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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

That 2013 headline resulted from the first effort to quantify emissions from the ‘carbon majors’ —fossil fuel companies and cement manufacturers whose businesses have contributed an outsized amount of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. Nearly two-thirds of industrial heat-trapping emissions can be traced to just 90 entities.

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

Corp Watch

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). In the Niger River Delta, the company was responsible for an average of 2,976 spills a week between 1976 to 1991, on the land of the Ogoni people.

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BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners

Corp Watch

BP's "Beyond Petroleum" Campaign Losing its Sheen Anne Landman | PR Watch | May 3, 2010 Back in July, 2000, British Petroleum launched a high-profile, $200 million public relations ad campaign designed by Ogilvy & Mather to position the company as environmentally-friendly. complaints from 1995-present day.

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A Few Thoughts About Economic Growth as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Environmental and Urban Economics

And this change comes in part from increasing diffusion of fossil fuels. Take a look at David Sattherthwaite's 2010 tough review of my 2010 Climatopolis book. See my 2014 lecture. John is optimistic about our future; "The share of the world population in extreme poverty is plummeting. My Thoughts; 1.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company. Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005).

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company. Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005).

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company. Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005).