Environment News – Oil and Gas Out-Emit Coal | What a Difference Light Bulbs Can Make!
Some bite-sized pieces of news from the environment this week.
15 January, 2020
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The FTSE (London Stock Exchange) has a list called FTSE4Good which guides investors interested in supporting “ethical” companies. Great idea! However, the list includes many fossil fuel corporations. Why do the biggest contributors to climate change always seem to get rewarded?
The supreme court in The Netherlands has ruled that the country’s government MUST protect its citizens’ human rights in the face of climate change, by dramatically reducing carbon emissions. As one UN staffer said, it’s “the most important climate change court decision in the world so far, confirming that human rights are jeopardised by the climate emergency, and that wealthy nations are legally obligated to achieve rapid and substantial emission reductions.” Good stuff – hopefully other countries will follow suit!
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Coal plants are closing all over the US, which is great news for emissions and climate change! However, the improvements are more than offset by the huge growth in the oil and gas industry, which will emit 30% more than in 2018. According to a new report the industry will emit almost a billion tons per year – just in the US. Come on guys, we need to REDUCE emissions!
New regulations banning old, inefficient light bulbs from being sold in the US should have started Jan 1st. But the Trump administration has blocked the regs, allowing incandescent bulbs to be sold in the US, one of the few countries which hasn’t banned them (because they waste energy). It’s estimated that continuing with incandescents will increase energy costs by $14 billion a year and generate 38 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. It’s totally unnecessary, and benefits only the manufacturing companies. Grrrr.
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