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Canada among five "other petrostates" dooming Paris climate goals with oil and gas ramp-up

Canada has been called out as a "climate hypocrite" by an independent international sustainability think-tank for claiming to be a clean energy transition leader while stepping up the award of oil and gas drilling permits to levels not seen since 2017. Together with the United States, United Kingdom, Norway and Australia, Canada has this year granted oil and gas licences that could release 12 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere if "fully exploited," according to IISD.
IISD in the news July 26, 2024

Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion

The new oil and gas field licences forecast to be awarded across the world this year are on track to generate the highest level of emissions since those issued in 2018, as heatwaves, wildfires, drought, and floods cause death and destruction globally, according to analysis of industry data by IISD.
IISD in the news July 24, 2024

Normalizing No New Fossil Fuels

There is no room for new fossil fuel projects under a 1.5°C global warming limit. New research explores how countries and the public can establish “no new fossil fuels” as a benchmark for climate leadership.
Project July 24, 2024