Fossil-fuel firms report vast earnings as spending needed to curb climate change lags behind.
Fossil-fuel production must fall imminently for the world to meet the Paris climate targets, say some analyses.Many of the world’s biggest oil-and-gas companies have announced huge first-quarter profits, as climate campaigners worldwide protest over the slow progress in transitioning away from fossil fuels.
“The profits in the oil-and-gas industries are simply showing how much demand there still is for these commodities,” says Daniel Duma, a researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute.have become an almost weekly occurrence in cities worldwide, as groups such as Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion demand more urgent action from governments.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Fossil fuel-centred growth is obsolete, says EU's von der LeyenAn energy mix based on fossil fuels cannot deliver sustainable economic growth for future generations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she sought to add impetus to the decarbonisation of Europe's economy.
Consulte Mais informação »
Displaced fossil fuel workers struggling as CA shifts to clean energy, study showsAs California moves to renewable energy, a new study from UC Berkeley shows the difficult impact it's having on fossil fuel workers - many of whom were laid off in the process.
Consulte Mais informação »
What led to the end of last ice age? New study offers an explanationThe arrival of warm super salty water into the Atlantic Ocean from the Indian Ocean may have contributed to the end of the last ice age around 15,000 years ago.
Consulte Mais informação »
Biden’s Backing of Pipelines Is a Slap in the Face to Youth Who Voted for HimPresident Biden promised to address the climate crisis, but his decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is a slap in the face to the young people who voted for him.
Consulte Mais informação »
Kerry challenges oil industry to prove its promised tech rescue for climate-wrecking emissionsWASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas producers talk up technological breakthroughs they say will soon allow the world to drill and burn fossil fuels without worsening global warming. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says the time is here for the industry to prove it can make the technology happen — at scale,…
Consulte Mais informação »
Climate envoy John Kerry urges oil industry to curb emissions through techThe Associated Press published an interview with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry where he urged oil and gas producers to develop the technological breakthroughs they say will soon allow the world to drill and burn fossil fuels without worsening climate change.
Consulte Mais informação »