Dangerous Act of Climate Vandalism
Climate campaigners have condemned BP’s decision to push ahead with reopening the North Sea’s Murlach oil field in direct defiance of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s call to halt new fossil fuel projects.
Climate campaigners have condemned BP’s decision to push ahead with reopening the North Sea’s Murlach oil field in direct defiance of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s call to halt new fossil fuel projects.
Under pressure from the U.S., Asian nations were signing up for more LNG imports, even though recent studies show American gas—leaking methane at every stage—is sometimes worse than coal when it comes to warming the planet.
Fossil gas is not only worse for the climate than coal, it comes at a higher cost. This risks locking Europe into decades of fossil fuel dependence, volatile energy bills, and accelerating the wildfires and flooding already wreaking havoc across the continent.
Under the banner Draw the Line, communities will mobilize in towns and cities to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence, and for a just transition and a future built on renewable energy, fairness, and peace.
REImagine Asia emphasizes the need for rich countries and polluters to pay their climate debt so that developing countries in Asia can achieve energy sovereignty.
The ADB must redirect its investments toward these climate solutions centered on people and ecological integrity, not profit.