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Mar 14 2015
Opinion
Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)
There are problems with oil, gas and coal, but their benefits for people—and the planet—are beyond dispute. The environmental movement has advanced three arguments in recent years for giving up fossil fuels: (1) that we will soon run out of them anyway; (2) that alternative sources of energy will price them out of the marketplace; and (3) that we cannot afford the climate consequences of
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Dec 02 2015
News
This Is The Beginning Of The End Of The Fossil Fuel Industry
Oil and coal companies are either going to have to invest in renewables or perish.
HuffPostSep 17 2023
News
Demand for End to Fossil Fuels Echoed by Tens of Thousands in New York
Tens of thousands of people gathered in New York City on Sunday to demand urgent action against climate change. The rally, called the March to End Fossil Fuels, took place ahead of the opening of the United Nations General Assembly and was attended by protesters from over 700 organizations and activist groups. The demonstrators carried signs with messages such as “Fossil fuels are killing us”
Alaska CommonsSep 17 2023
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Tens of thousands rally in New York demanding end to fossil fuels
Organisers say 75,000 people thronged the streets of New York demanding action to end fossil fuels ahead of the UN General Assembly. Tens of thousands of people have rallied in the US city of New York, calling for urgent action against climate change ahead of the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Protesters from some 700 organisations and activist groups took part in Sunday’s
Al JazeeraSep 18 2023
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March to End Fossil Fuels: 75,000 protestors descend on NYC
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil, and natural gas. But protesters say it’s not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at United States President Joe Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil
Christian Science MonitorSep 18 2023
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Protesters For an End to Fossil Fuels As World Leaders Gather in New York
(NEW YORK) — Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. But protesters say it's not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to stop approving new
Time MagazineNov 08 2023
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Fossil Fuel Plans By Producing Nations Threaten Global Climate Goals: UN
Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond agreed global warming limits and are "throwing humanity's future into question", the UN warned Wednesday.
The future of fossil fuels will be a key flashpoint when world leaders meet at the COP28 climate conference later this month, tasked with salvaging the world's agreed
International Business TimesDec 13 2023
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CEOs react to COP28 climate deal to transition away from fossil fuels
Good morning from Geneva. The world will be “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems” by 2050. That, combined with ambitions of tripling of renewable energy capacity globally by 2030, is the main outcome of COP28, the UN climate meeting in Dubai. Is that a good outcome for business? I asked some executives who were present in Dubai, and this is what they told me: “The decision
FortuneDec 13 2023
News
COP28 Nations Agree for First Time to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
More than 190 governments at the United Nations climate conference approved an agreement Wednesday calling for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, sending an unprecedented signal to the global economy that governments are intent on cutting back on coal, oil and natural gas in the fight against global warming.
The deal, the result of all-night talks, calls for “transitioning
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 07 2023
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Biden cancels remaining Alaska fossil fuel leases amid criticism
In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Department of Interior’s scrapping
Christian Science Monitor