fossil fuel
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New York state to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate
Dec 27, 2024New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on... -
Young Activists Call for an End to Fossil Fuel Financing
Apr 19, 2024Thousands of young people and their platforms joined a Global Climate Strike in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 19, 2024, and demanded #EndFossilFinance. Young activists demanded that public investment banks... -
Nations call for swift fossil fuel exit to tackle climate change
Jul 15, 2023As part of attempts to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming and hold it in check, a coalition of nations including EU economies and climate-vulnerable nations said Friday that a “urgent” transition away from fossil... -
Oil giants have “greenwashed” their public image while locking in fossil fuel production for years to come
Dec 11, 2022Oil giants have “greenwashed” their public image while locking in fossil fuel production for years to come, potentially foiling moves to prevent climate change, said a US House committee memo released on Friday. The document follows... -
12 Bangladeshi MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future
Oct 3, 2022Twelve Bangladeshi Members of Parliament endorsed the parliamentarians’ call for a fossil fuel-free future to address the urgency of a fast and just transition away from the use of fossil fuels and the advancement of democratic,... -
90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East comes from fossil fuels
Sep 23, 2022More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region “permanently exceeded” dangerous air quality levels. The... -
Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five deaths globally: study
Feb 9, 2021Fossil fuel pollution caused more than eight million premature deaths in 2018, accounting for nearly 20 percent of adult mortality worldwide, researchers reported Tuesday. Half of that grim tally was split across China and India, with... -
Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050
Apr 22, 2019Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof. That could soon become the norm in Costa Rica, where... -
Axing fossil fuel subsidies scant help on climate
Feb 8, 2018Getting rid of massive subsidies for oil, gas and coal will not significantly curb carbon pollution or speed the transition to a greener global economy, researchers said Wednesday, challenging widely held assumptions. “Unfortunately, it is not...
