News: Archive for January, 2022
‘The decision by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a major victory for environmental groups that criticized the Biden administration for holding the sale after promising to move the country away from fossil fuels. It had been the largest lease sale in United States history.’
Source: Court Revokes Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Leases, Citing Climate Change – The New York Times
‘California’s residential solar market would be cut in half by 2024 if state regulators move forward with a proposal that would slash incentives and add monthly fees for rooftop systems, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, an energy research firm.’
Source: California’s Plan to Slash Solar Subsidies Seen Cutting Market in Half – Bloomberg
‘WASHINGTON — John Kerry, President Biden’s global climate envoy, warned nations Thursday that the world is “not on a good track” to meet its goal of pivoting away from fossil fuels in order to avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate change.’
Source: John Kerry, U.S. Climate Envoy, Tells Top Polluters ‘We Must All Move Faster’ – The New York Times
‘California has led the nation in setting ambitious climate change goals and policies. But the state’s progress is threatened by a nasty fight between rival camps in the energy industry that both consider themselves proponents of renewable energy.’
Source: A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals – The New York Times
Here’s Malawi’s statement among many others included in this ICAN document on the first anniversary of the TPNW:
“The only guarantee of our security against the threat of
nuclear weapons is their complete elimination. That is
why Malawi is among the countries that signed the
Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2017. The
treaty places nuclear weapons on the same legal footing
as the other weapons of mass destruction deemed
unacceptable for their indiscriminate and inhumane
effects such as biological and chemical weapons …
Malawi is fully committed to the treaty and is looking
forward to ratifying it with an intention to become a state
party … as soon as possible.” – 12 October 2018
Source: ICAN -Statements in Support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
‘The US’s largest oil firm is asking the Texas supreme court to allow it to use the law, known as rule 202, to pursue legal action against more than a dozen California municipal officials. Exxon claims that in filing lawsuits against the company over its role in the climate crisis, the officials are orchestrating a conspiracy against the firm’s first amendment rights.’