Tag «Friends of the Earth U.S.»

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. …

UNESCO recommends halt to Bangladesh coal plant

UNESCO recommends halt to Bangladesh coal plant Pressure mounts on U.S. government to reject financing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a seminal report recommending that development of the Orion Khulna coal plant in Bangladesh — which the Export-Import Bank of the United States is reportedly considering financing …