Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says (excerpt): The Guardian (3 years old but still relevant)

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Note: A three year old article but what has changed apart from some greenwashing?

A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change

Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.

 

Exxon

The Carbon Majors Report (pdf) “pinpoints how a relatively small set of fossil fuel producers may hold the key to systemic change on carbon emissions,” says Pedro Faria, technical director at environmental non-profit CDP, which published the report in collaboration with the Climate Accountability Institute. 

Traditionally, large scale greenhouse gas emissions data is collected at a national level but this report focuses on fossil fuel producers. Compiled from a database of publicly available emissions figures, it is intended as the first in a series of publications to highlight the role companies and their investors could play in tackling climate change.

The report found that more than half of global industrial emissions since 1988 – the year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was established – can be traced to just 25 corporate and state-owned entities. The scale of historical emissions associated with these fossil fuel producers is large enough to have contributed significantly to climate change, according to the report.

Impact Assessment of the Canada's Vista Coal Mine Expansion Project: CAN

Vista Coal Mine, Alberta, Canada

"Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 30 July 2020 – Teika Newton of Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat Canada applauds Minister Wilksinson’s decision to designate the Vista Coal Mine Expansion for a federal assessment in light of its potential adverse impacts to areas under federal jurisdiction and to Aboriginal and Treaty rights, a welcome shift from his December 2019 determination.  

Canada’s domestic and international leadership on phasing-out coal power would be severely undermined by continuing to supply overseas markets with the dirtiest fossil fuel. The Vista expansion must be closely scrutinized, and its climate effects carefully taken into consideration throughout the federal assessment process, as is to be expected under the newly released Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (part of the Impact Assessment Act)."

30 July 2020

Go to Climate Action Network

From Climate Action Network Canada

coal mining, Canada, #jailclimatecriminals, greenhouse gases, 100% renewable energy,

Trump EPA Plan to Gut Emission Rules for Oil and Gas Industry Denounced as 'Beyond Comprehension': Common Dreams

Your taxes funding fossil fuels

"If Trump is reelected and this rule sticks, it is probably the single most consequential near-term climate decision of his presidency."

by

Julia Conley, staff writer

In a move one green group said shows the Trump EPA's approach is "manifestly inconsistent with the agency's legal obligations" and with science, the agency is under fire for preparations to roll back methane rules for U.S. oil and gas producers.

Before Friday, the New York Times reported, the EPA is expected to unveil two new rules regarding methane, a greenhouse gas with 80 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide in the first two decades after emission.

One would eliminate federal regulation of methane emissions from oil and gas wells across the country and would prevent future regulation at sites built before 2015, and another would weaken remaining requirements for companies, including one directing them to locate and fix leaks in wells. 

With the new rules in place, meteorologist and climate reporter Eric Holthaus said, voting Trump out of office in November will be imperative to protect communities across the country from methane emissions, which the EPA itself has said are linked to premature death, stroke, chronic bronchitis, and low birth weight as well as the warming of the planet. 

Read the complete Common Dreams article

Related:  Fossil Fuel Workers Deserve Better: Video



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And in Mandarin:

为这个星球投票选出特朗普。
您的税款为化石燃料提供资金

“如果特朗普再次当选并且坚持这一规则，这可能是他担任总统期间最重要的近期气候决定。”
通过
朱莉娅·康利（Julia Conley），特约作家
 

一个绿色组织在一项举动中表示，特朗普EPA的做法“明显违背了该机构的法律义务”，

并且与科学相抵，该机构正着手准备撤消美国石油和天然气生产商的甲烷法规。

 

据《纽约时报》报道，周五之前，预计美国环保署将发布两项有关甲烷的新规定。

甲烷是一种温室气体，其排放后的头二十年内的二氧化碳的集热能力是其的80倍。

 

一种将取消联邦对全国油气井的甲烷排放的监管，并阻止未来在2015年之前建造的场所进行监管，

另一种将削弱对公司的剩余要求，包括指示公司定位和修复井中的泄漏。

 

有了新规定，气象学家和气候记者埃里克·霍尔特豪斯（Eric Holthaus）表示，

必须在11月投票给特朗普，以保护全国各地的居民免受甲烷排放的威胁，

而美国环保署本身已将其与过早死亡，中风，慢性病联系在一起。支气管炎，低出生体重以及地球的变暖。

 

阅读完整的《共同梦想》文章

Wèi zhège xīngqiú tóupiào xuǎn chū tè lǎng pǔ.
Nín de shuì kuǎn wèi huàshí ránliào tígōng zījīn

“rúguǒ tè lǎng pǔ zàicì dāngxuǎn bìngqiě jiānchí zhè yī guīzé, 

zhè kěnéng shì tā dānrèn zǒngtǒng qíjiān zuì zhòngyào de jìnqí qìhòu juédìng.”
Tōngguò
zhūlìyà·kānglì (Julia Conley), tèyuē zuòjiā
 

yīgè lǜsè zǔzhī zài yī xiàng jǔdòng zhōng biǎoshì, 

tè lǎng pǔ EPA de zuòfǎ “míngxiǎn wéibèile gāi jīgòu de fǎlǜ yìwù”, 

bìngqiě yǔ kēxué xiāngdǐ, gāi jīgòu zhèng zháo shǒu zhǔnbèi chèxiāo měiguó 

shíyóu hé tiānránqì shēngchǎn shāng de jiǎwán fǎguī.

 

Jù “niǔyuē shíbào” bàodào, zhōu wǔ zhīqián, 

yùjì měiguó huánbǎo shǔ jiāng fābù liǎng xiàng yǒuguān jiǎwán de xīn guīdìng. 

Jiǎwán shì yī zhǒng wēnshì qìtǐ, qí páifàng hòu de tóu èrshí niánnèi de èryǎnghuàtàn 

de jí rè nénglì shì qí de 80 bèi.

 

Yī zhǒng jiāng qǔxiāo liánbāng duì quánguó yóuqì jǐng de jiǎwán páifàng de jiānguǎn, 

bìng zǔzhǐ wèilái zài 2015 nián zhīqián jiànzào de chǎngsuǒ jìnxíng jiānguǎn, 

lìng yī zhǒng jiāng xuēruò duì gōngsī de shèngyú yāoqiú, 

bāokuò zhǐshì gōngsī dìngwèi hé xiūfù jǐngzhōng de xièlòu.

 

Yǒule xīn guīdìng, qìxiàng xué jiā hé qìhòu jìzhě āi lǐ 

kè·huò ěr tè háo sī (Eric Holthaus) biǎoshì, bìxū zài 11 yuè tóupiào gěi tè lǎng pǔ, 

yǐ bǎohù quánguó gèdì de jūmín miǎn shòu jiǎwán páifàng de wēixié, 

ér měiguó huánbǎo shǔ běnshēn yǐ jiāng qí yǔguò zǎo sǐwáng, zhòngfēng, 

mànxìngbìng liánxì zài yīqǐ. Zhīqìguǎn yán, dī chūshēng tǐzhòng yǐjí dìqiú 

de biàn nuǎn.

 

Yuèdú wánzhěng de “gòngtóng mèngxiǎng” wénzhāng

New gas-fired power not needed as renewable energy expands, grid operator says : The Guardian

A day in 2014: Renewable Energy

 A roadmap for an optimal electricity market suggests gas prices will need to stay low to compete with alternatives on renewable grid.

New gas-fired power is not essential for a grid increasingly based on renewable energy, and gas prices will need to stay low if it is to compete with alternatives, according to the government agency responsible for the electricity system.

Solar Power is cheaper

The Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) has released a roadmap detailing what an optimal national electricity market would look like to 2040 if it was designed with a focus on security, reliability and the lowest cost for consumers.

Its integrated system plan, the result of 18 months consultation and analysis, describes a diverse system built on large and small-scale renewable energy supported by a range of “dispatchable” power sources that can be turned on and off when needed.

Read the complete The Guardian article

Related:

Australian Government sued by 23-year-old Melbourne student over financial risks of climate change: ABC NEWS

 

methane gas, greenhouse gases, energy plan, energy storage, 

#jailclimatecriminals, #Australia, #cambio-climatico, #climatechange, #economy, 

 

Berejiklian back down: NSW Government capitulates to coal lobby: Lock the Gate Alliance

"A NSW Government proposal to prevent the Independent Planning Commission from considering downstream climate emissions when assessing mining projects is a terrible mistake that will be remembered by future generations, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. 

It is being reported the government will move to restrict the IPC from considering the effects of "scope 3" greenhouse gas pollution when considering coal mining projects, with new laws to be introduced to parliament this week.

Scope 3 emissions are the greenhouse emissions produced when coal is burned at its final destination. 

Lock the Gate NSW spokesperson Georgina Woods said the legislation would be remembered by future generations as a shameless capitulation to the coal lobby that would harm communities in NSW.

“The government is capitulating to mining industry pressure and winding back laws to address the most important strategic, economic and environmental challenge of our century," she said.

“This is a regressive and fatal mistake that will be remembered for generations.

"New South Wales is right now experiencing a severe and unprecedented bushfire season and one of the worst droughts on record due to climate change. There is so little time left to prevent the problem escalating beyond our control. 

“The public expects all responsible agencies to use the powers available to them to act to avoid harm to our communities and our environment. 

"This is absolutely the wrong move at the wrong time for the Berejiklian Government. A petty political act of vandalism against the urgent needs of their constituents, particularly those on the frontline of global heating in rural Australia.

"Instead of pretending we have no stake in global action on climate change, we need a plan that recognises that the Hunter region will need to adjust to declining coal use worldwide and to prepare our communities for the severe weather extremes that are bearing down on us."

Published: October 22, 2019  

See also:

Does climate change make it immoral to have kids? : The Guardian

 

#criminales climáticos de la cárcel

#criminalesclimáticosdelacárcel

#jailclimatecriminals

#gaolclimatecriminals

Former fire chiefs demand urgent action on 'escalating climate change threat': SBS

"Twenty-three of Australia’s most senior former emergency service bosses have come together in an unprecedented show of unity, calling on the Prime Minister to 'get on with the job' of reducing greenhouse gasses. 

Longer bushfire seasons, ‘dry’ lightning storms, increased flooding and higher rates of anxiety: this is Australia’s future without immediate action on climate change, some of Australia’s most senior former emergency service chiefs have warned.

In an unprecedented joint statement directed to the state and federal governments, 23 former emergency service bosses have come together on Wednesday to call for stronger action on climate change, which they believe is threatening lives in Australia.

The 23 signatories, representing every state and territory, have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to commit to a parliamentary inquiry into whether the emergency services are fit to defend Australia against the increasing risk of natural disasters."

Go to complete SBS article 

Related: 

Time to rethink Australia's fire fighting resources.

Latest data shows steep rises in CO2 for seventh year : The Guardian

US Earth System Research Laboratory, measurements from Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Readings from Hawaii observatory bring threshold of 450ppm closer sooner than had been anticipated.

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by the second highest annual rise in the past six decades, according to new data.

Atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas were 414.8 parts per million in May, which was 3.5ppm higher than the same time last year, according to readings from the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, where carbon dioxide has been monitored continuously since 1958.

Scientists have warned for more than a decade that concentrations of more than 450ppm risk triggering extreme weather events and temperature rises as high as 2C, beyond which the effects of global heating are likely to become catastrophic and irreversible.

Read The Guardian article

The (Australian) government thinks we’re idiots and is not serious about reducing emissions : The Guardian

Australia's gas comparative emissions 2016- Click to enlarge

"Tackling climate change is tough and Scott Morrison’s latest policy is an insult"

"This fund of $2bn over 10 years is not just a rebranding of Tony Abbot’s Direct Action, it is actually a diminishment of it. At $200m a year on average it is less than half the money a year that was spent on Direct Action – a policy that was so laughably bad that a government with any level of shame would quietly have dumped it and pretended it never happened.

Yet, here we are. Nine years after Lenore Taylor ripped apart 
 

Vote for my future climate

the Liberal party’s policy of reliance on “soil magic”, we have the prime minister still thinking such measures of carbon sequestration are worth pursuing and will achieve anything close to what is required."

Read the excellent, original The Guardian article 

Related: California votes to extend cap-and-trade climate law to 2030

#carbon emissions  #carbon   #Australia   #scottmorrison   #climate action   #2degreesC

Climate actions in Greens NSW Forest Policy

Labor fails our forests too.

NSW Greens Forest Policy (Ratified)

Ratified at SDC Feb 23, 2019

Principles

The Greens believe:

1. Australia is globally significant for its biodiversity and forests are a key element in this biodiversity.

2.Wild forests, native forests, rainforests and multi-aged and old growth forests are significant in maintaining water quality and quantity, protecting threatened species and their habitat.

Be a patriot, eat less beef: grist

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As Josh Harkinson noted this week, cows are the United States’ single biggest source of methane — a potent gas that has 105 times the heat-trapping ability of carbon dioxide. That’s one major reason why beef’s greenhouse gas footprint is far higher than that of most other sources of protein, according to an EWG study. (Though it’s consumed at a fraction of the rate of beef or chicken, lamb is by far the most carbon intensive of the major meats, according to EWG, since the animal’s smaller body produces meat less efficiently but still produces a lot of methane.)

And EWG’s estimate of beef’s impact may actually be on the conservative side: A study released this week found the greenhouse gases associated with beef to be even higher.



So what should you eat instead of beef? One answer: Chicken, which has a carbon footprint roughly a fifth the size of beef’s.
Read grist article 

#veganism  #vegetarianism  #carbon footprint  #greenhouse gases  #meat  #chicken  #methane 

See also New Report Warns Geoengineering the Climate Is a '...

'Terrifying': Scientists dig deep for missing piece of climate puzzle: SMH

"... The implications, though, of proof of a reduced ability to destroy methane - which now has a life in the atmosphere of about a decade - would be profound, depending on the scale of any decline.

Apart from raising the warming potential of methane - whether released from coal mines or natural gas fields - the potential for hydrogen to serve as a "clean fuel" could also be placed in doubt. (Labor this week floated a $1 billion plan to create hydrogen export zones in Queensland to be powered by a massive increase in renewable energy.)

"Hydrogen is a very leaky molecule and we’d have to expect that there’d be some leakage in its production," Etheridge says, adding that hydrogen itself has a greenhouse gas effect.

“It may not be of any significance, but we don’t know.”"

Read the SMH article 

#methane  #hydrogen  #coal mines  #greenhouse gases  #climate catastrophe  #natural gas