🚨 BREAKING: New research published ahead of
#COP29
shows rich countries can mobilize over $5 TRILLION/year for climate action. It's time to
#PayUpAndPhaseOut
💰🌍
BREAKING: The
@IEA
, the world's most influential energy modelling agency, is now backing the call to end licensing and finance for new fossil fuel extraction.
THIS. IS. BIG.
Read more:
#FixTheWEO
#NetZero
#NetZero2050Roadmap
NEW REPORT: We analyzed 24 fossil fuel projects Biden could stop. We found stopping them would prevent annual GHG emissions equivalent to *400 coal-fired plants*.
Biden's refusal to confront Big Oil could devastate the climate.
#PeopleVsFossilFuels
Read:
This week by the numbers:
600,000 people.
700 actions.
65 countries.
All 7 continents.
THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE.
But numbers don't do it justice. This is a big, beautiful climate movement & we're calling on world leaders to
#EndFossilFuels
NOW. No more talk, we need action!
“Unlike previous administrations, I don’t think the federal government should give handouts to Big Oil — to the tune of $40 billion dollars in fossil fuel subsidies.”
We agree,
@POTUS
. Time to
#StopFundingFossils
.
📕 New
@priceofoil
@siljelundberg
briefing on how Norway's aggressive oil and gas exploration policy make it one of the world's biggest climate hypocrites.
Let's dive in 👇
(1/13)
THREAD: News just broke from
@reuters
of a potentially critical new initiative to be launched next month: the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (
#BOGA
). Read the article here:
We would like to congratulate Norway's PM
@jonasgahrstore
for having an oil policy that is so disconnected from climate science that it's endorsed by...the Canadian oil sands lobby.
An impressive achievement for a so-called climate leader.
#COP26
What do eight of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have in common? NONE are serious about tackling the climate crisis. It’s time for a reality check for Big Oil.
#ClimateWeekNYC
#BigOilReality
Incredible scenes of solidarity to
#EndFossilFuels
are flooding in from around the world! The global transition to renewable energy must be
#FastFairForever
.
BREAKING: Massive win for
#climate
! Denmark bans future offshore oil and gas licensing and ends all offshore production by 2050.
Now let’s make sure other countries follow-suit & the 2050 deadline is brought forward.
Read more >>
Gas is NOT a bridge fuel. It’s a bridge to climate disaster. Our latest report unpacks & debunks the enduring myth that gas can form a 'bridge' to a safe climate. Read the new
#GasIsNotABridgeFuel
analysis:
🚨BREAKING🚨
320+ organizations call on the
#COP28
Presidency to show true leadership, abandon plans to coordinate greenwashed voluntary commitments from big oil, and
#EndFossilFuels
:
BREAKING: New report reveals that the world's 60 largest private banks have funneled $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. The worst? You guessed it, JPMorgan Chase.
You wouldn’t expect 50 tobacco companies to solve lung cancer by producing cigarettes more efficiently.
50 fossil fuel companies promising to produce oil and gas more efficiently won’t help solve the
#climate
crisis.
🚨 Happening now 🚨
‼️In the last ditch hours of
#COP28
activists are gathering outside negotiating halls to demand a fossil fuel phaseout NOW‼️
📣 It’s the END of fossil fuels 📣
#EndFossilFuels
BREAKING:
@IEA
’s Net Zero Emissions scenario reaffirms that governments must stop approving new fossil fuels – and close some fields early – to protect a livable planet.
#EndFossilFuels
#KeepItInTheGround
Ignore the hype & slick
#ClimateWeekNYC
presentations — Big Oil’s climate plans don’t measure up. In fact, so far NONE are aligned w/ Paris goals.
#BigOilReality
📖 New Analysis 📖 just in time for
#ClimateWeekNYC
: NO major oil & gas company comes close to having a serious climate plan aligned w/ the Paris goals.
#BigOilReality
It turns out today's been a pretty wild ride for our Twitter handle! 🥳
More seriously & since you're here, we've got *ADVICE*.
Faced w/
#COVID19
, governments have a choice: Build resilient societies to prioritize health & safety of
#PeopleNotPolluters
OR bail out fossil fuels.
The
#PeopleVsFossilFuels
march is headed to the White House! Hundreds in the street to demand a fossil-free future.
The message to President
@JoeBiden
is clear: No more violations of Indigenous sovereignty, no more deadly fossil fuel projects.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
The CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) will now run the upcoming climate talks at COP28 in Dubai.
"[This is] tantamount to a full-scale capture of the UN climate talks by a petrostate national oil company and its associated fossil fuel lobbyists.”
Breaking:
@nytimes
reports
@POTUS
' intent to pause the approval of the largest gas export terminal in the United States, Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2)
This is is the first step in stopping these mega-climate bombs.
UN Secretary
@antonioguterres
delivered an extraordinary speech in New York today, finally proclaiming the unspoken truths about the oil and gas industry.
🚨 NEW 🚨 5 Global North countries with the greatest economic means to rapidly phase out production are responsible for a majority (51%) of planned expansion from new oil and gas fields through 2050 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇳🇴 🇬🇧:
Youth leader from
@FFF_NYC_
confronts
@JohnKerry
at
#COP28
US pavilion opening event:
“What will your administration do for a fossil fuel phase out?”
No clear answer from Kerry.
RIGHT NOW: Tens of thousands are marching in NYC to
#EndFossilFuels
and demanding that
@POTUS
stop fossil fuel expansion and extraction.
The U.S. currently accounts for more than one-third of planned global oil and gas expansion through 2050.
BREAKING: Europe's public bank, the
@EIB
has voted to
#stopfundingfossils
after 2021. This could mean ~€2 billion a year less in finance for fossil fuels and a new high bar for public finance institutions around the world.
#FossilFreeEIB
1/ 🚨NEW research reveals the ongoing oil shipments fueling Israel's war machine. 65 tankers of crude oil & refined petroleum products have shipped to Israel since Oct, 1/2 after
@CIJ_ICJ
ruled in January that Israel is plausibly committing genocide.
BREAKING: Over 20+ countries & institutions are NOW releasing a statement to end international public finance for fossil fuels by 2022 & prioritize public finance for clean energy at
#COP26
.
Watch the livestream:
#FossilFreeFinance
⚡ Just Launched ⚡
@PriceOfOil
’s new report reveals that 20 countries are responsible for nearly 90% of CO2 pollution threatened by new oil & gas extraction projects between 2023 and 2050. These countries are planet wreckers:
#EndFossilFuels
BREAKING:
@IEA
’S
#WEO2022
says to stay below 1.5C:
❌ No new oil and gas fields or coal mines
✅ Triple clean energy investment by 2030
📉 Immediate and rapid decline in fossil fuels
It's crucial that world leaders at
@g20org
hear that promoting dirty gas is unacceptable. Gas isn't "clean" or a "bridge fuel" – it's a
#climate
disaster. As thousands take action for
#GasdownFrackdown
, watch this video & tell the
#G20
that gas must go:
BREAKING: A Norwegian Court rules that the permits to develop three oil & gas fields in the North Sea are invalid, thanks to
@GreenpeaceNorge
&
@NaturogUngdom
.
This is a HUGE victory for Norway & communities around the world fighting for climate justice.
BREAKING: Canada just became the 8th signatory to keep its promise to end fossil fuel support abroad by the end of 2022!
Next, we need to see
@JonathanWNV
&
@s_guilbeault
keep their promise to
#StopFundingFossils
at home by the end of 2023:
#cdnmedia
🎊
⚡ Just Released ⚡ New report
#UnusedTools
shows that central banks have powerful tools to end finance for oil, gas, and coal – but they aren’t using them.
#StopFundingFossils
👀 Notice any major polluters missing from today’s
#ClimateAmbitionSummit
?
The UN barred the United States, United Kingdom, Norway + Australia from speaking due to failure to show progress to
#EndFossilFuels
w/ a just phaseout + ramp up climate finance.
Let’s dig into why! 🧵
BREAKING: Just eight oil and gas companies are involved in over 200 expansion projects on track for approval from 2022 through 2025 — equivalent to the lifetime emissions of 77 new coal power plants.
#BigOilReality
BREAKING: Our latest analysis exposes how the global oil industry is complicit in fueling Israel’s war on Gaza.
Here's our exclusive with
@ninalakhani
@guardian
.
Countries & oil companies must be held accountable
#PermanentCeaseFireNow
“Inconsistent with human survival” -
@antonioguterres
goes in hard on the fossil fuel industry for racing to expand production despite the real human cost: climate, health, and conflict crises.
With fossil-fueled wildfire smoke cloaking much of North America, it’s clearer now more than ever that
@POTUS
must lead the way off
#FossilFuels
.
📢Join the call this Thursday, June 15 to be part of the fight for a livable future.
⚡⚡IT'S OFFICIAL: 75,000 people in the streets of New York City today demanding
@POTUS
#EndFossilFuels
. We are in a climate emergency and President Biden needs to act like it.
President Trump has announced a plan to purchase oil to "fill up" the Strategic Petroleum Reserve amidst the
#coronavirus
pandemic. This support to the oil industry shows where the administration's true priorities lie. Our full response:
#NoBigOilBailout
BREAKING: Despite claiming to be part of the solution, Big Oil and Gas companies are failing to align with the new international climate agreement to phase out fossil fuels. They need a
#BigOilRealityCheck
📣 The richest countries still provide more public finance for fossil fuels 🏭 than climate finance 🌿.
Sad but true: in 2021 we still need to tell world leaders to
#StopFundingFossils
and ramp up climate finance.
#HLDE2021
🚨 NEW: Our latest analysis tracks the trail of death and destruction along the supply chains that bring fossil fuels to Israel. Read about who is supplying the oil fueling the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.⬇️
#CeasefireNOW
#OilFuelsWar
🇵🇸
⚡️BREAKING⚡️
@G7
climate, energy & environment ministers just committed to end public finance for fossil fuels by the end of 2022 & instead prioritize the clean energy transition! This is a massive win - but we now need concrete action, not just words ⏰
NEW DATA: When gas is exported from the U.S. to Europe and Asia, it may be worse for the climate than coal.
No more gas buildout. It’s time to
#EndFossilFuels
and
#PowerUp
renewables.
NEW REPORT: Gas is NOT a bridge fuel. It’s a bridge to climate disaster. Our new report unpacks & debunks the enduring myth that gas can form a 'bridge' to a safe climate.
Read the new
#GasIsNotABridgeFuel
analysis today:
New Report: 60 global banks poured $5.5 trillion into fossil fuel financing over the past 7 years, with $673 billion in 2022 alone.
Meanwhile, fossil fuel companies made over 4 trillion in record profits due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Learn more:
BREAKING: OPEC is disrupting
#COP28
negotiations for a fossil fuel phase out, so
#climate
activists are disrupting their fossil fuel lobbyists here today.
📢 “We need a fast, fair, forever phase out of fossil fuels NOW!”
75,000 of us marched in NYC, demanding President Biden stop new fossil fuel projects, phase-out existing production, & implement a just transition.
Our movement is growing — and we won't stop until
@POTUS
takes bold action to
#EndFossilFuels
. Join us:
🚨Breaking: Colombia joins
@beyondoilgas
, ahead of the crucial
#COP28
that must enshrine a fast and fair phase out. Colombia, the largest oil and gas producer to date to join BOGA, is showing the way in planning just transition away from coal, oil and gas.
⚡ Just Launched ⚡ Our new data paints a stark picture: 60% of reserves in existing fossil fuel fields & mines must stay in the ground to keep 1.5°C in reach:
#EndFossilFuels
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been a DISASTER.
Site
#1
: CO2 unexpectedly migrated upwards 220m from the original underground storage site.
Site
#2
: storage capacity cut from estimated 18yrs to <2yrs once operation was underway.
#EndFossilFuels
“My brother
@alaa
is an extreme example, but his suffering is felt by tens of thousands in Egypt & countless worldwide. We must
#FreeAlaa
&
#FreeThemAll
.”
–
@sana2
, sister of imprisoned activist
@alaa
, speaking at
#COP27
on why there can be no climate justice w/o human rights
NEW: Our new
@PriceofOil
analysis of Joe Manchin’s
#DirtyDeal
shows the likely fossil fuel emissions from projects helped by the bill would dwarf potential emissions reductions from new transmission projects.
All Senators should reject it.
#NoDirtyDeal
🚨 Controversial Canadian oil and gas company,
@Recon_Africa
has just restarted its major drilling in the Okavango region of Namibia. The people and rich biodiversity of the Okavango cannot be sacrificed for fossil fuel profits. Ask the Namibian government to stop this today 👇
BREAKING: A gathering of wild Pikachu has been spotted with Prime Minister Abe outside the UN
#ClimateAction
Summit! We’re calling on Japan’s
@AbeShinzo
to stop financing climate-wrecking coal & back clean renewable electricity instead.
#NoCoalJapan
Here’s a no-brainer: subsidizing the fossil fuel industry with our tax dollars is never a good idea.
Climate champs, we expect you to stand up to Big Oil on behalf of American families.
#StopFundingFossils
#GOPTaxScam
🚨 NEW COMIC: Fossil Fuels Fail Africa tells the story of why Africa – the continent facing the worst of the climate crisis despite having the highest renewable energy potential – is ready for a just transition instead of new fossil fuels. Get it here:
💯💯💯 Mountain Valley Pipeline is not in the "national interest" and has no place in a
#DebtCeiling
deal.
Here's a quick rundown of why
@POTUS
and
@Sen_JoeManchin
are so wrong on MVP:
The debt deal insists that building Manchin's pet MVP pipeline is 'in the national interest' and will cut global warming emissions.
These things simply aren't true.
NEW: At
#COP27
, groups launch “Senegal-Germany People’s Alliance for Climate Justice” to stop Germany’s dirty new fossil gas deals in Senegal.
New gas is deadly for the people of Senegal + the climate, & it would undermine Germany’s commitments on public finance.
#DontGasAfrica
The
@IEA
says there is no need for investments in new fossil fuel supply. This means
@G7
countries need to stop not just coal, but also oil & gas finance in 2021. This is what 100+ economists write in
@thomsonreuters
today: cc
@BorisJohnson
WATCH: We're outside the UN
#ClimateAction
Summit in New York City to protest Japan’s continued financing of coal. We need
@AbeShinzo
to increase ambition and stop financing this dirty, outdated technology!
#NoCoalJapan
🧵 Thread 🧵
Nature just published a new paper that tries to quantify how much of known fossil fuels reserves would need to stay in the ground to have a 50% chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
Tldr: a lot, and it needs to happen very quickly.
On September 17th, we're taking to the streets in New York City to hold
@POTUS
accountable on his broken promises to protect communities and our climate, and to demand an end to the fossil fuel era.
RSVP today and join the march to
#EndFossilFuels
:
New Mexico frontline Indigenous leaders have come to NYC to call out
@blackstone
for deadly financing of false solutions like hydrogen + carbon offsets wrecking lands + killing the planet.
We must
#EndFossilFuels
, win
#LandBack
, + invest in a just transition.
#ClimateShutDown
#CertifiedGas
creates a false narrative that expanded use of methane gas plays a role in energy transition.
@ProjectCanary1
, one of the largest certifiers, is creating a smokescreen that allows oil & gas companies to continue with dirty fossil fuel extraction
#CertifiedDisaster
⚡ Just Launched ⚡ Our new Public Finance for Energy Database tracks G20 public finance flows to fossil fuels vs clean energy. Explore the data and use it to hold governments & financial institutions accountable to their
#StopFundingFossils
commitments:
Record heat, deadly fires, devastating floods: we must unite to end to fossil fuels. Every new fossil fuel project is incompatible with a livable future.
In 2 weeks we join the March to
#EndFossilFuels
, not just to ask for change, but for a reckoning.
BREAKING: Just eight oil and gas companies are involved in over 200 expansion projects on track for approval from 2022 through 2025 — equivalent to the lifetime emissions of 77 new coal power plants.
#BigOilReality