State of the Planet » fossil fuels

The attack on an ill-defined concept called “woke” public policy has now been extended to attacking managers and investors who have the “nerve” to pay attention to a company’s environme...

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/03/13/organizations-ignoring-esg-issues-are-asleep/

Delegates from Columbia Climate School discuss the achievements and shortfalls of COP27, as well as what took place outside the negotiation room.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/11/22/what-did-cop27-accomplish/

It’s relatively easy to hang banners and call for rapid change. It’s far more difficult to do the work required to build the new energy system we need.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/11/14/fossil-fuels-are-dying-but-theyre-not-dead-yet/

While fossil fuels will be needed for a generation as we transition to renewables, they will ultimately be driven from the marketplace by price, pollution, and the performance of renewable energy...

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/08/01/energy-insecurity-and-the-price-of-gasoline-are-promoting-renewable-energy/

Better renewable energy technology will make greenwashing an idiotic strategy, and audited disclosure rules would make carbon-related greenwashing illegal.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/05/16/greenwashing-decarbonization/

A new study adds to the evidence that structural racism in federal policy is linked to the disproportionate siting of oil and gas wells in marginalized neighborhoods.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/04/27/historically-redlined-neighborhoods-are-burdened-by-excess-oil-and-gas-wells/

Regulating these tiny, ubiquitous bits of plastic will not only address a public health threat, but also our dependence on fossil fuels.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/12/23/nows-the-time-for-lawmakers-to-care-about-microplastics/

Greenwashing by Big Oil shifts blame away from fossil fuel companies and delays needed climate action.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/12/08/opinion-all-fossil-fuel-advertisements-should-be-banned/

As a former climate-focused writer at the paper, I think it's time for the Times Company to stop making ads for fossil fuel giants, but not yet for a total ban.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/09/01/the-new-york-times-company-should-stop-creating-fossil-fuel-ads/

The outdated treaty is an obstacle to addressing climate change. A legal expert weighs the pros and cons of several pathways around it.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/02/12/european-union-energy-charter-treaty/