Over 60 Groups Call for the Fossil Fuel Industry to Pay for their Climate Damage
More than 60 organisations from around the world are calling for a carbon levy on fossil fuel extraction to help pay for the climate change impacts on the most vulnerable countries.The Carbon Levy...
View ArticleCanada’s Oil Exports Up 65 Per Cent Over Last Decade
Canada’s oil exports increased by 65 per cent in 10 years under former Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s leadership according to analysis of the most recent figures issued by BP’s annual Statistical...
View ArticleMore Money Invested in Renewable Energy in 2015 Than New Fossil Fuel Projects
A record US$367 billion was invested in renewable energy in 2015, according to a new report out today by the Clean Energy Canada initiative of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University....
View ArticleClimate Science Denier Patrick Moore Paid by Coal Lobbyists EURACOAL To Speak...
Europe's coal lobby association EURACOAL paid for climate science denier Patrick Moore to speak to members of the European Parliament (MEP) and EU officials at an intimate dinner-debate last month,...
View ArticleNearly $1 Trillion Wasted Globally on Unnecessary New Coal Plants
Nearly $1 trillion (£700bn) is being invested in new coal-fired power plants worldwide despite the fact that the demand for electricity generated from coal has declined for two years in a row, shows a...
View Article$2.5 Trillion Worth of Global Financial Assets at Risk From Climate Change...
An average $2.5 trillion (£1.76trn) of the world’s financial assets would be at risk from climate change impacts if global temperatures are left to increase by 2.5°C by 2100, warns a new study by the...
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