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Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last week, I joined my colleagues at COP28 in Dubai , as negotiators and civil society push for a fossil fuel phaseout to meet climate goals. The industry is pushing a narrative that misleadingly calls out emissions , not fossil fuels as the problem. Source: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.

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Canadian governments have spent $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018

Enviromental Defense

In a climate emergency, how do you think the federal government should be using public dollars? Instead, it turns out that the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta have spent a minimum of $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018. In 2018, the federal government bought TMX.

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Statement from Sarah Buchanan, Ontario Climate Program Manager, on Ontario spending $26,000 per customer to subsidize fossil fuels over clean technologies

Enviromental Defense

. – Ontario has launched the second phase of a program to expand fossil fuel gas pipelines to new communities. This is a big subsidy for fossil fuels and a step in the wrong direction, when the government could have chosen to support clean technologies, help customers save money long term, lower capital costs, and cut carbon emissions.

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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. According to the Energy Information Agency , South Korea’s power sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions?

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.

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Climate Change Accountability: How International Courts Can Drive Climate Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuel companies are well established as founts of disinformation , agents of obstruction, and drivers of climate change. Taken together, the need for governments to meaningfully regulate these super polluters has never been clearer.

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Wildfires and Power Grid Failures Continue to Fuel Each Other

Union of Concerned Scientists

Both fossil fuel and utility companies bear some responsibility for wildfires’ damage, and must be held accountable to ensure disadvantaged and low-income communities aren’t left to shoulder the costs and impacts of these disasters. Emissions traced to fossil fuel companies, on the other hand, have contributed to 19.8