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Eliminate fossil fuels as the main source of energy and greenhouse gas emissions. Phase out coal, oil, and gas production and consumption, and end subsidies and investments that support them.

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

January 26, 2024

"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."

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Wealthy Nations Agree to 2035 Deadline for Ending Coal for the First Time

April 30, 2024

The agreement isn't binding, but at least there is an agreement, and someone to call them out if they fail.

January 12, 2024

Focus Friday: Carbon Renewal funding moonshot

The IPCC estimates that by 2050, an eye-watering 5–16 gigatonnes (Gt) of

February 7, 2024

How Companies are Growing Profits and Making Climate Progress: Case Studies (EDF)

Concrete examples of European businesses already putting decarbonization strategies into action.

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The plastic industry’s $30 million lie

Despite the industry's claims, advanced recycling plants are not widely operational, and the main products they produce are oil and chemicals, not recycled plastic.

July 25, 2024

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Vancouver Rolls Back Bylaw Restricting Gas Heat in New Buildings

The 6-5 vote on the bylaw amendment “restores the option for new home construction to use natural gas for heating and hot water”.

July 25, 2024

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Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing

Joe Manchin strikes again.

July 23, 2024

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Ranked: America’s Cheapest Sources of Electricity in 2024

Even without subsidies, renewables are often the cheapest option available.

July 23, 2024

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US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics

Single use plastics will be phased out of food service, events, and packaging by 2027, and everything else by 2035.

July 19, 2024

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NRDC: D.C. Circuit Keeps Power Plant Rules Moving

This order is a big blow to the industry arguments – and a win for the climate.

July 19, 2024

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Study detects the largest methane leak ever recorded in an oil well

"The leak released approximately 131.00 tons of methane into the atmosphere during the 205-day incident."

July 17, 2024

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Biden administration moves to add protections against drilling in Alaska petroleum reserve

Oil giant ConocoPhillips, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough and the Voice of the Arctic Inupiat have filed lawsuits to reverse the new rules.

July 17, 2024

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Oil Consumption to Peak Next Year, Still Drive Warming Above 2°C, BP Says

Oil demand is still on the rise, threatening our climate goals, despite promising investments in green technologies.

July 16, 2024

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Alberta Eases Rule for Covering Overdue Taxes on Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Alberta plans to relax a rule that requires companies that buy viable wells from bankruptcy proceedings to pay the failed producer's outstanding taxes.

July 16, 2024