Category Archives: Global warming

ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels

uelle surprise! Big oil is not giving up.

Climate Science and Financial Risk: Forging a Path to More Climate-Resilient Businesses

Is the search for better valuations of climate risks to help businesses reducing global emissions an exercise in self-delusion?

No One Will Win in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Gail Tverberg argues that the war in Ukraine does not get Russia or other energy producers out of their scarity bind.

Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate – Here’s Why

Why arctic greening is yet another feel-good idea that does not pan out in practice.

Under the Sea, a Hidden Climate Variable: Thawing Permafrost

Carefully mapping the changing topology of the Arctic Ocean floor, scientists are racing to study submarine permafrost.

The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests

Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the oil and gas that enabled this conflict.

How Fossil Fuel Governments Control the IPCC

The work of the IPCC is necessary. That’s why it’s important that the UN not be the owners of the go-to reports it issues.

How This Month Produced a Mind-Boggling Warm-Up in Eastern Antarctica (and the Arctic)

Why part of Antarctica suffered wildly out of band warmth.

IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It

The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.

‘Unthinkable’: Scientists Shocked as Polar Temperatures Soar 50 to 90 Degrees Above Normal

Scientists express shock and alarm at the unprecedented temperature surges recorded thes weekend at each of the earth’s poles – the latest manifestation of climate change.

Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation

Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.

Is China Socialist or State Capitalist? – Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond

Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond: Will China resist financialization and lead the way on climate policy, or is it practicing capitalism lite?

Is Joe Manchin Lucy or the Football?

Why Joe Manchin is merely a convenient excuse for what is wrong with Democrats and soi disant progressives.

Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors

Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.

Fossil-Fueled War: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out

For Svitlana Krakovska, recent events have clarified the human, economic, and geopolitical catastrophe of fossil fuels.