TTIP and Climate Change: Low Economic Benefits, Real Climate Risks
The TTIP could jeopardize the ability of the European Union and the United States to put in place the proper regulations to meet climate targets.
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Gaius Publius: It Wasn’t Just Exxon — They All Knew
Exxon was not the only oil major that knew decades ago about global warming and chose to launch an agnotology campaign.
Read more...10 Foods That May Disappear Thanks to Climate Change
If you think climate change will help food production, think again. Many of the foods under threat are dietary staples.
Read more...Will China Be the Enforcer of the Paris Climate Agreement?
Yves here. While China has made impressive strides in technologies that reduce carbon emissions, I have trouble squaring that with their plans to build more coal-fired electricity generating plants. By Gaius Publius, a professional writer living on the West Coast of the United States and frequent contributor to DownWithTyranny, digby, Truthout, and Naked Capitalism. Follow […]
Read more...Report: Eagle Ford Shale Has Peaked, Lifting of Oil Export Ban Could Drain Field More Quickly
Geological fundamentals clearly show that high decline rates, limited sweet spots, and finite numbers of drilling locations will limit long term contributions to production.
Read more...Ilargi: CON21
To halt the demise of the planet, you can’t rely on the same people who cause it.
Read more...Gauis Publius: Making the US a Petro-State – White House Keeps Alive GOP Hopes for Lifting the Oil Export Ban
Why lifting the oil export ban is “appeasement” of Big Oil and needs to be stopped.
Read more...Connecting American Foreign Policy to Economic Policy
Can American foreign policy be made to work better for US citizens (outside the arms industry) and the rest of the world?
Read more...Present Day Benefits of Climate Policy
Poor framing of climate change and climate policy issues are making costs appear much higher than they are and are thus deterring action.
Read more...Gaius Publius: How to Think About the Paris Climate Talks
The Paris climate talks are destined to be too little, too late, and here is a framework for understanding why.
Read more...Don Quijones: Ultimate Weapon in Existential Struggle: Using the TPP for Hostile Takeover of Mexican Agriculture
For the people of Mexico, the TPP could be the ultimate kick in the teeth. They have fought their own government, industry and some of the world’s largest, most powerful corporations tooth and nail to preserve their food sovereignty.
Read more...Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewable Power Gaining Traction, Energy Agencies Report — But Not Yet Fast Enough for the Climate
The shift away from coal and towards renewable energy is slowly beginning to gain traction.
Read more...Is Obama Walking Into COP21 With An Empty Hand?
The EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” and the run-up to the COP21 climate change in Paris.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Is Clinton Still a Carbon Candidate? The Data to Date
Clinton looks like a carbon candidate who is making predictable rhetorical gestures otherwise to fool the rubes.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Can Miami Beach Survive Global Warming?
Miami Beach as a canary in the coal mine for global warming.
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