We have to fix unfairness: Ten takeaways from Cop28
From Teresa Anderson, Action Aid’s global lead on climate justice
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
"The U.S. is already the number one exporter of LNG worldwide – with U.S. LNG exports expected to double by the end of this decade."
Focus Friday: Carbon Renewal funding moonshot
The IPCC estimates that by 2050, an eye-watering 5–16 gigatonnes (Gt) of
Wealthy Nations Agree to 2035 Deadline for Ending Coal for the First Time
The agreement isn't binding, but at least there is an agreement, and
Fossil fuels still dominate the global energy mix, but solar and wind are growing quickly
The world lacks a safe, low-carbon, and cheap large-scale energy infrastructure.
Biden, U.S. oil boom are the new odd couple (Axios)
Ali Zaidi, a senior climate adviser, was asked Tuesday how 2023's record levels of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and oil output align with the White House's climate goals.
Public profit and emission database (dataset)
"We manually collected emission data for the world's top 250 companies and used profit and revenue data from the Forbes 2000 list."
170 Scientists Urge Biden to Kill ‘Staggering’ LNG Buildout
LNG is at least 24% worse for the climate than coal
Language Wars Could Decide the Climate Fight
"oil and gas producers increasingly sound like climate advocates, using the same words and phrases that call for the end of the fossil fuel era"
Unpacking Hydrogen’s Role in Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector
Hydrogen constitutes 75% of the elemental mass in the universe and could play a key role in global decarbonization efforts.
COP28: The “Tragically Historic” Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit
After some 200 countries at COP28 agreed to phase down fossil fuels, nations are facing pressure to block new oil and gas projects.
Guy Who Urged Planting a Trillion Trees Begs People to Stop Planting So Many Trees – Futurism
Tree planting is used "as an excuse to avoid cutting emissions"
Elon Musk says oil and gas should not be demonised
"in the medium-term, [..] but he also said it was important to reduce carbon emissions to preserve the planet."
What was accomplished at COP28? – UN Environment Programme
While the final agreement dominated the headlines, it was far from the only achievement.
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