We already know we are moving to a low - carbon economy, so any new investment into expensive fossil - fuel extraction doesn't make much sense.
Not exact matches
Canada is a Petro State that would be wise to gradually manage a decline in fossil
fuel extraction, as other countries should also be
doing, and many are, as we transition to a post-carbon economy (in some countries, even the US, this economy is booming.)
Estimates of GHG emissions
do not include additional «lifecycle» emissions related to transportation, such as the
extraction and refining of
fuel and the manufacture of vehicles, which are also a significant source of domestic and international GHG emissions.
She's declared that banning fossil
fuel extraction on public lands is: «a
done deal.»
Apparently, as Julia Olson points out, they
do not want to count permits for
extraction, drilling, exports and imports, transmission lines and pipelines, all to accommodate the fossil
fuel energies, as part of the totality of national energy policies that the defendants are responsible for.
However, if the narrative shifts to new fossil
fuel extraction, that
does not help the problem at all.
We need the transition to be fast enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and to be delivered in a way that doesn't replicate the injustices and human right violations of fossil
fuel extraction and energy systems.
As many comparative studies have
done before, the analysis includes an assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the
fuel cycle (primary production,
extraction, transportation, refining, and vehicle operation) for each of the modes includes in the tool.
If all new coal and gas
extraction projects are slated for export, why
do state and territory governments even consider allowing new fossil
fuel extraction projects despite the climate imperative of keeping fossil
fuels in the ground, and despite often fierce community opposition?
The Paris Agreement introduced the concept of «carbon neutrality» which allows business as usual, shifts the responsibility, and doesn't stop fossil
fuel extraction like we need (while at the same time opening the door for dangerous geoengineering which is not safe or proven).
The kid plaintiffs, ages 9 to 20, allege the federal government is
doing far too little to keep dangerous global warming in check, and is actually creating warming by leasing federal property for fossil
fuel extraction.
Upcycling, absent a cap on primary material
extraction,
does not close industrial loops so much as it
fuels environmental exploitation
We don't shy away from the depressing parts, which is how dire the situation is, especially for communities living on the front lines of fossil
fuel extraction.