The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the city, Barcelona City Council has declared the Climate Emergency, with an action plan and a budget of 563 million euros to implement a hundred different measures. The goal is to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 in comparison to levels recorded in 1992, and to cut CO2 emissions by two million tonnes.
Climate Crisis
Unearthed: UK oil and gas emissions intensity rises to record high
After years of cutting emissions per barrel of oil extracted, UK drillers saw carbon intensity rise by 15% in 2021 Read here Cormorant Oil Field in the North Sea. Photo: Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace
Climate Crisis
Harrison Stetler – Why Environmentalists Are Still Losing
‘Dissatisfaction at established green parties and environmental NGOs has fed the rise of more confrontational forms of activism. The task can’t just be to raise awareness but to mobilize millions of people in fighting for […]
Corruption
Prem Sikka: How UK regulators have covered up corruption and fraud
Corporate cover-ups go right to the top, writes accounting expert Professor Prem Sikka. Read here
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