel No-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, Friends of the Earth US, Greenpeace, Stand.Earth
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Who’s Making — and Funding — the World’s Plastic Trash?
ExxonMobil is the world's single largest producer of single-use plastics, according to a new report published today by the Australia-based Minderoo Foundation, one of Asia'
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Biden Orders Gov. Agencies to Address Financial Climate Change Risks
President Biden on Thursday
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Climate activists launch legal challenge against government over North Sea oil and gas support
Three campaigners are taking government to High Court over its support for continued fossil fuel production
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IEA: Demand for renewables soar in wake of pandemic.
As consumption of other fuels decline, the International Energy Agency investigates how the uptake of renewable energy will fare as the global economy recovers from the Covid crisis.
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Another dangerous fire season is looming in the Western U.S., and the drought-stricken region is headed for a water crisis
Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of normal in much of the region.
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Big Oil’s Climate-Change Takedown Arrives With Stunning Rebukes
Fresh from striking a hammer blow in the boardrooms of the world’s biggest oil companies, the climate movement has a clear message: the energy transition is happening and there’s no turning back.
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A renewable energy ‘breakthrough’.
The Biden administration has opened up California’s coast to wind farms. We’re also covering severe drought in the American West and disaster readiness as we head into hurricane and wildfire season.
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Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans
Republicans and Democrats are introducing bills to push against Biden’s new restrictions on oil and gas companies
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Tesla Changes Stance on Bitcoin Amid Climate Concerns
The U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla suspended its plans to accept Bitcoin as a payment method, CEO Elon Musk announced in a Twitter statement late Wednesday.
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It’s on our plates and in our poo, but are microplastics a health risk?
The omnipresent plastic is rife in dust, rice, placentas and tap water, but experts say it’s hard to untangle whether it’s harmful to humans. As much as the idea might be unpalatable, all of our diets are now likely to include tiny servings of plastic.
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In Historic Move, Chile Unanimously Approves Ambitious Single-Use Plastics Law
In a historic move, Chile's legislature has unanimously passed a plastic regulation law that advocates say will reduce the country's plastic waste by more than 23,000 tons every year.
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UK Government urged to use geothermal to aid the green recovery.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has released a new report with ARUP which details how geothermal can be used to aid the green recovery.
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‘Overwhelming’ Evidence Facebook Is Failing to Tackle Climate Misinformation
Facebook is "fuelling climate misinformation" through its failure to get to grips with misleading content, according to a new report that calls on companies to boycott the platform until significant action is taken.
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A Leaking Oil Refinery on St. Croix Gives Biden His First Environmental Justice Test
A controversial oil refinery on St. Croix, one of the U.S.
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Rethink Global Economy to Halt Mass Extinction, Study Argues.
The problem of biodiversity loss is not simply a matter of funding, a new report examining the failures of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has warned.
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Wall Street hiring political insiders to protect $30 trillion in ESG assets.
Mark Carney to Brookfield Asset Management. Brexit architect Nigel Farage to DGB Group. A senior Obama aide to BlackRock Inc.
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NZ expands order for financial institutions to expand climate disclosure.
The New Zealand Parliament is expanding on a government order made in September 2020 requiring large insurers and financial institutions to identify their risks from climate change.
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Activist investors hand historic defeat to ExxonMobil in proxy battle.
An activist investor won at least two seats on the board of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM +0.65% , a historic defeat for the oil giant that will likely force it to alter its fossil-fuel focused strategy and more directly confront growing shareholder concerns about climate change.
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UN: Climate Breakthroughs Summit Highlights Crucial Momentum for Net-Zero Emissions.
UN Climate Change News, 27 May 2021 - Today, world leaders convened at the Climate Breakthroughs Summit -- a collaboration between the World Economic Forum, Mission Possible Partnership, th
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