Tag «Fossil Fuel»

U.S. Sending $6 Billion to Subsidize Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad

New report provides first-ever analysis of G20 public financing for energy projects   http://priceofoil.org/2017/07/05/g20-financing-climate-disaster     WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Donald Trump prepares for his trip to Germany for an expected showdown with G20 leaders on climate change just weeks after his pullout from the Paris Agreement, a report released today shows that the U.S. …

Clean energy offers massive potential for GCC to maintain global energy leadership and reap substantial fossil fuel savings: report

  Renewable energy (RE) plans for region’s electricity sectors could result in overall savings of USD 55 to 87 billion   Fossil fuel savings in power and water sectors could peak at around 400 million barrels of oil equivalent by 2030   Savings for Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest consumer of fossil fuels for power …

First national human rights investigation into climate change impacts proceeds despite opposition from fossil fuel companies

Manila, 8 December 2016 – The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) today initiated the next steps in the world’s first-ever national investigation into human rights harms resulting from climate change (1), despite apparent opposition from some fossil fuel companies. A legal petition submitted by 18 individuals and 14 organisations, including Greenpeace Southeast …