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Energy
North America
Insights
January 25, 2021

Steps to Aid US Fossil Fuel Workers in the Clean Energy Transition

  • coronavirus
  • coal
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • Climate Equity
coal-fired power plant
  • coronavirus
  • coal
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • Climate Equity
Climate
North America
Insights
August 5, 2020

COVID-19 Bailouts Should Target Oil and Gas Workers and Communities, Not Companies

  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • decarbonization
  • economy
  • environmental justice
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • decarbonization
  • economy
  • environmental justice
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Energy
North America
Insights
June 10, 2020

Oil & Gas Win, Clean Energy Loses in U.S. COVID-19 Response

  • coronavirus
  • Energy
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Clemson University team members install solar panels during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
  • coronavirus
  • Energy
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Energy
Insights
May 5, 2020

3 Reasons to Invest in Renewable Energy Now

  • Energy
  • oil and gas
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • wind
  • coronavirus
Man installing panels
  • Energy
  • oil and gas
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • wind
  • coronavirus
Cities
Insights
December 3, 2019

CO2 Emissions Climb to an All-Time High (Again) in 2019: 6 Takeaways from the Latest Climate Data

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climatewatch
  • COP25
  • decarbonization
  • coal
  • climate change
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
Smokestacks
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climatewatch
  • COP25
  • decarbonization
  • coal
  • climate change
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
Climate
North America
Insights
September 18, 2019

As U.S. Government Retreats on Reducing Climate-warming Methane, 4 States Step Up

  • climate change
  • emissions
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Drilling rig
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
July 31, 2019

A CO2 Direct Air Capture Plant Will Help Extract Oil in Texas. Could This Actually Be Good for the Climate?

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • oil and gas
  • technology
  • United States
CO2 removed from the air can be used to extract oil, like at this Michigan facility. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr.
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • oil and gas
  • technology
  • United States
Climate
Insights
February 14, 2019

This Month in Climate Science: Threatened Coffee, Asylum Applications and Antarctic Ice Loss

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • oil and gas
Coffee cup
  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • oil and gas
Climate
Insights
May 29, 2018

7 Signs of Progress: A Year of National Climate Action

  • Energy
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • coal
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • oil and gas
  • renewable energy
Electric vehicles
  • Energy
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • coal
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • oil and gas
  • renewable energy
Finance
Insights
January 26, 2018

At Davos, Mahindra Chairman Commits to Science-Based Emissions Reductions, Calls on Other Companies to Join Him

  • Business
  • Economics
  • carbon pricing
  • green finance
  • investment
  • oil and gas
  • sustainable business
  • World Economic Forum in Davos
Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Rise
  • Business
  • Economics
  • carbon pricing
  • green finance
  • investment
  • oil and gas
  • sustainable business
  • World Economic Forum in Davos
Cities
Insights
January 16, 2018

Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

  • Governance
  • Finance
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Water
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • stories to watch
  • Air Quality
  • climate change
  • forest restoration
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • oil and gas
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • us policy
  • water risk
  • water stress
  • Governance
  • Finance
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Water
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • stories to watch
  • Air Quality
  • climate change
  • forest restoration
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • oil and gas
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • us policy
  • water risk
  • water stress
Energy
Insights
January 4, 2018

Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • coal
  • maps
  • oil and gas
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
Power plant in Germany
  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • coal
  • maps
  • oil and gas
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
Finance
Insights
June 20, 2017

Shareholders Force ExxonMobil to Plan for a World with Paris Agreement's Emissions Restrictions

  • Climate
  • finance
  • investment
  • oil and gas
  • sustainable business
Wall Street is telling ExxonMobil to pick a new direction.
  • Climate
  • finance
  • investment
  • oil and gas
  • sustainable business
Climate
North America
Insights
March 14, 2017

4 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Should Keep Fuel Standards in Place

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • the trump administration
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • fossil fuels
  • oil and gas
  • transportation
  • us policy
Traffic congestion in Oregon
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • the trump administration
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • fossil fuels
  • oil and gas
  • transportation
  • us policy
Governance
Insights
February 22, 2017

Congress and Trump Gut Disclosure Rules for Fossil Fuel Foreign Payments

  • Finance
  • the trump administration
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • human rights
  • investment
  • natural resources
  • oil and gas
People in Nigerian village
  • Finance
  • the trump administration
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • human rights
  • investment
  • natural resources
  • oil and gas
Insights
February 6, 2017

Fossil Fuels – What’s at Risk?

  • fossil fuels
  • GHG Protocol
  • oil and gas
coal mining site
  • fossil fuels
  • GHG Protocol
  • oil and gas
Finance
Data
December 14, 2016

Upstream Emissions as a Percentage of Overall Lifecycle Emissions

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • emissions inventories
  • fossil fuels
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • oil and gas
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • emissions inventories
  • fossil fuels
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • oil and gas
Climate
Insights
December 14, 2016

3 Reasons Why Fossil Fuel Companies Should Disclose Their Reserves

  • Energy
  • Business
  • carbon budget
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • emissions inventories
  • fossil fuels
  • investment
  • oil and gas
Coal Barge
  • Energy
  • Business
  • carbon budget
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • emissions inventories
  • fossil fuels
  • investment
  • oil and gas

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