06 Dec 2019

This report examines the oil and gas industry’s expansion plans over the next five years, from 2020 to 2024. It finds the sector plans to invest USD 1.4 trillion into new extraction projects. This would lock in 148 gigatonnes of cumulative carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to 1200 new US coal-fired power plants. The report reveals […]

06 Apr 2017

According to the World Meteorological Organization’s annual statement on the State of the Global Climate, 2016 made history, with a record global temperature, exceptionally low sea ice, and unabated sea level rise and ocean heat. Each of the 16 years since 2001 has been at least 0.4 °C above the long-term average for the 1961-1990 […]