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Seven years have passed since the Paris Agreement, the most important climate pact to date. Everyone knows the limits of warming, but few know their origins and drivers.
Seven years have passed since the Paris Agreement, the most important climate pact to date. Everyone knows the limits of warming, but few know their origins and drivers.
TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.
TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.
Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.
Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.
Leaders in the stateโ€™s environmental justice movement see signs their pressure is bringing accountability for both government and polluters.
Leaders in the stateโ€™s environmental justice movement see signs their pressure is bringing accountability for both government and polluters.
This bold new mechanism is whatโ€™s needed to end fossil fuel-induced violence against women, natural resources, and the climate, argue two African peace activists.
This bold new mechanism is whatโ€™s needed to end fossil fuel-induced violence against women, natural resources, and the climate, argue two African peace activists.
Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.
Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.
Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobbyโ€™s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobbyโ€™s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
Critics call Michael Hintzeโ€™s peerage โ€œindefensibleโ€ in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.
Critics call Michael Hintzeโ€™s peerage โ€œindefensibleโ€ in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.
A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.
A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.
The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.
The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.

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onDec 11, 2022 @ 00:01 PST

Seven years have passed since the Paris Agreement, the most important climate pact to date. Everyone knows the limits of warming, but few know their origins and drivers.

Seven years have passed since the Paris Agreement, the most important climate pact to date. Everyone knows the limits of warming, but few know their origins and drivers.
onDec 8, 2022 @ 10:50 PST

TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.

TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.
onDec 6, 2022 @ 23:01 PST

Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.

Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.
Series: Gas Lock-in
onNov 23, 2022 @ 12:17 PST

Leaders in the stateโ€™s environmental justice movement see signs their pressure is bringing accountability for both government and polluters.

Leaders in the stateโ€™s environmental justice movement see signs their pressure is bringing accountability for both government and polluters.
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This bold new mechanism is whatโ€™s needed to end fossil fuel-induced violence against women, natural resources, and the climate, argue two African peace activists.

This bold new mechanism is whatโ€™s needed to end fossil fuel-induced violence against women, natural resources, and the climate, argue two African peace activists.
onNov 18, 2022 @ 09:36 PST

Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.

Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.

Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobbyโ€™s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.

Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobbyโ€™s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
onNov 16, 2022 @ 08:17 PST

Critics call Michael Hintzeโ€™s peerage โ€œindefensibleโ€ in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.

Critics call Michael Hintzeโ€™s peerage โ€œindefensibleโ€ in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.
onNov 15, 2022 @ 09:14 PST

A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.

A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.

The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.

The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.