Judge presiding over Big Oil climate change lawsuit reveals connection to plaintiff’s eco lawyers
The Hawaii state judge presiding over a high-stakes climate change case between the City of Honolulu and several multinational oil corporations is facing calls for recusal over his indirect relationship to plaintiffs. Mark Recktenwald, the chief justice of the Hawaii…
The gas industry should be transparent about its future. So should MPs and the media | Adam Morton
You don’t see many government ministers turning up at coal conferences these days. The industry will continue for a while – thermal coal power still provides about 60% of electricity on the east coast, and exports this year top $60bn…
Kerry challenges oil industry to prove its promised tech rescue for climate-wrecking emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas producers talk up technological breakthroughs they say will soon allow the world to drill and burn fossil fuels without worsening global warming. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says the time is here for the…
The challenges and promises of climate lawsuits
Enlarge / Shareholders of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), join a demonstration against the central bank’s investments in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), ahead of the annual general meeting in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday, April 28, 2023. Bloomberg…
‘Like Nagasaki’: devastating wildfires will only get worse, new book warns
The wildfire that barrelled towards the northern Canadian city of Fort McMurray in 2016 was far more destructive and ferocious than anything anyone had ever seen. The apocalyptic blaze vaporized buildings, moving so fast it seemed gasoline had been poured…
Climate change activists plan protest at White House Correspondents’ Dinner – ABC News
Climate change activists have announced plans to protest at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday where President Joe Biden is set to speak. Climate Defiance organizers told ABC News that they plan to blockade the area near the dinner…
UC San Diego students rally against global warming as chancellor … – KPBS
Students shouted slogans and carried signs as they walked through UC San Diego. Their rally started with speeches outside the Geisel Library. Their goal was for their campus to stop relying on fossil fuels like natural gas. The group, Green…
The High Hidden Costs Of Biden’s War On Energy Is Devastating Americans
The OPEC-announced policy to cut oil production by 1.6 million barrels a day is an embarrassing indication that President Joe Biden’s repeated pleas to Saudi Arabia to increase oil output have fallen on deaf ears. What is worse is that…
Cop28 president: world needs business mindset to tackle climate crisis
The world needs a “business mindset” to tackle the climate crisis, the president of the next UN climate summit has said. Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the Cop28 summit to be hosted in the United Arab Emirates later this…
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