"More than 400 experts on climate change have published an open letter to the leaders of the #UK’s political parties, [before] the General Election on 4 July."
"Climate change has largely been ignored by Party Leaders so far in this election campaign, demonstrating that they have failed to grasp just how much it is affecting lives and livelihoods in the UK."
"British people are worried and polling consistently shows strong support for politicians to act."
Former #BP boss calls for end to new #NorthSea drilling licences
"Lord Browne said that the UK was likely to need oil and gas “for many years to come” and should allow existing North Sea fossil fuel projects to continue.
“But beyond this, we should call a halt,” wrote the crossbench peer. "
Lord John Browne, the former CEO of #BP, has called for an end 🚫 to new #oil & #gas drilling licences in the North Sea, in an implicit endorsement of the Labour party’s position on fossil fuels https://buff.ly/4aUdK6L via FT
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SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THE VILLAINS DESTROYING THE PLANET
"As the new report indicates, just 57 industrial and state entities have since the 2015 Paris agreement produced the lion's share of greenhouse gas emissions. About a third are investor-owned oil companies like the US-based #ExxonMobil and #Chevron, and England's #BP. State-owned energy corporations like Saudi #Aramco and Russia's #Gazprom make up another 36 percent (...)."
If you think all the little things we ordinary mortals do are the driver of #ClimateChange, think again - "Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas #emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
A mere 57 #oil, #gas, #coal and #cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s #GreenhouseGas#GHG emissions since the 2016 #Paris climate agreement, a study has shown.
This powerful cohort of state-controlled corporations and shareholder-owned multinationals are the leading drivers of the climate crisis, according to the Carbon Majors Database, which is compiled by world-renowned researchers."
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"During this period, the biggest investor-owned contributor to emissions was #ExxonMobil of the #UnitedStates, which was linked to 3.6 gigatonnes of CO2 over seven years, or 1.4% of the global total. Close behind were #Shell, #BP, #Chevron and #TotalEnergies, each of which was associated with at least 1% of global emissions."
"‘Grossly irresponsible’: #UK hands out 24 new #NorthSea#oil and #gas licences - The move to grant 17 companies the right to drill for #FossilFuels is ‘a pipe dream’ that will do little for #energy security, say #environmentalists ... The North Sea regulator said 17 oil companies, including #Shell and #BP, were granted licences in the Central North Sea, Northern North Sea and West of Shetland areas to “provide benefits to the local and wider economy”.
The latest licences, which follow an initial tranche of 27 licences offered in October last year, could begin producing oil and gas before the end of the decade, according to the North Sea Transition Authority.
The move has angered MPs and #environmental campaigners who called the move “grossly irresponsible” and accused the government of overstating the economic benefits of the North Sea and sacrificing Britain’s climate leadership for “a pipe dream”."