Tag Archives | Carbon Emissions

  • A pump jack over an oil well near Dacono, Colorado. US banks contributed 30% of the total $705bn provided in 2023, the report found. Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP

    Banks give $7tln to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal: Report

    Leading states that met to reduce carbon emissions are home to some of the world’s top 60 banks. Among these, US banks are the largest fossil fuel financiers, while London-based Barclays leads in Europe.

  • The Many Colours of Hydrogen and the Scam of Carbon Capture

    The many colours of hydrogen and the scam of carbon capture

    THE fossil fuel industry, particularly the oil and natural gas lobby, always has new cards. Earlier, the fossil fuel industry came up with carbon credits: We, the rich countries, will burn coal, oil and natural gas so that we can continue with our current lifestyles but “compensate” by planting trees in poor countries.

  • Reduce Pentagon Carbon Emissions

    Reduce Pentagon carbon emissions

    The dog days of summer are upon us—and the record high temperatures killing hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and bringing 118 degree heat to Siberia serve as a harbinger of even hotter, more dangerous days unless we address the elephant in the room.