Unless We End Financing of Coal, It Will End Us
The 2018 IPCC Report stated emphatically that coal-fired power production worldwide must be reduced by 78% by 2030 to keep the world on a...
Backsliding on Climate: The World Was Right To Be Skeptical
"The political will for painful choices is evaporating fast...turns out the world was right to be skeptical,” Bloomberg writes about expectations coming out of...
Cities for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
In October of 2020, Vancouver became the first city in the world to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT). Then in 2021, Barcelona,...
Shameful: Canada Is a World Leader for Fossil Fuel Finance
We Canadians have the dubious honour of being a world leader in financing fossil fuels and the worst offender of all G20 nations. Just...
Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check
"The federal government has repeatedly told the public that Canada can be a climate leader while continuing to have a thriving oil and gas...
Canada, US, Norway, UK, Australia: Accelerating the Climate Emergency
Five countries are accelerating the climate emergency according to the The Fossil Fuelled 5 report which "examines five wealthy nations—the US, Canada, Norway, Australia...
Will New Climate Pledges Keep 1.5°C Alive
In its post-COP26 analysis, Carbon Brief presents an in-depth summary of all the key outcomes in Glasgow. It provides an overview of the summit,...
Missing Words Matter: Fossil Fuels Mentioned in COP Declaration – Updated
Words matter! Words are important because they reveal intent and are often predictors of actions to follow. But what is even more important are...
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumber Any National Delegation at Climate Summit
The BBC is reporting that the fossil fuel industry has the largest delegation at the COP26 climate summit. "The fossil fuel industry has spent...
Frankie the Dinosaur Says Listen Up People: Don’t Choose Extinction
Did you know that our governments around the world actively support the destructive fossil fuel industry with $11 million in subsidies per minute? That...