Environment

By Liam Phelan and Jacquie Svenson | – The Federal Court today dismissed a bid by a group of Australian teenagers seeking to prevent federal environment minister Sussan Ley from approving a coalmine extension in New South Wales. While the teens’ request for an injunction was unsuccessful, a number of important developments emerged during the […]

Climate Crisis

With undersea Nordlink, Norway and Germany act as Huge Renewable Batteries for Each other, Sharing Hydro and Wind

Clean Energy Wire

By Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany is taking another step towards achieving a fully renewable power system by completing the first electric cable connection with Norway, heads of government and ministers from both states have said at the official launch event of NordLink. The green transformation cannot be achieved […]

Climate Crisis

In Revolution, Shareholders vote Climate Activist Hedge Funders onto Board of ExxonMobil

The Conversation

By Mark DesJardine and Tima Bansal | – One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been fending off a so-called proxy fight from a hedge fund known as Engine No. 1, which blames […]

Climate Crisis

“This will Change the World:” Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 by 45% by 2030

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a historic ruling, a tribunal in the Netherlands has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its and its customers’ carbon dioxide emissions by 45 percent by 2030 from its 2019 base, according to Le Soir. Shell had already committed to a 20 percent reduction by that date, but […]

Climate Crisis

Why Coal Must be Phased out by 2030 to Save the Planet

Clean Energy Wire

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s recently revamped Climate Action Law calls for the energy sector to reduce CO2 emissions from 175 to 108 metric tonnes by 2030. To reach that target, the energy sector must accelerate the phase-out of coal, according to a new study by Berlin-based energy […]

Climate Crisis

Int’l Energy Agency: We must Ban new Fossil Fuels Now to avoid Overheating our Earth

The Conversation

By Volker Roeben | – Established in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) was created to maintain the stability of the international oil supply. As an independent adviser to many governments on energy policy, the IEA has the authority to make member states release reserve oil stocks to stabilise […]

Climate Crisis

Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren’t cut quickly

The Conversation

By Julie Brigham-Grette and Andrea Dutton | – While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet. New research shows it is Antarctica that may force a […]

Featured

Colonial Pipeline Failure Shows Electric Cars and Solar Panels are Key to US Security; How Petroleum Uncertainty Fueled World Wars

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Colonial pipeline hack has interrupted gasoline supplies brought from Texas to the Southeast. People are hoarding, and long gasoline lines are forming reminiscent of the 1970s, and some gas stations are closing for lack of supplies. The problems are likely temporary. Colonial was targeted by a ransom-ware attack, wherein […]

Climate Crisis

Our Climate Future is on a Spectrum, Depending on What we Do Now; How Bad could it Get?

The Conversation

By Mark Maslin | – The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for. How the world chooses to respond in the coming years will have massive repercussions for generations yet to be […]