Coal and COP26 – why did the COP26 cover decision mention a “phasedown” of coal, but made no mention of oil or gas?
Tag: Fossil fuels
Oilwatch International demands Real Zero, not Net Zero
By Chris Lang Oilwatch was formed in February 1996 in Quito, Ecuador. It is a network of organisations with members in more than fifty countries around the world. Oilwatch aims to stop the expansion of fossil fuel operations and works with local communities affected by oil, gas, and coal activities.
Dutch Advertising Watchdog rules Shell’s “CO2 Neutral” campaign is greenwash
The Dutch Advertising Code Commission has ruled that Shell’s CO2 neutral adverts are misleading.
How Total’s fantasy of carbon neutral fossil fuel is helped by offsets from the Kariba REDD+ Project in Zimbabwe
Total’s claims of carbon neutral fossil fuel are complete nonsense and a disaster for the climate.
The Green Gigaton Challenge: Bringing REDD back from the dead, using Norway’s oil money to “grease the wheels”
By Chris Lang Thomson Reuters Foundation recently reported that, “Norway is doubling the price it guarantees developing nations to keep their tropical forests standing, in a step to slow catastrophic losses and encourage big companies to invest far more in nature to combat climate change.”