Sentences with phrase «by fossil fuel companies»

Scrambled up in these comment threads are the memes planted in the public mind by the professional deniers employed by fossil fuel companies (2).

The task of the climate sceptics in the think tanks and PR companies hired by fossil fuel companies was to engage in «consciousness lowering activities», to «de-problematise» global warming by characterising it as a form of politically driven panicmongering.

Lord Stern, who recently claimed he had underestimated climate change in his 2006 government - backed review, added that the overspending by fossil fuel companies could pave the way for a new financial crisis, unless these companies take swift action to mitigate the risk of a carbon bubble.

These days, a lot of Russian media is owned by the fossil fuel companies, but Russia Today is owned by the Russian government.

McKibben closes his case by highlighting research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative which reports that burning the total amount of coal, oil and gas reserves currently held by fossil fuel companies would release five times the amount of carbon needed to stay under the two - degree threshold.

This was despite a sustained campaign of lobbying and denial by the chemicals industry — led by Dupont — which bears strong similarities to the campaign by fossil fuel companies to prevent action on climate change.

The briefing «Ending the affair between polluters and politicians» exposes the massive lobby effort mounted by fossil fuel companies and heavy industry which has managed to convince senior politicians of the disingenuous idea that «green» legislation can not be allowed in times of economic crisis.

Willie Soon — demonized by the New York Times for violating the ethical guidelines of scientific journals and concealing the fact that he was funded by fossil fuel companies — agrees wholeheartedly.

The Green Alliance is staffed, funded and partnered by all the usual suspects — a roll call of climate capitalists, green bureaucrats and activists NGOs — and surprisingly, by fossil fuel companies.

According to Carbon Tracker (PDF), there is a potential that 80 percent of the world's carbon reserves will become unburnable, which — if this situations holds true — would result in a $ 20 trillion write - off in losses by fossil fuel companies.

Scrambled up in these comment threads are the memes planted in the public mind by the professional deniers employed by fossil fuel companies.

Simply improving messaging in accordance with recommendations of psychologists or following the recommendations of economists to create economic incentives to engage in less GHG producing behavior will not likely create strong citizen support for climate change policies unless citizens better understand that the narrative created by opponents of climate change policies about high levels of scientific uncertainty and unacceptable harm to the economy from the adoption of climate policies is not only false but has been manufactured by fossil fuel companies and other entities which have economic interests in continuing high levels of fossil fuel consumption.

There is a denial industry funded by the fossil fuel companies that literally denies the science, and seeks to confuse the public.

It can no longer be understood as lobbying funded by the fossil fuel companies but has become linked to a populist political movement.

It is no surprise that CCS is a technology favoured by fossil fuel companies; it extends the economic life of their assets in the ground, while providing them with a potential future source of revenue as they leverage their subsurface expertise.

And that enviro - activists» collective accusation against skeptic climate scientists might backfire under tough scrutiny, potentially exposing them — Shabecoff, Gelbspan, Naomi Oreskes, «Greenpeace USA née Ozone Action,» and Al Gore — as people engaging in the kind of racketeering action they claim is being done by the fossil fuel companies?

First, there is the problem of Lewandowsky's assumptions: he confuses categories of economic and environmental ideas; he fails to test for conspiracy theories that might be more coincident with environmentalism than the ones he chose, (for example the idea that climate scepticism is a phenomenon produced by covert PR operations, paid for by fossil fuel companies); and he fails to achieve a robust definition of climate scepticism.

The third observation is the contrast between the global scandal these emails have provoked and the muted response to 20 years of revelations about the propaganda planted by fossil fuel companies.

I get a little tired at explaining that I am not funded by fossil fuel companies to people that are funded handsomely by public organizations.

Dr Michaels is one of many people commenting on climate change who presents himself as an independent expert while being secretly paid for his services by fossil fuel companies.

b. Fossil fuels are cheapest because: direct / indirect subsidies; human health costs not paid by fossil fuel companies; and climate disruption costs not paid by fossil fuel companies.

The free market solution of choice by the fossil fuel companies would be a carbon tax.

Forget the #ExxonKnew effort to re-invigorate the otherwise 25 year - old accusation that skeptic climate scientists are paid corrupting money by fossil fuel companies to lie to the public about the certainty of catastrophic man - caused global warming.

It's the vast majority of climate scientists vs (in this particular case) a front group for activities by PR disinformation specialists, financed indirectly by fossil fuel companies and others opposed to regulation of GHG emission pollution.]

Mykura contends that the allegation that 10 of the film's protagonists have been paid by fossil fuel companies or lobby groups funded by such companies «is a gross exaggeration that can be traced to blog gossip.»

Global average temperature rise is limited to between 2.4 °C (50 % probability) and 2.7 °C (66 % probability) by 2100 in this scenario — far below the BAU trajectory towards 4 °C and beyond used by fossil fuel companies.

The so - called «carbon bubble» is the result of an over-valuation of oil, coal and gas reserves held by fossil fuel companies.

In truth 10 of its protagonists have either been funded directly by fossil fuel companies, or have received paid employment from lobby groups funded by these companies, which campaign against taking action on climate change (11).

Potentially stranded fossil fuel assets are largely why responsible climate risk management is being opposed today by fossil fuel companies and libertarian right - wing forces.

Although an in - depth comparison has not been conducted for the purposes of this paper, there seems to be much agreement between stakeholders on what should be reported by fossil fuel companies.

I have said on a number of occasions that I am not funded by fossil fuel companies or anyone else to do this work.

People need to take action out of necessity to stop the damage caused by fossil fuel companies to their islands, cultures and environments.

Hot on the heels of a historic climate deal in Paris the Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, two non-profits who seek to promote transparency in relation to climate risk, will in Davos on Friday launch proposals for risk reporting by fossil fuel companies.

Cynical distortions paid for by fossil fuel companies in apparently credible media outlets is a very disturbing trend, and I applaud Dr. Hansen for pointing this out.

Let's see if the next President (likely to be Obama) is willing to reduce the estimated $ 37 billion in tax subsidies enjoyed by the fossil fuel companies.

If true, it's important news, indicating a strategy shift by the fossil fuel companies.

To ensure that the energy market remains dominated by its fossil fuel company funders, ALEC promotes an array of «model» bills that undermine efforts to protect the environment.

Not exact matches

Over a year which has seen large banks halt funding for fossil fuel projects, major institutions divest from oil, gas and coal holdings, and oil companies snap up power and renewables companies in a bid to diversify their asset base, research published today by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration suggests nervousness over climate risk has shot up in financial circles.

House Democrats, led by Reps. Ted Lieu of California and Peter Welch of Vermont, also announced Thursday they are planning a broader probe into when other energy companies first understood that fossil fuels drive climate change, what they did with that information and whether they funded or participated in sowing doubt about the matter.

«I believe that full and fair disclosures by Peabody and other fossil fuel companies will lead investors to think long and hard about the damage these companies are doing to our planet.»

Climate change activists around the city, including the leader of a Sunset Park group, are praising a decision by the de Blasio administration to divest $ 5 billion in pension holdings from companies dealing in fossil fuel.

Investing for impact in public equities can include divesting from companies considered harmful to the environment, as embodied by 350.org's fossil fuel divestment campaign.

We're particularly enthusiastic to show companies how much environmental and profit benefit they can achieve by investing in waste - to - energy solutions that permanently reduce the expense of fossil fuels while radically improving environmental impacts on air and water quality.»

The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment.

«This world - class technology — which can be applied globally by all community - minded companies with organic waste and wastewater streams — produces both green energy to supplant fossil fuel needs as well as delivering high quality treated wastewater to safeguard community water standards.

«And John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline.»

A group of state attorneys general representing 17 states, (including AG Eric Schneiderman), said it will pursue investigations into fossil fuel companies accused of misleading the public — including the ongoing investigation into potential fraud by ExxonMobil.

The worldwide push for government entities to drop investments in fossil fuels comes home to roost in the Empire State: this week New York legislators, led by Senator Liz Krueger, introduced the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to divest the Common Retirement Fund's holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies byfossil fuels comes home to roost in the Empire State: this week New York legislators, led by Senator Liz Krueger, introduced the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to divest the Common Retirement Fund's holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies byFossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to divest the Common Retirement Fund's holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies by 2Fuel Divestment Act, which would require Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to divest the Common Retirement Fund's holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies byfossil fuel companies by 2fuel companies by 2020.

The signers of Monday's letter also argue that any of the fund's gains from such companies are zeroed out by the tens of billions of dollars spent each year to combat public health problems associated with fossil fuels.

Unlike Governor Cuomo, they have both gone out of their way to take positive steps on climate change; A.G. Schneiderman by issuing a report detailing the need to address climate change at the state level, Comptroller DiNapoli by effectively pressing the world's largest fossil fuel companies to disclose how their business plans fare in a low - carbon future.»