A report on the global power system has found that the world may be on the brink of driving down #FossilFuel generation, even as overall demand for #electricity continues to rise. #SolarPower was the main supplier of electricity growth, according to Ember, adding more than twice as much new electricity generation as coal in 2023.
Another thing that should be on this list (I did say it was non-comprehensive) is #indigenous rights & title; you can expect a #Poilievre led Conservative government to steamroll over indigenous sovereignty as this has been a long-standing thorn-in-the-side to the #FossilFuel and other resource-extraction industries that bankroll them.
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa. Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with...
Shareholders have rejected Woodside Energy's climate plan, marking a symbolic victory for activists who have called for Australia's 🇦🇺 biggest #gas producer to stop new #FossilFuel projects https://buff.ly/44d20KY
"The production of plastic, which is made from #FossilFuels, is greenhouse gas-intensive.
By the middle of the century, global #emissions from #plastic production could triple to account for one-fifth of the Earth’s remaining carbon budget, an analysis has found.
The report was released before the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) meeting for a global plastics treaty set to start next week in Ottawa, Canada."
"We’re in the midst of an energy transition. Renewable power and electric vehicles are getting cheaper, the grid is getting greener, and oil and gas companies are getting nervous.
That’s why the #FossilFuel giants are looking towards petrochemicals, and plastics in particular, as their next major growth market."
And of course:
"fossil fuel and petrochemical companies are relying on emerging economies in Asia and Africa to drive growth."
The simplest argument against funding new #oil, #gas & #coal projects is not that they’re immoral. It’s that they’re unsound. For investors & shareholders, funding new #FossilFuel projects is a risky bet https://buff.ly/3Jt5H5y
There are people saying that it's not up to an individual to reduce their #FossilFuel use because it's a society problem. But, that's misleading
For a real world example. In cities such as copenhagen, 62% of inhabitants trips to work or school are by bicycle.
For this to happen, for the bike lanes, etc, to be constructed. For the experience of bicycling in a city to be safe & convenient, the majority of inhabitants have to want it
It doesn't take a government to enforce bicycling!
I will be:
-Announcing that I'm quitting my job in #Climate comms due to what seems like retaliation from management for calling them out on hypocrisy a few weeks ago
Publicly challenging #Cornell's attempt to fuck up our city's energy code to preserve #FossilFuel infrastructure
Recommending to the City of #Ithaca that they approve the Justice50 provision that would benefit disadvantaged communities for many years to come.
For anyone thinking #ClimateChange is too large a problem to solve, it should come as good news that 80 percent of recent CO2 emissions are generated by a mere 57 companies.
If/when we raise the collective will to solve this problem (which is no easy task, to say the least) we can acheive dramatic reductions by targeting a handful of #FossilFuel companies.
I'm genuinely not sure if we'll solve our #ClimateCrisis, but I know that we can.
Of course, #energy is a geopolitical issue, but environmental groups weren't willing to criticize China (something I've called them out on numerous times) and that limited their message - and impact.
“Quebec's law does not apply to post-secondary institutions. Smith said those agreements also require provincial oversight in Alberta because the federal government is making political decisions about which research projects to fund.”
G20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds. The world’s biggest economies have continued to finance the expansion of fossil fuels in poor countries to the tune of billions of dollars, despite their commitments on the climate....
Standard biz press narratives often discuss #inflation as if it has a mind of its own, seldom exploring its root causes. However, the connection between inflation & #FossilFuel prices 📈 is both undeniable & significant https://buff.ly/3J3q3lI
Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast (theconversation.com)
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa. Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with...
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations (www.theguardian.com)
G20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds. The world’s biggest economies have continued to finance the expansion of fossil fuels in poor countries to the tune of billions of dollars, despite their commitments on the climate....