Top news of the week: 19.01.2023.
Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s
Oil company drove some of the leading science of the era only to publicly dismiss global heating
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
New Cumbria coalmine likely to break UK’s climate pledge, analysis says
Whitehaven colliery will release about 17,500 tonnes of methane every year, estimates thinktank
Climate activists vow to take to streets to stop fossil fuel extraction
‘Cease and desist’ letter signed by over 650,000 people sent to oil and gas CEOs follows removal of Greta Thunberg from coal protest
UAE’s Cop28 president will keep role as head of national oil company
Campaigners warn ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’ could jeopardise climate negotiating process
In Davos, activists warn against climate inaction and greenwashing
As oil and gas executives rub shoulders with government leaders in Davos this week, activists have raised concerns about the risk of greenwashing and further delays in climate action.
Response to Chris Skidmore's net zero review
Lord Stern (chair of the Institute), Bob Ward (Director of Policy and Communications) and Esin Serin (Policy Analyst) respond to the publication of the independent review into net zero ...
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2022
Most of the climate data for the whole of 2022 is now available, and it shows that last year set new records for individual locations as well as globally.