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]]> Regulator blocks Brazilian oil drilling, sparking conflict within government https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/05/19/regulator-blocks-brazilian-oil-drilling-sparking-conflict-within-government/ Fri, 19 May 2023 13:33:17 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48571 While President Lula's environment minister Marina Silva supported the decision, Lula ally Randolfe Rodrigues vowed to oppose it

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]]> Argentina secures funding boost to kickstart gas exports from ‘carbon bomb’ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/03/16/argentina-secures-funding-boost-to-kickstart-carbon-bomb-exports-gas-oil/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:13:10 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48217 President Alberto Fernández is seeking funding for an export pipeline that would channel Vaca Muerta's gas to neighbouring countries

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]]> Study: IPCC asks emerging countries to drop coal faster than rich nations did https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/02/15/study-ipcc-asks-emerging-countries-to-drop-coal-faster-than-rich-nations-did/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:49:48 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48047 A new study has found that most energy transition models ask nations like China, India and South Africa to cut coal use twice as fast as developed countries ever did.

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]]> US proposes up to 11 new offshore oil leases, under industry pressure https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/07/04/us-proposes-up-to-eleven-new-offshore-oil-leases-under-industry-pressure/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:23:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46747 The Biden administration is consulting on scaled-back oil development in federal waters, after a judge warned against a total ban

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]]> Mexico’s oil gets even dirtier as flaring continues to soar https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/05/09/mexicos-oil-gets-even-dirtier-as-flaring-continues-to-soar/ Mon, 09 May 2022 15:31:38 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46365 Since president Andrés Manuel Lopez-Obrador was elected in 2018, oil companies have burned more and more gas as a byproduct

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]]> Canadian government ducks fight with oil and gas industry https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/31/canadian-government-ducks-fight-with-oil-and-gas-industry/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:50:08 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46182 The Trudeau Administration is delaying delivery of a promised cap on emissions from the fossil fuel sector, insisting there is no need to curb production

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]]> Oil and SUVs: Why Canada’s emissions have risen since Trudeau took office https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/09/16/oil-suvs-canadas-emissions-risen-since-trudeau-took-office/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:19:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44830 Justin Trudeau's climate compromise allowed the oil sector to grow, driving emissions up before his carbon price could bite

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/12/02/oil-price-crash-prove-renewables-are-future-says-un-climate-chief/feed/ 2 Oilfield expansion unsustainable amid tumbling prices – OPEC https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/11/27/oilfield-expansion-unsustainable-amid-tumbling-prices-opec/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/11/27/oilfield-expansion-unsustainable-amid-tumbling-prices-opec/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:12:52 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=19922 NEWS: OPEC president warns new oilfields could be unsustainable as prices fall to 4-year low, while activists target Exxon Mobil

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