“Not a single climate plan released by a major oil company
comes close to aligning with the urgent 1.5°C global warming limit,”
Oil Change writes
in a release. “The discussion paper measures oil and gas company
climate plans against 10 minimum criteria for 1.5°C alignment,
underlining that commitments to stop expanding extraction and to
significantly decline production by 2030 are critical near-term tests.
It finds that each of the eight major companies assessed are failing,
scoring grossly insufficient or insufficient in a majority of criteria.”
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New York City Climate Clock Counts Down Remaining Carbon Budget to 1.5°C – The Energy Mix
As of 4:00 PM Saturday, when Fast Company told the story, the clock stood at seven years, 105 days, 22 hours.
It’s Not Just the West. These Places Are Also on Fire.
In each case, the contributing factors are different, but an underlying theme runs through the story: Hotter, drier seasons, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, have made the world more prone to erupt in flames.
“We don’t have a fire problem; we have many fire problems,” said Stephen J. Pyne, an emeritus professor at Arizona State University who studies wildfires and their history. “One, obviously, is a deep one. It has to do with fossil fuels and climate.”
Here’s a look at some of the worst recent blazes and how humans played a role in them.
It’s Not Just California. These Places Are Also on Fire
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Wildfires are devastating the American West, but the United States isn’t the only place on Earth that’s burning. This year, other countries have also experienced their worst wildfires in decades, if not all of recorded history.
In each case, the contributing factors are different, but an underlying theme runs through the story: Hotter, drier seasons, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, have made the world more prone to erupt in flames.
“We don’t have a fire problem; we have many fire problems,” said Stephen J. Pyne, an emeritus professor at Arizona State University who studies wildfires and their history. “One, obviously, is a deep one. It has to do with fossil fuels and climate.”
Here’s a look at some of the worst recent blazes and how humans played a role in them.
Source: It’s Not Just California. These Places Are Also on Fire. – The New York Times
Global oil demand may have passed peak, says BP energy report
BP has called time on the world’s rising demand for fossil fuels after finding that demand for oil may have already reached its peak and faces an unprecedented decades-long decline.
Demand for oil may never fully recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the oil firm, and may begin falling in absolute terms for the first time in modern history.