Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: Big Heat and Big Oil
Shell’s CEO chose the hottest day in human history to announce he was reneging on the company’s climate pledges. Read HERE
Energy
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Jem Bendell – Q&A about the book Breaking Together
Prof Jem Bendell took questions from participants in the Deep Adaptation Leadership group on LinkedIn about his new book. Thanks to many generous donors BRAVE NEW EUROPE will be able to continue its work for […]
Climate Crisis
Christiana Figueres: I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong
Their unprecedented profits over the past year have shown their unwillingness to adapt. Read HERE
Energy
Euronews: Austria imports of Russian gas hit pre-war levels, exceeding aid to Ukraine
Austria is one of four EU countries not in NATO. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: The Hottest Days in 125,000 Years—So Far
This season’s hellish heat simply has to move us into action; the power of the sun can help. Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and co-founder of 350.org and ThirdAct.org. His […]
Energy
Andres Knobel and Franziska Magar – Beneficial ownership and fossil fuels: lifting the lid on who benefits
Climate justice and tax justice advocates can unite and demand beneficial ownership transparency for carbon-intensive industries, especially for listed companies and investment funds Andres Knobel is Lead Researcher Beneficial Ownership for the Tax Justice Network, […]
Energy
Bill Mitchell: A large government presence required for energy transition does not mean massive deficits are needed
To finance energy transition we need to move from a system that allocates resources in favour of private profit, to a more societal-based system. Read HERE WikiRigaou/Creative Commons
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Thomas Ferguson – Central Banks, Green Finance, and the Climate Crisis
Covid, war, and high inflation have catalyzed yet another “New World Order. Movements to limit global warming are thus now at a crossroads. Thomas Ferguson is Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Boston Cross-posted from INET […]
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Eurostat: EU coal production and consumption up in 2022
In 2022, EU coal production and consumption continued to increase, reaching 349 million tonnes (+5% compared with the previous year) and 454 million tonnes (+2%), respectively. This rebound started in 2021 and was mainly driven […]
Climate Crisis
J. W. Mason – Varieties of Industrial Policy
Why people who have broadly similar politics and analysis can have very different feelings about the Inflation Reduction Act and similar measures elsewhere J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, […]