2024 Fossil Fuels Politics 
Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2022
Production and combustion of fossil fuels imposes enormous costs on society, which the industry doesn’t pay for. One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. A more promising alternative might be a clean-up tax on the fossil fuel industry.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 14, 2025
All political leaders should be bolder on climate. Without a strong oil and gas pollution cap, fossil fuel companies will continue to prioritize their profits at the expense of our health, climate and future. We cant solve the climate crisis while continuing to funnel taxpayer dollars to the companies fueling the crisis.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Below I reflect on my predictions before venturing into the uncharted territory of 2024. There was a glimmer of hope in Hawaii, however, when a state Supreme Court ruling opened the door for a potentially historic trial against oil companies set for 2024. Predictions for 2024 Now for the fun part.
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2025
In this case, the bills would allow states to secure funds from fossil fuel companies for the costs of adaptation, mitigation, and cleanup of damages caused by their emissions. The legislation passed in May 2024, and Governor Phil Scott allowed it to go into effect without his signature.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 30, 2024
2024 was a year that might as well have been a decade. By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff In a year of record-setting heat, intensifying extreme weather and a bitterly partisan presidential election in which climate change was almost never mentioned, the transition away from fossil fuels made significant progress that was still not nearly enough.
Enviromental Defense
MAY 20, 2025
The fossil fuel industry used the election to flex their political influence and try to make gains during this period of change at the federal level. In anticipation of the federal election, oil and gas industry lobbyists targeted the leaders of the four main political parties in March.
Law Columbia
MAY 23, 2025
State of Norway (EFTA Court Advisory Opinion) could have sweeping consequences for fossil fuel development across Europe, especially in Norway, a major oil producer outside the European Union but deeply integrated into its legal framework through the EEA. The opinion in Freningen Greenpeace Norden and Natur og Ungdom v.
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