Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
A new dataset released by InfluenceMap provides information on heat-trapping emissions traced to the 122 largest investor and state-owned fossil fuel companies in the world. Fossil fuels are the main driver of climate change and the terrifying effects of it that we see happening across the world.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 10, 2023
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.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
It’s not just the poor air quality, long lines, and excessive fossil fuel company representation ; nations are still too far apart in their positions on a fossil fuel phaseout, the top priority for this COP. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand. Particulate matter (PM2.5)
Scientific American
OCTOBER 24, 2023
It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but emissions would still remain high enough to increase the global average temperature by more than two degrees Celsius, according to the World Energy Outlook
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 13, 2023
By Anders Lorenzen Whether or not to include the language stating ‘fossil fuels must be phased out’ rather than ‘phased down’ became the key contentious issue at this year’s UN climate talks. A draft text released Friday, with just under a week for the summit to conclude included the key fossil fuel language as an option.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. The bottom line: There’s still a long way to go, and the clean energy transition must move quicker than it has been—despite the fossil fuel industry’s self-serving claims to the contrary. A bit more on those reasons later.
Edouard Stenger
OCTOBER 31, 2023
As a result, the IEA believes that “We are on track to see all fossil fuels peak before 2030” , and even much sooner. For the first time, coal, oil and gas each peaking before 2030 under current policies. Fossil fuel peaks being driven by the “unstoppable” growth of low-carbon technologies.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
239 
Let's personalize your content