When one of Canada’s most influential oil lobby groups set out to cleanse its image of an industry proven to drive global heating, it designed a splashy advertising offensive to change public perception. In the ads, the six oilsands majors that make up the Pathways Alliance — Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips, Canadian...
LONDON, 15th July 2023 – COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber’s company plans to produce oil and gas that when burned for energy will emit more than 11 billion tonnes of CO2 – not far short of China’s annual emissions – a Global Witness analysis of industry production data shows. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC),...
The European Union and 17 countries are set to issue a statement on Friday warning against an increased reliance on carbon capture technology in the fight against climate change, according to reporting from Reuters. “Abatement technologies must not be used to green-light continued fossil fuel expansion,” the statement reads, according to the reporting. Carbon capture and...
There is a battle raging over the heart and soul of the UN Cop conferences, which have taken place every year since 1995. On one side are the climate scientists, policymakers, and representatives of countries most under threat from global heating and of nations that simply “get” the disastrous effects of the climate crisis. On...
Until now the fossil fuel industries have not had to account for the full costs to society of their products. Billions of dollars in climate-related expenses have been hidden inside the budgets for disaster recovery, health programs, national security and numerous other accounting sleights of hand that shield the rippling financial impacts of climate change from...
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company voiced concern about ‘potential criticism’ in green rebranding brief to ad agencies A Middle Eastern oil company led by the man chairing this year’s UN climate summit considered dropping “oil” from its name in green rebranding attempt. Leaked documents reveal that executives at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company made...
In a recent address to global climate envoys, the Emirati President of Cop28 Sultan Al Jaber proclaimed that the United Arab Emirates had “embraced the energy transition.” The speech was the fore-runner to the start of a typically slick public relations campaign, with the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change Mariam Almheiri telling Reuters that the world is...
Earlier this month, the UN announced it will require fossil fuel lobbyists to identify themselves as such when registering for the Cop28 climate summit. The move was applauded by campaigners and politicians alike, but it’s a shockingly small first step towards matching the boldness demanded by UN secretary general, António Guterres, when it comes to rooting out fossil fuel influence....
As Cyclone Biparjoy approached southern Pakistan this week, top Pakistani negotiator Nabeel Munir told governments at mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn it felt like he was “conducting a primary school class”, amid squabbling over the meeting agenda. The evening before the two-week negotiations were due to end in the German city on Thursday, a...
BERLIN – Diplomats pushing for stronger climate action walked away from a two-week preparatory meeting for COP28 climate summit disappointed by inter-country bickering and what some said was a lack of ambition from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 2023’s host nation. Negotiators from Europe and climate-vulnerable nations were looking for two things at the Bonn...